Salad

[mominkansas 2]

Im about 3.5 months post op Im wondering if I should try some raw veggies. I have been getting so bored with my other options lately, veggies would really spruce it up. Im just so nervous to try anything new. My day seriously consists of Protein drinks, string cheese, and popsicles. Im gunna buy carrots tomorrow, im so nervous LoL

I wouldn't try carrots but that's just me. They have a ton of sugar and are not the easiest to digest. Cooked the texture is better but there is more sugar.

[anayortiz 16]

I'm 3 months post surgery and doing well with the salads, i think i was about 7-8 weeks when i started, yest. i had a mixed salad called "Modena" and noticed that both days i got sharp shooting pain in my stomach and felt very bloated after having it but I think it was because the salad has green peppers and purple cabbage chopped up, so maybe those 2 things made me bloated ? Not sure I will see my doctor tomorrow 12/13/12 and will mention that to him.

Good luck !!

[delta_girl 931]

My surgeon cleared me to start introducing salad back in at around the 10th week.

I made one using spinach, which I tore into super small pieces. I added in some feta cheese, 1-2 chopped grape tomatoes, 2-3 crumbled pecans, a little fresh avocado and some fat free raspberry vinegarette. It was the tiniest salad I had ever seen. It was almost comical.

It was SO delicious. I ate it very, very slowly along with some chicken. What was unbelievable to me was how full I got so quickly. I couldn't even finish my tiny salad. I had enough left over for lunch the next day. My stomach handled it just fine.

That was about a week and a half ago. Tonight I came in from traveling across state and was starving. I made another tiny salad with spinach, about 1.5oz chicken, 2 grape tomatoes, 2 chopped pecans and feta. I also added 3 pods of sugar snap peas and 2 pickled okra. I didn't even finish half of it and my stomach told me that I had overeaten. Now I'm uncomfortable. I noticed that this time I ate a lot faster, so I wasn't taking time to pay attention to my stomach's signals. It wasn't the salad itself, it was me rushing. No throwing up, though. Just feeling like a stuffed, bellyaching puppy.

[anayortiz 16]

I agree with DELTAGIRL, same thing happened to me today UGH !!!

[Eat That Frog 53]

My doctor said no salads or raw vegetables for 6 months.