Are We Allowed To Use Spices?

[cab0ad 3]

In a few days I'll be able to eat cottage cheese and eggs. can we use spices of any type? I like salt/pepper on cottage cheese. I also thought at easter I could make deviled eggs if we can eat mustard/paprika. I know lowfat mayo is approved. it is on my dietery guide. anyone know about mustard, salt, and pepper?

[traceyc 89]

I was never told not to have any spices, but I had pepper on egg whites around 2 weeks out and I could not tolerate it. It upset my stomach and made me cough which hurt my still healing incisions. I wasn't able to stomach pepper until about 5 weeks out. I had no problems with salt, paprika, garlic, onion powder. I never tried mustard, but that is only because I do not like it.

[Catracks 865]

I used cayenne pepper, salsa, Tabasco sauce, Tapitio and adobo sauce since full liquid stage -- oh and of course powdered mustard, curry, nutmeg, cinnamon, clove and paprika.

I suppose if your old stomach didn't care your sleeve won't. Your mileage may vary.

[Rootman 1,101]

Oh baby can we! I liked SOME spice pre-op but post-op I LOVE 'EM. I don't know what changed but I love stuff like black pepper now, whereas I hated it before.

As already stated, if it sets right with you then GO FOR IT!

[kayte819 95]

I'm 7 weeks out & I've been using spices for a while now. I use cayenne pepper, curry powder, tapatio, red pepper flakes, etc. I love spicy food so I still eat them & haven't had any issues. Def don't think salt & pepper would be a problem but everyone is different. Maybe go easy on the pepper initially & see how it goes. Good luck!!

[IowaAndy 95]

I have used salt and pepper as soon as I was able to eat food that I could use it on. I have snice used many different spices when cooking different things that I can eat. I have also had salsa on scrambled eggs. I think that it will be up to your stomach to see what it will tolerate. Oh and I put onions in almost everything that I make.

[Foxbins 625]

After liquids I was desperate for flavor and used anything I could get my hands on to provide some. It was trial and error for a while, but I can tolerate all spices now.