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How long did it take for everyone to have a bowl of Cereal, im one day shy of 7 days post op so I have a ways to go, but I miss cereal!

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I am not sure but I think it may depend on the cereal - crunchy/fibery it might be a while, like 3 months perhaps, you could ask your NUT. I stay away from cereal because i tend to like it a little too much lol - that and Peanut Butter :)

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Cereal is one of my favorite quick foods that I now have to re-think when I fix a bowl. I used to have a full bowl, but after surgery, it took an act of God to get down even 1/4 the amount.

I'm now 7 weeks out and can eat some of the lighter types of cereal like Rice Chex. I stick to whole grain cereal. I measure out 1/2 a cup and use skim milk. I try not to get into trying to eat it all, just eating until my tummy says "OK... that's enough".

It's no longer how much I eat, but rather that I'm glad I can eat this stuff again.

Try oatmeal or cream of wheat... a bit watered down at first. You'll gradually eat more solidly at the weeks/months go on.

Hang in there.

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I eat the Fiber One 80 calorie cereal. It taste good. I don't eat it often because of carbs but if I must have some. I eat 3/4 cup with 1/2 cup almond milk and most of the time cannot get it all down. I really do chew it well too!

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I'm 10 days post op and I had some Cheerios the other day. I don't know about you but luckily I'm able to tolerate food very well. Mind you I only had like 10 cheerios in like a couple drops of milk and chewed it VERY well, but it went down fine!

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I think once you're cleared for it and you really want to eat cereal then you should just go for it! There are plenty of healthy cereals out there these days. I thought I'd miss it but I just don't. I can fit so little food in my stomach these days that I'm just really picky about what I put in it.

That being said if I found myself craving it, I'd go for it. Once in a while I sneak a couple of my son's cheerios but for a meal it just doesn't have enough nutrients in it.

Oh, and to answer your question I was probably about 6 weeks out before I tried cereal again (if oatmeal counts then it was sooner)

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I get to have cereal at 4weeks post op and I am so looking forward to that.

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i had ready brek in my soft stage with more milk to make it less paste like and more runny I would put in a tablespoon of Protein Powder too.

Its pretty much powdered oat flakes it was on my list of what you can have examples, now I just have cheerio’s.

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