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Ok so the subject line has nothing to do with my inquiry :) I'm 5 months post op and I can only eat about 3 very small bites before my stomach feels uneasy. Now I know this is what I signed up for but I just wanted to know if eventually I will be able to eat more. I want to start working out but being that I eat so little, I usually get light headed. Will I ever be able to eat more than 3 small bites?

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For me personally I wasn't able to eat more than about 5 small bites until about 4 months post. So it is most likely that you will be able to eat a little more as time goes by!!

Congrats on surgery, and good luck with everything :)

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Call your dr. Not normal.

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Sorry you are going through this. :( Do you try to eat more frequently to compensate? When you say 3 bites, is that 3 bites of dense Protein, or anything? Can you drink Protein Shakes? I am just a week short of being 5 months out, and I definitely don't have that issue. I can eat about 4 to 5 small veggie meatballs with a little (like less than a tbsp) of ricotta and a little parmesan or 2 soy protein sausage patties with cheese (I'm a vegetarian). At first I could only eat about 2 to 2.5 veggie meatballs, so my capacity has increased. I can eat about a cup of salad, but not if I am eating protein, so I usually eat veggies as Snacks. I would definitely talk to your surgeon.

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Also, can you eat more of something like yogurt? I can eat 9 oz of Greek yogurt. In fact, I am eating that right now. :)

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I can eat a considerable amount of mushy foods. Maybe I'm eating too fast? Rather than get full my stomach starts hurting.

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I can eat more than that now, and I'm only in my 3rd week! Yikes! LOL

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I'm 6 months out and like tess can eat. Today for Breakfast I had a hard boiled egg (egg white only) and a 5.3oz Greek yogurt. If I eat slider foods can definitely get more down. If I stick to Proteins about 5-7oz.

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I will be 5 months on the 4th and can eat about 1 oz of dense Protein, I can't always finish that amount. In the mornings I try to eat a 6oz yogurt, somedays I can't finish, somedays I can.

There are certain foods I can eat way more of, but I've never been able to eat more than 3/4 cup.

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