I CAN'T EAT!

[tpimpette1 8]

I had my surgery May 21st 2013. Everything was fine until now...im on my soft food diet. Ive only thrown up once...im supposed to have 3 Protein Shakes 3 meals and lots of Water every day...fur the last few weeks ive only had water every day. Food just taste disgusting to me...any suggestions?

[G-MaYoYo 29]

Take it easy and don't rush the process... Some people are more sensitive than others. I couldn't eat for a least a 6 weeks. (6 months out now)... As long as you are getting you Protein down you are fine...

[Cici22 27]

I herd that your taste buds go through a change !

[ElleG 394]

I struggled eating at the beginning and my doc said u have to eat or your weight loss will stop. He was right there would b times I thought I would puke with every bite. It will get better. Everyday try to eat a little more than yesterday. Track your calories that helped me I was only eating 400/500 per day then now I try really hard to hit 1000 each day. It takes time u will get there.

[DLCoggin 1,788]

If you've only had Water for "the last few weeks" I would definitely recommend calling your surgeon. Enough Water will allow you to avoid dehydration but won't do anything toward helping you avoid malnutrition.

Protein is crucially important at six weeks out - your body needs it for healing, it will help reduce your susceptibility to infection, reduces hair loss and reduces loss of lean muscle mass just to name a few. Do whatever it takes to get your Protein in. Try taking a sip every 5, 10, 15, or 20 minutes - whatever you can tolerate. Same for soft foods. Keep trying new things until you find one or two or three that you can at least get down. It's difficult when you're not hungry and as mentioned above, it's common for your taste to change following surgery. But your body will interpret eating nothing as a famine state and will begin to conserve calories - meaning your weight loss will slow or stop altogether. You can do this and you're gonna love the new you!