Ground beef

[mandablaire 0]

I know we can't eat red meat for 3 months, but what about ground beef?

[Beckyyb93 225]

I know we can't eat red meat for 3 months, but what about ground beef?

I've never been able to tolerate ground beef...it's so so dense. I'd wait at least 3 months and then take it very slow. I'd also recommend not eating it in a patty form and definitely no hamburgers because the combo of the bread with the dense patty is extremely difficult to get down. Just be careful and let your stomach tell you how it's tolerating all of the new foods. I know it's hard to be patient but once your stomach heals, you will be able to get all kinds of stuff down pain free!!

[shelly75 35]

I'm 3 weeks post op and eating ground beef. No problems at all, only eating 1.5 oz, but it's staying down. Our diet plan in Quebec is very different. I was on puree day 3 post op, only 2 days of liquid diet, and have been eating ground meat for 1 week now. I mix it with mashed potatoes or a bit of Tomato sauce. Be careful with tomato sauce though because too much can give you heartburn, I learned that the hard way. Hope this helps.

[joatsaint 2,814]

I was back on full foods on week 4. My doc didn't have any restrictions on what I could eat after week 4. I was eating ground beef/chicken/turkey on the 3rd week (my soft food/puree stage) - after I ran it through a blender.