Talk to me about spicy food (newbie, very early stages of process)

[Rovobay 920]

So I just started the wls process. met with pcp who recommended me for wls. I still have months to go before a surgery date. These months will be filled with research on a to z of the wls world.

I love spicy food. how do bodies handle spicy food after surgery? is it still possible? looking forward to your stories. Thanks!!!

[Chelly 364]

On occasion I eat spicy and have had no problem.

I would say that you should wait until you are on solids before attempting to eat it. So that means a few months after surgery.

Good luck with the surgery you choose.

[joatsaint 2,814]

For me, it really depends on the spice. When I was at week 3 and could eat purees, I was eating a mix of refried Beans, puree turkey hamburger, cheese and taco bell taco seasoning. I had no problems until I added the Taco Bell taco sauce, Frankensleeve would go into knots and it felt like rocks being ground up in a garbage disposal. I had no problems with Pace or Old Elpaso salsa.

I'm in month 17 post-op and can still feel my stomach lurch whenever I give Taco Bell taco sauce another try, but I stir cayenne and crushed red pepper into most of my meals with no problem. It wasn't until about the 6 month mark that I could tolerate cayenne or crushed red pepper.

[Bufflehead 6,358]

@@Rovobay I started adding in things like hot sauce and Sriracha as soon as I moved on to purees (4 weeks out for me). One of my very first pureed meals was thai spice tuna pureed with sriracha sauce. Another was refried Beans doused in chipotle hot sauce. No problems whatsoever. Love my spicy food and it doesn't bother me a bit.

[McButterpants 2,846]

I'm 6 months out - until recently, I have not been able to tolerate really spicy foods, it just hasn't felt good in my tummy. The past couple of weeks, I have ventured out a little more and found that I can add some heat to my food and I'm doing OK with it. I have found with most foods that disagree with me or don't feel great in my tummy one day are OK later. It's trial and error.

[terry1118 1,274]

So I just started the wls process. met with pcp who recommended me for wls. I still have months to go before a surgery date. These months will be filled with research on a to z of the wls world.

I love spicy food. how do bodies handle spicy food after surgery? is it still possible? looking forward to your stories. Thanks!!!

I eat spicy food all the time. In the early stages I ate spicy hummus with no problem. Later I went on to adding chopped jalapeños or spicy salsa to things like eggs, fish, cottage cheese, ricotta cheese, and spaghetti squash. Spicy foods never bothered me. In fact, when nothing tasted 'right' the first month or two following surgery, the intense spicy flavors were the only things that tasted normal. And w/spicy things a little goes a long way, which was good because I could only eat very little of any one thing.

Everyone is different. I tolerated spicy things just fine, you may or may not. It's hard to say. Just follow your docs instructions, eat slowly, take very small bites, and chew, chew, chew. :-)

[LumpySpacePrincess 594]

I've been eating spicy food since I was a week out, when they put me on purees. I would mix in a packet of Taco Bell fire sauce with my refried Beans. Since then I've gone on to eat a ton of really, really spicy things. I think it just depends on your stomach. I have a stomach of Iron so I can tolerate pretty much everything.

[1Day1Life4Now 882]

I love, love, love spicy food but it no longer loves me. Ever since my sleeve I've had horrible reflux and I can't handle anything too spicy. I do still try to eat it from time to time but I have to take protonix 2 times per day. It's just easier if I stay away from spicy food. Good luck to you, everyone is different.

[Rovobay 920]

sounds like everyone is different. Lets see how my Iron stomach is after surgery....

[BandedBrunette481 310]

Maybe I missed it somewhere but it doesn't say what surgery you're having? I have a LapBand and I can eat spicy foods no problem! It sounds like other types of weight loss surgeries make your stomach more sensitive to certain foods. I haven't noticed any food intolerances that I didn't already have before surgery.

I wish you the best of luck on your journey to weight loss surgery and beyond!

If you want to read more about how my experience with the LapBand is going, I chronicled everything in my blog from early on in the process of getting approved to now. The link is below in my signature.

[Rovobay 920]

@ I am not sure which route I am going, but from my own personal view and from the info I have read, I think I would prefer the sleeve. Thanks for your link, I look forward to reading your blog!

[KristinaRnY 455]

I have always loved well seasoned and spicy foods. I had surgery march 24th and I find I like minimal spices now. Just basics, but not bland. It's different when you have to chew chew chew your food. Idk how long id like to chew chew chew a jalapeño you know? Lol. To answer your question though, I do fine tolerating spicy food, it was just better when I inhaled my food pre op. You may find your taste buds changing anyway. A lot of my pre op favorites repulse me now, even the smells.

[frankt04 80]

I need alot of flavor in my lil meals lol. I had some mega hot habanero chili today!

[Sleeve4me! 17]

This was a huge concern for me also. I am 7 weeks out and have had no problem with spice. I eat red or green chile on everything.

[starr313 12]

I had the gastric sleeve a month ago and I can tolerate spicy foods very well.