Post Op diet- Pureed phase right away?

[snowkitten 371]

I'm a little curious about the post op diet. Ive read about alot of people who have to do liquids for a few weeks and work their way up do to the chance of leaks. I was mentally prepared for this so you can imagin my shock when my surgeon told me he requires a pureed diet right after surgery. Has anyone else done this? I know every doctor has their own requirements and i fully plan to follow it, i'm just a little worried and hoping others have done this.

[Jersrose43 837]

I went from liquid to puréed.

The amount of time you are on liquid seems to be different by surgeon.

[Goddardgo 90]

I'm on liquid for 5 days, then I go to a post op class where they serve me my first "real food" after surgery. But it's different everywhere you go (that is once I actually have m surgery)

[Miss Mac 6,262]

For me, I could have full liquids as soon as I got home. At 1 1/2 weeks I could have purees, and at 3 weeks soft, and at 4 weeks could start testing tolerance for whole foods.

[Sarah Randles 1]

I'm a little curious about the post op diet. Ive read about alot of people who have to do liquids for a few weeks and work their way up do to the chance of leaks. I was mentally prepared for this so you can imagin my shock when my surgeon told me he requires a pureed diet right after surgery. Has anyone else done this? I know every doctor has their own requirements and i fully plan to follow it, i'm just a little worried and hoping others have done this.

I had the sleeve July 2. I was on pureed foods for almost 2 weeks. No Protein shakes( they don't last long in your system.) The best was pureed rotisserie chicken. It comes all seasoned and still taste good.(No skin) Now I'm on stage 2. Crushable by fork. Enjoyed having some texture.

[mi75 1,235]

I was similar to Miss Mac. I did Clear Liquids at the hosp, full liquids for about 14 days, then went to pureed/softs hybrid which i'm on now. moving to full diet mid week next week. i'm excited!

i found that during my full liquids phase although i wasn't hungry, i was sad every time my family ate stuff that i wanted and couldn't have! i started cooking a lot more and that actually helped a lot!

now that i'm eating 'real' foods- egg salad, meatballs, squash, canned fruit, I am feeling just fine about it and looking forward to moving on to other things.

I think that puree would be ok post op. the real concern comes with the AMOUNT and also no pieces, which can get caught in your staple line internally.

[tlh908 2]

I'm a little curious about the post op diet. Ive read about alot of people who have to do liquids for a few weeks and work their way up do to the chance of leaks. I was mentally prepared for this so you can imagin my shock when my surgeon told me he requires a pureed diet right after surgery. Has anyone else done this? I know every doctor has their own requirements and i fully plan to follow it, i'm just a little worried and hoping others have done this.

I was on liquids only a day and then went straight to pureed. I have lost 70 pounds in 3 months so it works. They said they did it to prevent stenosis. Personally I hated pureed food so I ate mostly liquids like refried Beans anyways. Good luck.

[snowkitten 371]

I was on liquids only a day and then went straight to pureed. I have lost 70 pounds in 3 months so it works. They said they did it to prevent stenosis. Personally I hated pureed food so I ate mostly liquids like refried Beans anyways. Good luck.

I'm releived to know someone else did pureed right away and had success. Congrats.

What did you eat for the pureed diet?

[Forsythia 882]

I was on liquids for two days both were when I was in the hospital. The surgical nurse said I could stay on liquids for another day or two, but to go to purees as soon as possible. So I was basically on purees from the day I came home from the hospital until my first post op visit (5 days out) then was okayed for soft foods. I was on soft foods for a little over a month until the nutritioinist vist last month. I'm now on general diet.

[snowkitten 371]

I was on liquids for two days both were when I was in the hospital. The surgical nurse said I could stay on liquids for another day or two, but to go to purees as soon as possible. So I was basically on purees from the day I came home from the hospital until my first post op visit (5 days out) then was okayed for soft foods. I was on soft foods for a little over a month until the nutritioinist vist last month. I'm now on general diet.

Was there any reason they gave you to start pureed as soon as possible? I'm curious if there is a scientific reason for it

[tlh908 2]

I'm releived to know someone else did pureed right away and had success. Congrats.

What did you eat for the pureed diet?

I ate a lot of ham and refried Beans and cheese and brocoli Soup. I was told anything that could be cut with a plastic fork was okay.

[Forsythia 882]

I was on liquids for two days both were when I was in the hospital. The surgical nurse said I could stay on liquids for another day or two, but to go to purees as soon as possible. So I was basically on purees from the day I came home from the hospital until my first post op visit (5 days out) then was okayed for soft foods. I was on soft foods for a little over a month until the nutritioinist vist last month. I'm now on general diet.

Was there any reason they gave you to start pureed as soon as possible? I'm curious if there is a scientific reason for it

I didn't ask! Those were just the rules they gave me, and like a good little minion I followed. Hasn't seemed to deter my weight loss. And my hospital is a Bariatric Center of Excellence, so they must be doing something correctly!

[LindafromFlorida 1,542]

I'm a little curious about the post op diet. Ive read about alot of people who have to do liquids for a few weeks and work their way up do to the chance of leaks. I was mentally prepared for this so you can imagin my shock when my surgeon told me he requires a pureed diet right after surgery. Has anyone else done this? I know every doctor has their own requirements and i fully plan to follow it, i'm just a little worried and hoping others have done this.

I would say whatever you do, please be cautious. 6 weeks after surgery I was told to go to soft chicken, etc. I made crockpot chicken with FF Soup, etc. I choked on a small piece of soft chicken, and seriously thought I would have to call rescue (except I could not talk), as the chicken lodged in mid chest with excruciating pain. You will not be very hungry during this time so a couple teaspoons refried Beans will really fill you up. I think one of my favorite foods was a turkey chili I made, it just soothed my tastebuds with a little kick of seasoning, not too spicy. Also, a good idea is to add Protein powder to cream Soups. There are many people and we all have made it through these different plans of our surgeons, and you will too! Best wishes!

[par1959 470]

I went to anything that would go through a straw on day four.

[RickM 1,747]

I was on purees, etc. from the outset, having things like scrambled eggs and yogurt in the hospital, and progressing into soft Proteins such as tuna, as tolerated, later in that first month. Their recommendation as progressing into firmer meats after the first month was to favor dark meat poultry over white meat due to its greater fat and moisture content making it easier to handle early on (I never had much problem with chicken breast, either, though some do for quite a while.