2blessed 16 Posted July 22, 2014 I'm almost 9 weeks out and cannot tolerate it. I was cleared for fish after wk 1, chicken after wk 3, and pork and beef after 6. So I've had several weeks of attempting it in many different forms. The best way I can describe it is I get a knawing, nauseous feeling when I eat it. Not a satisfying feeling whatsoever and several times its just came back up! Yes its always been moist, I chew and chew to applesauce consistency, and wait between bites. Now its getting to the point of just smelling it or preparing mysef to eat it, makes my mouth Water like I'm going to vomit. This is just REALLY strange to me. Before vsg I was a HUGE meat eater and now I feel like 'wth is wrong with me!?' 1 BeagleLover reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SoCal Sleeve 78 Posted July 22, 2014 (edited) I struggle with eating meat also. I think it just doesn't breakdown enough to comfortably pass through. I stick with shredded or ground meats only and they seem to work fine. Edited July 22, 2014 by SoCal Sleeve 1 BeagleLover reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vogue 310 Posted July 22, 2014 (edited) I cannot tolerate any dry meat. Gravy or Condiments must be slathered on generously or up it comes within minutes And no matter what meat it is, it must be chewed well preferably starting with a small bite. Skin ( like fried chicken) is tasty but the hardest to digest no matter what. I eat it very sparingly Edited July 22, 2014 by vogue 1 BeagleLover reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joatsaint 2,814 Posted July 22, 2014 I used have the same problem with chicken. For some reason, it just causes Frankensleeve to tie up in knots. I didn't really have an easy time with any form of Protein that wasn't ground up or put through a food processor during my 1st 6 months post-op. Now, at 18 months, most any protein is fine - except chicken, Frankie still doesn't like rotisserie chicken sometimes. :-( 1 BeagleLover reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2blessed 16 Posted July 22, 2014 Hopefully its just a phase. And chicken used to be my staple in life. I could eat it at every meal! I have tried ground meat also, turkey meatloaf, chili...its still a no go. Cant do lunchmeat either. Just seems ALL meat makes me sick. 1 BeagleLover reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites