Crawfish - Friend or foe?

[Lion0312 13]

Good evening. I am a newbie. I was sleeved on 03/31/2015. One of my favorite foods is boiled crawfish. I know I can't have any real food yet. I'm still on Clear liquids. So far so good. Today my husband and I got out of the house and sat by the river for a bit to enjoy the fresh air. I could smell so many different places boiling crawfish. I have not been hungry since the surgery but the smell of crawfish got in my head.

When I move through the stages, will crawfish be ok? Will it hurt me? Has anyone out there had crawfish after surgery and if so, how long after and did it hurt? I am hoping that in a month or 2 I can have a few crawfish again. I appreciate any advice. Thank you!

[Weighting2BeFree 164]

I was sleeved on 3-18 and am in the mushy food stage. A few days ago i tried shrimp and found that it was very dense and painful. I know that's not crawfish but i would wait until you are allowed a full diet. For me that is week 8.

[divine42514 2]

I am on week 8 and yes you can have boil crawfish, but everyone's tolerance of spice is different. I haven't had any issues, but of course you won't be able to eat several pounds like before surgery. I can eat about 6 crawfish and I'm done.

Edited April 4, 2015 by divine42514

[Mike4132 256]

I say Friend! I eat crawfish and all other seafood with no problems. While in the puréed stage take it very slow and be careful of food that is too dry. (Some fish bothered me at first but only because it was dry.)

Some have different interpretations of what puréed means but my Nutritionist was ok with eating chicken/fish as long as it was moist and chewed to baby food consistency before swallowing.

[AlanaRN 419]

I have no problems with it.

[Lion0312 13]

Thank you everyone! I'm good with waiting until the appropriate time to have crawfish I'm just glad they are not off the table forever! @@divine42514 I can't imagine 6 crawfish filling me up. But I am excited for that too!

[divine42514 2]

LOL.. Yeah but remember I'm only 2 months out. I was excited I could eat them at all so the 6 was ok with me.

[Stephanie Stroup McIntosh 157]

At this point...why not try make a broth by cooking crawfish and veggies or whatever you like. Let your husband eat the crawfish, but you can have the broth.