i guess i could be a vegetarian?

[BeautyInProgress 6]

So, weird thing. Before surgery, I loved meat.< /p>

Now, if any meat sounds good, I give it a try and then the next time I think about it, it repulses me.

Since surgery 6 weeks ago, I've tried bits of burger, chicken, even hot dog(I know it's bad) , and now all of them sound completely disgusting to me. am I weird? I can eat turkey burger no problem, but anything else....yuck. Maybe my body just wants me to convert to vegetarian? I don't even know. lol

[realmesearch 2]

I am 5 1/2 mths out and still do not want meat. I have to make myself try it. I am still using Protein Shakes since I just can't stomach meat.

[James Marusek 5,244]

After surgery meat is hard on your stomach and has lost its taste. It gets better with time. For poultry, it needs to be made very tender. For example put a chicken breast in a covered pot, add Water and a bouillon cube. Put the pot on low heat for a couple hours until the meat is so tender that it comes apart easily with a fork.

Spices will add a lot of flavoring to meats. Generally I found meats go down much easier when they are in the form of chili or Soups.

[sharkgirl 251]

I am the same way. I also had this trouble when I was pregnant and my dr thinks it's the excess hormones post surgery.

[BeautyInProgress 6]

Thank you everyone for your input. Really helps to know I'm not the only one

[Ashlegal 525]

My Surgeon had "warned" me that eating meat might be a problem after surgery, which is why he Protein in other forms is so important even months after surgery. He explained that not only are dense Proteins hard to digest with regular "plumbing" that after bypass it becomes that much more difficult. Thus, turning people off from wanting to eat meat.

I have had no problems with eating meat (thank goodness) but they do not taste how they did prior to surgery. I have had to get creative with how I cook them (in terms of sauces and seasonings) to make them more palatable.