When can you eat lettuce or a salad?

[healthyliving23 16]

I'm beginning the soft stage tomorrow. I know lettuce probably isn't considered a soft food, but can anyone tell me when you can begin with lettuce/salads? Thanks for any help!

[Amber Jessup 7]

My program had me wait until 6 months because the lettuce and salads can be hard to digest. I'm 10 months out now and I eat 2 salads a day!

[healthyliving23 16]

Oh ok. Thx for letting me know.

[Martha Parker-mcneal 166]

13 years out and still can not eat a salad or raw veggies my pouch does not like them.

[CINNAMON 2015 43]

I was told to stay away from Iceberg Lettuce. The others are ok in moderation. Just be prepared that some of your past foods might not agree with you anymore. For me it's Pasta & Rice. I'm a year and a half out. But I don't regret anything & had the most wonderful Dr!

[Martha Parker-mcneal 166]

I have even tried cauliflower rice and it doesn't work for me either. I do sneak in a potato about once per week.

[danaymacklin 177]

My program had me wait until 6 months because the lettuce and salads can be hard to digest. I'm 10 months out now and I eat 2 salads a day!

I hope my stomach is the same:) miss salads!

[danaymacklin 177]

In this stage my NUT warned me to not eat iceberg lettuce. I was however able to do another lettuce for wraps. Think it was baby lettuce, but could check the name in my booklet later if you like.

[savyourdvine1 110]

Lettuce is very hard to digest. The last stage.

[BigViffer 3,544]

Lettuce is pretty worthless actually. Many nutritionist say to ignore it and just get the good stuff (the salad toppings) or more robust greens like kale, cabbage, and spinach.

The downside to these tougher greens is that they are not as flavor neutral as lettuce. They are an acquired taste. Though once you acquire it, going back to any lettuce is bland.

[Hazel_eyez 173]

I had romaine lettuce wrap at 8 weeks. My nutritionist was fine with it. She said if you can tolerate it. I was only able to eat two leaves at best with pepper jack cheese and small chicken stripes and mayo with olive oil. I don't eat salads and I am not almost 3 months. Once I eat my Protein I am usually full l.

[sleevedviolet 52]

I'm 4 weeks out and just had Dr app today my doc cleared Mr fir all solid foods

[_Kate_ 2,224]

Spinich and watercress is better than lettuce. Nutrition should come before fancing a salad in my humble opinion.

At 18 months I am having salads, however after getting my Protein in, I can only manage a few mouthfulls. Maybe the day will come when I can have just a mini salad as a snack, with some nuts.

[Mandybb 183]

I'm 7 weeks post op and I can't do lettuce at all. Doctor approved it, but my tummy does not like it at all. It rumbles and makes noise every time. I can do baby spinach finely chopped, but only a few leaves. I have low Iron so I've been eating spinach and recently started juicing my kale because I can't quite get it down uncooked. I miss salads and hopefully soon will be able to eat them again.

[sherri~ 77]

The very couple times I've craved the salads I've gotten I can do 3 bites max. Today's salad is in the fridge. I won't crave it again for weeks. It doesn't feel great in my stomach either