Tips for stage 2/Pureed food stage post-op

[dreamangel 1]

Finally!! I'm about to start the pureed diet after what feels like a very long 2 weeks on liquids only. Has anyone got any tips or recipes?

Although I'm excited, I'm also a bit nervous because I don't know if I'm going to feel bloated or pain or anything - I'd be glad to hear of others' experiences, positive or not.

Thanks

[Sajijoma 1,324]

My advice is to just take it slow and I wouldn't worry too much about making recipes or anything because you will be eating so little that even a meal will take days to eat. My NUT gave me a basic list to follow when I as in the puréed stage so if you have one, follow it, otherwise, refried Beans, cottage cheese, and soft eggs were my main staples. The good news is that this passes fast and soon you'll be on to the fun of trying everything again for the first time. You'll be surprised how foods you hated before now taste so different now. Good luck!

[dreamangel 1]

Thank you Sajijoma, that's good to know. I've bought some ready-made mashed potato and ready-made mashed carrots and swede - I'm going to portion them into the little baby food prep bowls tomorrow. I will be able to just eat those as they are - I won't need to further blend them will I? What do you eat with the cottage cheese? I like cottage cheese but usually have it with salad. I cannot wait to eat 'real food' again. I'm ok with the fact I'll be having tiny portions - it's just the variety I'm missing at the moment.

[Mickie0130 61]

I'm in the puréed stage and I stick mostly to cottage cheese, Greek yogurt and refried Beans. As far as the cottage cheese goes I eat it alone with a little bit of pepper. I keep it short and sweet. I focus on my Protein and Fluid intake. One thing else I really enjoy is sugar free popsicles. Good luck! [emoji846]

[dreamangel 1]

Just eaten my scrambled egg too quickly and I've thrown up. I've got to eat slowly! Also, a whole egg and a bit of cheese is still a bit too big for my stomach pouch at the moment - I've got to look at food and have an idea of what volume I'm going to be able to manage. Later on, like 6 months or something - does the pouch expand at all?

[Mickie0130 61]

Might not want to scramble the egg. My nut told us that for some reason patients tend not to do so well with scrambled eggs. She assumed maybe it had to do with the scrambling part..maybe adding air? Either way she recommend cooking them a different way than scrambled. Said patients did much better. So it may not be that you at it too fast at all... Just an FYI...

[Jill_Me 100]

Poached egg is tolerable to me but scrambled blehhhh. I just end up needing to lie down from nausea if I have scrambled egg.

[Jill_Me 100]

Also I sometimes cook an egg on super low heat and covered while I hop in the shower ... it cooks perfectly on very low heat in 10 min and is as tolerable as poached egg.