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I'm 6 weeks Post Op as of yesterday and I don't feel like I am eating anything anymore. I can't stand chicken, which I used to love. Beef is alright but still hard to get down. eggs make me gag, I used to love my veggie and cheese omelette every day pre-op. Now eggs make me gag no matter how they are cooked. I CAN'T STAND BACON!! Tried a piece on Sunday and it was disgusting to me. I need Protein but everything I eat makes me nauseous unless it's vegetables. I can't live on cucumbers and ranch alone. Anyone further out than me who had the same problem early on?

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I had this problem early on. I believe the issue is not so much that they are gross, but they do not taste as they "should" It's like picking up a Sprite and taking a huge gulp only to find out it is Water. The wrongness of what you were expecting vs what you were tasting causes an immediate urge to spit it out.

My recommendation would be to try a food you have never had before or a food you like but prepared extremely different than what you have ever had before. For example, you say you can't stand chicken. If you have never had Indian (dot not feather) cooking before, you may find that curry chicken appeals to you. The spices are not something you have a preconceived taste associated with so you have nothing to compare it to from pre-surgery.

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