Still sick

[judy073 1]

My surgery was 3 months ago, I had the gastric sleeve and I'm still sick. I have to keep going back to soft diet. Will this ever end?

[Matt Z 4,139]

1 minute ago, judy073 said:

My surgery was 3 months ago, I had the gastric sleeve and I'm still sick. I have to keep going back to soft diet. Will this ever end?

That's no good! Have you talked to your surgeon / surgical team about this yet? Have they checked for a stricture?

[Orchids&Dragons 9,047]

47 minutes ago, judy073 said:

My surgery was 3 months ago, I had the gastric sleeve and I'm still sick. I have to keep going back to soft diet. Will this ever end?

We're in the same boat. For now, I have given up attempting solid foods. I'm going to do a month of Soups then try again. I just feel too miserable whenever I try any solids except for fish. Can you handle ground meats? Over the weekend I made a white bean chili with ground chicken and mild seasonings that I tolerated well.

[TakingABreak 2,733]

1 hour ago, Orchids&Dragons said:

We're in the same boat. For now, I have given up attempting solid foods. I'm going to do a month of Soups then try again. I just feel too miserable whenever I try any solids except for fish. Can you handle ground meats? Over the weekend I made a white bean chili with ground chicken and mild seasonings that I tolerated well.

You should highly consider getting a Vitamix. There are so many AMAZING Soup recipes you can make. The prep work is virtually nonexistent. A lot of the recipes you could make without the Vitamix, and use a regular blender. The benefit of the Vitamix is that you can put raw veggies in without having to boil first, and it cooks it while mixing. If you do the extra leg work, then you can use the regular blender.

Have you tried soy meat? I love the Gardein brand. It tastes just like what it looks like, chicken, fish, ect.

[Orchids&Dragons 9,047]

5 minutes ago, AshAsh1 said:

You should highly consider getting a Vitamix. There are so many AMAZING Soup recipes you can make. The prep work is virtually nonexistent. A lot of the recipes you could make without the Vitamix, and use a regular blender. The benefit of the Vitamix is that you can put raw veggies in without having to boil first, and it cooks it while mixing. If you do the extra leg work, then you can use the regular blender.

Have you tried soy meat? I love the Gardein brand. It tastes just like what it looks like, chicken, fish, ect.

Thanks, Ash. No, I haven't tried any of the soy "meats" yet. I'll have to check them out. I've got a stick blender, so that works really well with my Soups. Much easier/safer than transferring boiling hot liquids into a blender.

[TakingABreak 2,733]

5 minutes ago, Orchids&Dragons said:

Thanks, Ash. No, I haven't tried any of the soy "meats" yet. I'll have to check them out. I've got a stick blender, so that works really well with my Soups. Much easier/safer than transferring boiling hot liquids into a blender.

I also love using my Emerson blender.

I've noticed, I don't feel any nausea or discomfort when eating the soy meat. It's worth a shot.

[Screwballski 540]

I purchased a Baeba babyfood maker that steams and purées in same container. I’m n the puréed phase but can see using it well beyond for Soups. Perhaps something like this would make you life a little more convenient.