Tuna Fish

[ladyJ2198 10]

I’m 7 days post op and I would like to eat tuna fish no bread would this be ok

[Sammi_Katt 303]

It depends on what your nutritionist and surgeon recommended for you. If you are allowed soft foods a week out, it'd be fine to try.

They are guidelines, yes, but it's still safer to stick to them in the early months.

[jennyhenny0330 38]

I'm looking forward to tuna, too. But was told to wait until week 3.

[futurefinemama 163]

I was on soft foods on the 8th day, I tolerated tuna/salmon in very small bites. But follow your surgeon's/dietitian's plan.

[ladyJ2198 10]

That’s good I have an appointment tomorrow so I can’t wait to ask I can’t survive another week on cream Soup and Protein Shakes lol

[angryspice 31]

tuna 8 days post-op sounds very early tbh, but check with your team. I waited about 2.5 weeks before I tried a salmon burger. it went down fine, but I had to go very slowly or else I had some chest pain. I was able to eat the whole patty over the course of 20-30 min but it was definitely heavy in my stomach. I tried canned tuna about 3 weeks in. again, it was tolerable.

this early out I personally would stay away from tuna. you will probably not be able to eat much or even any of it anyway. the most solid food I was eating 8 days out was pudding, greek yogurt, or 4-5 spoons of cream of wheat....hadn't even moved on to cheese at that point. I know everyone is different, but it takes like 1-2 months for those staples to heal so advancing your diet too quickly can be dangerous. you will get through this! the first 2 weeks are the hardest. stay strong!

Edited July 21, 2020 by angryspice