I dont get the mushie stage

[Mariposa 0]

OK.... I need some opinions! lol

For the first 11 days I stayed on liquids. Then for 2 days mushie foods and then I just skipped to soft foods, mainly becuz my blender sucks and I had to chew the food anyhow. So I went ahead and tried soft foods and chew until its liquid in my mouth. Yes liquid! lol.. so I really honestly dont get the mushie stage.. if you chew it until its liquid, isnt it still the same thing?

The biggest thing is trying to figure out what is giving me horrible gas? lol, I cant seem to pin point which foods. I eat, scrambled eggs, yogurt, pudding, Soup, cottage cheese, coffee, carnation sugar free Breakfast drink, 1%milk and for the last few days bad cramping gas. grrrr What the heck is causing this gas?

I eat extremely slow, no liquids 30mins after I eat. I eat small bites. Anyone experience this?

[excarolinagirl 0]

I'm not banded yet BUT from what I've read on this site - you might be lactose intolerant. From what you've described in your diet, you're eating a lot of dairy products. Just a thought.

[Fanny Adams 7]

I'd agree with Carolina. You're eating a lot of dairy and no mention of any vegetables at all. Add in some soft-cooked vegetables like sweet potato, squash, zucchini, etc, puree them up for no lumps and see if that helps. I think the mushie/soft food transition is mostly preventative. Even though you are chewing to "mushy/liquid", there's always the chance that you will miss a small lump, especially if you are eating "harder" foods like fresh vegetables or meat. At this point in your healing, a bigger than normal lump might get stuck, causing you to PB, etc. The last thing you want is to be upchucking before all the stitches have healed. Also, any lumps that slip through, regardless of if they get stuck or not, will require more vigorous stomach churning to digest, which will also pull at the stitches before they've healed.

Sure, you might be really careful all the time and never miss a lump; sure, everyone is different and some will be more sensitive to lumps than others, so you might get away with swallowing some without PBing; however, when what you eat has been blended/pureed to mush, you eliminate the possibility altogether. This is much safer and I think it is the main reason why doctors recommend it. Why take the chance? It's like saying why bother with a seatbelt when I know I'm going to drive really really carefully each time.

[Mariposa 0]

Well you do have a point. I do chew my foods well, and I feel pretty healed. But I will lay off the dairy and see what happens. I been avoiding difficult foods, like meat and of course no veggies and fruits. So I am trying to figure out how to get Protein. I dont think I am lactose intolerant, but it could be why I do have a lot of gas.. lol Its hard cause a lot of the good food is lol.. dairy! lol At least what I like. But it does make sinse as to all the aweful gas. I will be grocey shopping tomorrow I will get some non dairy stuff to eat lol! I will do that for a few days and see if I see a change! Thanks Guys! :bolt: