Question:
Will I be able to eat a well-chewed bacon or carrot strip?
Just wondering about bacon and carrots, two foods I eat at lunch often... Wonder if there's some way one of you brilliant computer folks out there could create a list of foods here we could all check in on and add to as we think of them with like columns for "yes" you can it them, "no" you can't . or "maybe" . Then we could check out the foods we were wondering about and see how many people voted "yes", "no" or "maybe". Just a thought. — Carol M. (posted on May 20, 1999)
May 20, 1999
I eat bacon all the time if it is fried very crisp. Personally I
don't usually eat carrots (don't care for them much) I can eat them
if I chew them really really well.
— Peggy W.
May 20, 1999
I have eaten carrots post op and never had a problem..I chew them up REALLY
well though <g> as far as bacon goes..it is REALY high in fat, so i
would NEVER try it...I know there are many who do though....
— Deanna D.
May 20, 1999
Well from personal experience, (my surgery was in 1983) I have had no
problem with bacon but carrots give me terrible hiccups. Sometimes the
hiccups become so severe I develop costocondritis (pardon spelling). As
far as a food database, I'd love to volunteer if anyone would like to send
their information. I'll be glad to get with Eric and see if this can be
made public. If you have anything to add as far as your experience with
different foods, feel free to email me at [email protected]. Please put FOOD
LIST in the subject area.
— Vicki H.
May 20, 1999
Good idea!! I suggest you not eat bacon because of the fat. It probably
will cause you diarreia. The carrot you can eat providing you crew it at
lease 30 to 50 times before swallowing it. It I were you I would eat them
cooked.
If you have any more questions or just want to chat please e-mail me.
Bye for now.
— debbie S.
May 20, 1999
My surgeon told me after time, I could eat any food I wanted just small
amounts, except for high sugar high fat, since those will cause(hopefully)
dumping syndrome. He was right, you can pretty much eat anything, (
although some people have problems with some foods), I can eat almost
anything,nuts,bread,popcorn, It is just real different for everyone and
some things I fill up on real fast and some I can eat a whole lot!
Thankfully, the ones I can eat a whole lot of are lettuce and strawberries.
— JAN C.
May 20, 1999
I can eat bacon and carrots easily. I did have trouble
with bacon in the first year. Just chew, chew, chew!
— [Anonymous]
May 20, 1999
I can eat both carrots and bacon. The problem with a list
like you suggested is that everyone's list of what they can
and can't eat is different and totally unpredictable. For
instance I can eat pizza, popcorn, chips - no problem. I can't
touch broccoli, asparagus, spinach. Beef is a maybe.
Everyone has their own foods that they can or can't tolerate.
— dboat
May 20, 1999
Funny you should ask. Both of those things have given me trouble. Bacon
must be "touch crisp" for me. Has to crumble on touch or I don't
touch. No jerky for me! Carrots are fine, if chewed to mush. I forgot.
"Chomp, chomp, swallow" and I was miserable for 3 hours. And that
was 4 yrs post-op! Rice and chicken and flour tortillas were slow to be OK
for me, too. They're OK now, with care.
— vitalady
May 20, 1999
its really trial and error, I ate bacon at 3 to 4 weeks after surgery, but
ask your doctor about this, the whole key is to chew good and eat slow.
— Sandra S.
May 21, 1999
Carol:
'cuse me but I am just wondering why anyone who is going to
have bypass surgery would even want to eat bacon? Bacon is mostly fat and
it is usually chewy, two things you will have trouble with after surgery.
It takes bacon a very very long time to be digested and your pouch is so
small that you would be filling it up with bacon for a day or two. I doubt
if you will even be able to tolerate it. It could make you throw up. This
surgery is a tool but if you don't use common sense you will be defeating
the purpose of it. I don't mean to be on a soap box, but this is too big a
decision to be thinking about eating fatty, calorie laden food. Hope you
understand.
Regards,
Proastro.
— Veronica M. B.
May 23, 1999
I am able to eat bacon as well as any raw veggies. I eat raw carrots,
broccoli, cauli flower, cucmbers. As long as you take a little extra time
chewing these food should not be a problem for you.Good Luck!
— Donna D.
December 23, 1999
I'm six-months post-op. I eat EVERYTHING (including
bacon and carrots. Exceptions: milk and sugar. Can't
tolerate. But who misses gravy and sweets when the
results are so fantastic!
— Lynda B.
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