Question:
Sunflower seeds, bad choice?

I am 3 weeks post op, on the soft foods diet. No more soup thank god. I ate 1/2 of sunflower seeds because they are tasty and high in protein. 1/2 hour later, my stomach began to hurt very badly, and I was making trips to the toilet every 4-5 minutes. At first, (sorry to be gross) something came out the other end a few times. After awhile, nothing more would come out on each trip, and the pain remained. I'm guessing I made a bad food choice here. Are there any nuts that would be better or easier on my tummy than the sunflower seeds? And yes, I chewed chewed chewed...    — kim C. (posted on July 4, 2001)

July 3, 2001
I suspect you were dumping because of the fat content of the sunflower seeds. I have found soynuts to be better than other nuts and seeds because they are both lower in fat and higher in protien.
   — Allie B.

March 7, 2002
You are experiencing "dumping syndrome" because of the high fat content. You should stay away from nuts this early anyway - you could accidently cause an obstruction if any get by not well chewed.
   — Marcia Z.