Question:
If you're not suppose to have milk, what cheese products can you have.
I'm one week post-op and am craving cheese, cottage, american, string and all others. I had RNY distal and want to know what cheeses I can eat, I don't want to get sick. — [Anonymous] (posted on October 6, 1999)
October 6, 1999
Hi. I had the same surgery you have had and I was never told that I wasn't
supposed to have milk. I am one year post op and have been drinking milk
every day. I eat cottage cheese, yogurt, american cheese, any kind of
cheese I want and I don't get sick.
— Kathy K.
October 6, 1999
I was told by my doctor not to eat any cheeze for at lease 6 weeks postop
and after that may have some cheddar for before six weeks it could get
stuck.Be careful for this is only the beginning of the cravings but they do
pass.Good Luck!!!!!!
— Patricia B.
October 6, 1999
In terms of lactose intolerance, hard cheeses will be your best bet.
Aka,Cheddar, Mozzerella, Swiss etc. So-called soft cheeses like cottage
cheese, as well as "whey" cheeses like feta and ricotta are high
in lactose and could cause digestive problems. I guess you'll never know
if you have a lactose intolerance unless you try some dairy products and
see, but it is probably too early in your recovery for many of these
things. Good Luck!
— Lynn K.
October 6, 1999
I eat all of the cheese you mention (and have milk daily
on cereal) with no problems at all. I will be one year
post-op proximal RNY on 11-4.
— dboat
October 7, 1999
cottage cheese, 1% or non-fat should be one of your staple foods. It is
easy
to get down and pass thru the pough opening, has no sugar, limited fat and
high protein.
The other cheeses I would go slow with, just nibble. They have higher fat
contents so might limit your
weight loss
— Bruce B.
October 7, 1999
Lots of us become lactose intolerant after surgery, but I avoid it so as
not to compromise my weight loss. What I'm avoiding is lactose, so that's
mainly milk and ice cream type products. I do hard cheeses, just not
American and Velveeta types. I do low sugar yogurts and cream cheese, for
example, but not ranch dressing, unless I make it myself with a milk sub.
Does that help?
— vitalady
October 10, 1999
My doctor told me I could have all pasturized milk products except milk
because of the lactose. All cheeses are fine, cream cheese, cottage
cheese. Just not milk or ice cream.
— bperrin
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