6 weeks PO nausea

[Anne23]

Hi all!
So I’m 6, almost 7 weeks post op (how time flies!) and have had a very positive and smooth recovery. No issues really. Except this week I am feeling nauseous just thinking about food. And sometimes mid meal I need to take a break because my stomach starts to turn. Anyone else suddenly have this issue? I’m on my programs stage 4 - so regular food but not bread/pasta/rice yet. I mostly have eggs, chicken, boca patties, some berries, cottage cheese, chicken sausage, and the inevitable protein shake (fairlife). I eat 8 oz / 1 cup food per meal. Looking for suggestions on food ideas that are bland but have protein?

 

[WazzuCoug]

1 cup seems like quite a lot at 6 weeks post op, but we all have some variation there. Turkey and salmon have great protein to volume ratio. If you can find high protein Tofu, that can be a good source. You can combine various protein sources, such as turkey and quinoa. there are some high protein greek yogurts out that that have 15-25g of protein (Okios, Chobani, Ratio are options). You can also add unflavored protein to about anything for a boost.

You may need to do a process of elimination to find out what sources may sit better or appeal to you more than others.

 

[Anne23]

1 cup seems like quite a lot at 6 weeks post op, but we all have some variation there. Turkey and salmon have great protein to volume ratio. If you can find high protein Tofu, that can be a good source. You can combine various protein sources, such as turkey and quinoa. there are some high protein greek yogurts out that that have 15-25g of protein (Okios, Chobani, Ratio are options). You can also add unflavored protein to about anything for a boost.

You may need to do a process of elimination to find out what sources may sit better or appeal to you more than others.

oops, I definitely meant 4oz / half cup MAX per meal! Not 8! Yes I need to re-evaluate some of my menu items. Also searching through past posts it seems nausea is normal so I’m going to just keep note of it. I have a dietician app coming up and will address it there too. Thanks for the feedback!

 

[JudyNY]

oops, I definitely meant 4oz / half cup MAX per meal! Not 8! Yes I need to re-evaluate some of my menu items. Also searching through past posts it seems nausea is normal so I’m going to just keep note of it. I have a dietician app coming up and will address it there too. Thanks for the feedback!

Ahhh, I was wondering that myself. Thanks for the clarification.

 

[Roni]

I am 8 weeks post op and can still only do 2 and sometimes but rare 3 oz. I have finally figured out my trigger to have bm and it is 1/2 apple approx 3 oz