What Food Can't You Tolerate After 2 or More Years Post Surgery?

[LizJ]

I'm right at almost 2 years 8 months post op. I still can't handle pasta or most breads. I can do sourdough, which is the best bread ever, not much else. I've had pasta once at a very high end restaurant that makes their own pasta and that went down okay. Otherwise I get really sick with just a bite or two, so I don't even look at it anymore. Rice is okay once in a while when my husband has to have Sushi, couldn't do it weekly.
So, my questions is did anything change after 3 years? Were you able to tolerate more kinds of food the further out you got? I was told that what I could eat at year 2 was basically my life moving forward, not sure if I believe that so I'm asking the pros.

 

[FloridaJen]

Not who you are looking for, but I was wondering what makes sourdough work and other bread so difficult? And what about English Muffins?

 

[LizJ]

Not who you are looking for, but I was wondering what makes sourdough work and other bread so difficult? And what about English Muffins?

Sourdough English muffins are fine. My husband thinks it's because I toast it when I eat it. I love toasted Sourdough... YUM! White, wheat, potato, and whole grain all cause tummy problems. Now I've had marble rye once and it wasn't too bad but not worth it for me. I don't keep bread that I can eat or like in the house anymore. My husband loves potato bread so that's what's in the house.

 

[FloridaJen]

My husband loves potato bread too, ick. My bread weakness is toasted sourdough and English Muffins.

 

[Settledownnow]

Well... I am not a "pro" as I am one month short of 3 years which makes us at the same post-op time frame. I suspect food tolerance will change back and forth with time. I can eat "anything" as some might say, but there are consequences. For me, a bite or two of anything is okay. Carbs are my "sometimes" foods and only in limited quantities, even still there will be consequences. For example, I "can" eat a slice of pizza or a half sandwich (or a piece of toast). I can eat a few berries or a few bites of fruit. I can eat a cookie or a slice of dessert. There will be some level of consequence (bloat mostly) that will vary from mild to moderate in intensity. I avoid rice and pasta as those never sit well with me.

On the other hand - I have some foods that I used to eat early out that I cannot eat now. I used to eat a little salad with lots of protein but now I do not tolerate lettuce. I cannot tolerate rich salad dressing (acid reflux). I used to eat nuts but can't now (acid reflux, again). I used to eat two of crackers piled high with meat and cheese but I no longer tolerate even a couple of crackers (gas, bloat). I do not tolerate much yogurt anymore when for a long time it was my go-to mid-morning snack. I expect food tolerances will continue to change over time.

 

[DianaCox]

Spinach and onion rings are my kryptonite. Spinach is liquid plumber and comes out within a couple of hours in liquid form, whether eaten raw in spinach salad, or cooked and creamed (both of which I love). Breaded and fried onion rings give me painful horrendous gas. I can eat onions and breaded things, but that combo is deadly. I have no idea why.

 

[Munchkin]

Beets! Other than that, I can eat everything.

 

[JackieOnLine]

I can pretty much eat everything but straight milk (I can eat other dairy products, though, thank goodness) but VSG, here, no DS.

 

[LizJ]

Spinach and onion rings are my kryptonite. Spinach is liquid plumber and comes out within a couple of hours in liquid form, whether eaten raw in spinach salad, or cooked and creamed (both of which I love). Breaded and fried onion rings give me painful horrendous gas. I can eat onions and breaded things, but that combo is deadly. I have no idea why.

I need one food to be a liquid plumber but not one that I really like. I seem to have to opposite problem of most DS'ers. I have a hard time with bowel movements... I either get bloated or it comes back up pretty fast, such as pasta.

 

[Settledownnow]

I need one food to be a liquid plumber but not one that I really like. I seem to have to opposite problem of most DS'ers. I have a hard time with bowel movements... I either get bloated or it comes back up pretty fast, such as pasta.

salad? vegetable soup?

 

[LizJ]

salad? vegetable soup?

Love salad and have no problems with it. I eat a broccoli-kale salad on a regular basis with grilled chicken. I'm not fond of plain vegetable soup but all other soups I've tried have been fine.

 

[hilary1617]

Skim milk powder is the devil (and they sneak it into unexpected places).

 

[Spiky Bugger]

Not who you are looking for, but I was wondering what makes sourdough work and other bread so difficult? And what about English Muffins?

It has to be “real” sourdough, but...the secret ingredient is the LACK of yeast.

REAL sourdough has flour, water and salt...and instead of commercial yeast, a sourdough culture is used.

 

[Spiky Bugger]

I'm right at almost 2 years 8 months post op. I still can't handle pasta or most breads. I can do sourdough, which is the best bread ever, not much else. I've had pasta once at a very high end restaurant that makes their own pasta and that went down okay. Otherwise I get really sick with just a bite or two, so I don't even look at it anymore. Rice is okay once in a while when my husband has to have Sushi, couldn't do it weekly.
So, my questions is did anything change after 3 years? Were you able to tolerate more kinds of food the further out you got? I was told that what I could eat at year 2 was basically my life moving forward, not sure if I believe that so I'm asking the pros.

Might I suggest Dreamfield pasta? They do something weird to make the carbs less digestible—the inulin,
I think—which also means I can have small servings of pasta. Often hard to find in grocery stores, although I found a store that will order it for me. Even better, I found an online site that sells it—in larger quantities than I’d like—for a decent price. I don’t recall WHICH online site, but I can find it if anyone is interested. But I suggest you try a single box to see if it works for you. Their website has a coupon.


http://dreamfieldsfoods.com/healthy-carb-living.php

 

[DianaCox]

I find both sourdough and English muffins more tolerable. I eat an English muffin right before bed every night, soaked in butter with a thin layer of fruit jam, usually orange marmalade, to keep me from barfing in the middle of the night.

(The middle of the night barfing is not necessarily a DS thing - it started about 2 years ago and I’m almost 16 years out. I also take a Zofran before bed. My stomach doesn’t like to be empty. I also have GERD that is mostly controlled by two Protonix a day. I had GERD before my DS.)