I was so glad to finally be able to taste real food again when I got to the soft diet stage. I had the sleeve 4 years ago and was on liquids only for forever!
I loved gently scrambled eggs. Refried beans with a tiny bit of melted soft cheese and smooth taco sauce on it, not salsa, was tasty. I got my Italian fix by putting cottage cheese in a bowl with hot marinara sauce over it, later on, I added cooked ground sausage to it too, and then melted a little grated mozzarella and parmesan cheese over the top, YUM, soft food lasagna!
Cooking ground pork with Asian sauces was good too: oyster sauce, teriyaki, nuoc mam. I added ground portabello mushroom to my ground pork and cooked them with a little garlic and chili sauce and loved that. I still like to make that, only now I don't grind the pork and mushrooms, and I'll add snap peas to them for crunch and eat it wrapped up in a lettuce leaf.
Anyways.... a little distracted right before lunch. :)

Not sure why water won't sit right for you, some days that's all I could keep down. Something that went down well for me was warm tea with fresh ginger steeped in it. Ginger tastes good and settles stomachs too.
Hope something here helps. Happy healing!!

Hello....me again. I remembered a couple more things, like yogurt. It's packed with protein and you can get the ones with pureed fruit and other low sugar flavors for a sweet tooth. Easy on the tummy too.
I also pureed stuff you wouldn't normally think to do, like canned corned beef hash, it tasted really good. I bought canned fruit in their own juices and ran them through the blender. I really liked pureed pear "sauce" on ground pork.
Take care.

Congratulations on your surgery. It is normal to have trouble getting enough protein and liquids in at first. Just do your best. Always listen to when your stomach says enough is enough. I had trouble with room temperature water which I normally had before surgery and found that ice cold water works best for me. I still prefer Ice cold water at over five years. From experience I would caution on eating oats at this point.

I am glad you asked, I am three weeks out from my own bypass surgery and having some of the same issues. I saw my surgeon this week and he said that the protein and liquids is a gradual thing, and that as long as it continues to improve, it is ok. I don't like water so I have had to find alternatives too. Popsicles have helped. I make them from Isopure, the protein drink. I have tried baby food, yuk! Refried beans and mashed potatoes is the best thing I have had so far.

I am so happy you posted this, I need to know also. I wish you the very best!!!.

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