Guest guest Posted August 17, 2004 Report Share Posted August 17, 2004 > Someone else's email made me think. Do any of you have problems tolerating hot and spicy foods that tolerated them fine before surgery? I have grown up on this type of food and love things hot and spicy. Will I have a problem with that afterwards? I know there are no absolutes and that we are all different, but what have you guys experienced? > > Dora in Tennessee > Lap/Open RNY 9/20/2004 > Vanderbilt Hospital I love spicy foods. I was putting Tabasco in things three weeks before the dietician told me I should avoid it. I have had no problems with spicy foods and I am eight months out. In fact, I made chili today and added hot sauce to it. Like you said, everyone is different, but I don't seem to have problems digesting anything (except sugar). My surgeon even okayed caffeine for me and I drink two large mugs a day. My suggestion is, try a little bit of spicy food and see how it affects you once you've had the surgery, and if you can tolerate it, graduate upwards. Dep 525/413/230 Open RNY, Jan. 9 2004 Dr. Millikan, University Surgeons Rush University Medical Center, Chicago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 17, 2004 Report Share Posted August 17, 2004 Hey Dora. There is a lady in our support group up here that eats her own spicey chili everyday for lunch. She cannot eat chicken, pork or cuts of beef but she has been eating her chili since she was 3 weeks post-op. She has lost over 100 pounds in 7 months and she looks great!! So I would try a little at first and go from there. As for the staples, I had open because that is all they offer up here and I had about 40 of them. I got an infection and they had to remove every other staple to reopen me. Some of them were " tight " but none of them hurt (and I am a BIG BABY!!!) I still had 3 staples left as of last week. The doc wanted to keep them in until I see him tomorrow (I am 6 weeks post-op today) because he did not want my incision to bust open anymore. One of the staples came half way out when I was in Texas last week and I just pulled the other side out. It did not bother me one bit. I figured after all the pain I was in in the hospital, the staples were the least of my worries (I still held my hubby's hand though...haha). Best of luck to you. I know you are waiting patiently..haha. Tina > Someone else's email made me think. Do any of you have problems tolerating hot and spicy foods that tolerated them fine before surgery? I have grown up on this type of food and love things hot and spicy. Will I have a problem with that afterwards? I know there are no absolutes and that we are all different, but what have you guys experienced? > > Dora in Tennessee > Lap/Open RNY 9/20/2004 > Vanderbilt Hospital Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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