Question about post-op diet

[LauraLee]

Does anyone know if sugar free jello is alright for post-op? Some how I thought it was o.k. then when I re-read the paperwork Dr. Miranda gave it didn't show it on the list for the first 7 days. I hope I didn't mess things up for me. I was eating the individual servings about 1 a day.

[Clynn]

When I got my surgery it was ok and I started eating it the next day. Since then it's been taken off of the approved list. If you feel fine you haven't done anything negative to your band.

[julieburns]

I ate jello because it is what I have been taught as a nurse to be a clear liquid. I would like the rationale for it not being acceptable. Does the gelatin not dissolve in the small stomach? :-? Is it not already almost in liquid phase as you process it from your mouth and then down to the new small stomach? :-? I need the facts mam! Anyone from Dr. O's office know the answer? I think it would be good to clarify the reason for this removal from the approved list.

[Clynn]

Not sure but I think some people were just having difficulty with it, so it got removed. Never gave me a problem though and was a staple of my post-op diet.

[Cathy40]

banded 8/7 and jello set well for me on day 3. didnt try it until then. now i'm on day 11 and i still do the clear liquids and i have tried a couple creamy soups. never have been much of a cream soup person and lets face it, you just dont get better than 98 cents for cambpells veg beef (tossed out the vegs). I can even do pudding when i take small bites and SAVOR it so that its almost liquid.

cathy

[erin2796]

Dr. Miranda told me no jello but did not give a reason.