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Originally Posted by Pink_Diamond
I get confused when people say they cant eat soemthing.. I wonder if they mean if the taste of it bothers them now or actually holding it in their stomachs.
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It can mean either or both things. With respect to taste, most of us experience taste changes post-op, some temporary and some permanent. There are lots of threads and posts about this here on Thinner Times that you can search to see the amazing variety of experiences people have. A quick example: I hated blueberries before my Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy and now I love them, whereas I loved beef before my VSG and now I hate it. Still love chicken, still hate seafood, started liking eggs post-op but now hate most pork products..l.
With respect to actually keeping things down, there are issues with that as well. As everyone has said, it's an individual thing and you won't know until you're post op. I don't have dumping like a RNY patient, but I avoid breads and tortillas because not only are they high in carbs, but they also sit really badly in my "sleeve", plus I don't like the taste the way I used to. Nuts are sometimes hard for me to eat - discomfort, but no vomiting. I still love the taste of jalapenos and spicy foods, but my "sleeve" doesn't share my love for them anymore. One day a Morningstar Farms soy sausage patty (they're really good IMHO) gives me no trouble, another day it feels like I've eaten a hockey puck...