eating well after partial gastrectomy

Hi,

I had my operation 24th April, prior to the op, I had 48 hours on clear fluids then moved onto soup.

I prepared a lot of soft meals and froze them in small containers, cheesy mash, corn beef mixed with mashed potato, cauliflower cheese, homemade rice pudding made with a little sweetener instead of sugar, I avoided sugary foods and fizzy drinks for a good 3 months.

There’s a book called The art of eating without a stomach which is a good read and available on kindle.

 I am almost back to normal now, eating most things I ate before, the food portions are still smaller than before the surgery and it’s a bit of trial and error with some foods, but on the whole everything is going well, 

Happy to answer any questions if I can, best wishes to you x

Aldi has a good selection of high protein foods and the dietitian told me that fibre helps reduce dumping syndrome as it takes fibre longer to leave the stomach.

thank you, I'll check out the book, its good to hear from someone who has come through the other side.

Hi

I had a partial gastrectomy six years ago when I was 60. I returned to work part time after six weeks.  I didn’t have chemo after surgery.

I wrote a Blog of my treatment and recovery which you can read if you click on my name.

I researched what to eat after surgery and prepared for surgery as best I could mentally and physically! Walking and swimming are great preparation!  I walked a lot in preparation and as I recovered from chemo. Walking helped me recover and I walked out of HDU after four days to a normal ward because they couldn’t find a porter to take me! 
If I can help do DM me!

Good luck!