Will I Ever enjoy food again?

[carrieb]

I wasn't expecting to not enjoy food - I'm 4 weeks post bypass, so just about to go onto soft foods. Can honestly say that I've not enjoyed any food since my op - nothing tastes the same. I know it's early days, but I'm feeling i can't be bothered to make nice food, only to not enjoy the taste! Does it get better? Does anybody feel the same, after say 3/6 months?

 

[Paula Garner]

I enjoy and appreciate food far more now than I did before. Purée isn't really the best stage post op, as the look and texture of your meal can put you off.

I eat far better quality food now, and because its in much smaller quantities, I really savour the flavour of my food now. Hang on in there it does get better

I'm almost a year post op btw.

 

[Yvessa]

Yes! You will enjoy food even more eventually in my experience as food just tastes better. I'm going out tonight to celebrate my birthday and will have whatever I fancy - really looking forward to it. I'll even have a bit of cake But, that said, I enjoy food whenever I eat now, but didn't in the early days, because it didn't taste brilliant and didn't look great. You will get there

 

[carrieb]

Thanks Yvessa - Have a great evening, and well done - you're very inspirational, not to mention a fountain of knowledge! x

 

[rudders]

I was exactly the same, everything was bland and tasteless, I'm now 10wks out and been on normal food for 2wks and only just now am I starting to like what I'm eating.
Although I might like something one day and not bare it the following day.
I'm also liking/disliking different things before op.
strange!!!
X

 

[Yvessa]

Thanks Yvessa - Have a great evening, and well done - you're very inspirational, not to mention a fountain of knowledge! x

lol thanks hon, but I see myself more as a bowl - I've learnt from others too.

 

[shelleymarie]

As everyone has said you will definitely enjoy food again, especially the flavours. What you most likely won't enjoy is over eating. If I break the rules and eat too much for me or too fast I spend the next ten minutes with my head down the toilet. So a nice deterrent not to break the rules! I go out for dinner often, cook nice home cooked meals and even enjoy foods I couldn't stand pre op. Like pickle onions, beetroot, green peppers and tomatoes! I especially hated tomatoes but things have changed and they will for you too. Patience is the key

 

[carrieb]

Thanks everybody - it's things like salad, fruit that I'm missing most, so hopefully in a few weeks I'll be able to tolerate them x

 

[femfrankie]

Thanks everybody - it's things like salad, fruit that I'm missing most, so hopefully in a few weeks I'll be able to tolerate them x

Me too carrie its been 9 months since I have enjoyed a lovely crunchy salad or apple.. Just a few more weeks/months to go I hope

 

[Nicnac_]

I'm exactly the same not enjoying anything at all I was craving tuna for ages when had it couldn't stand it only thing I'm half liking is porridge!

 

[Lilacglittergirl]

I'm in week 6 post bypass and rather pleased to not be enjoying food like I did before, which made me morbidly obese. I hope I keep the loss of interest for as long as possible TBH.

 

[emma-louise]

I'm going to be honest now....No I don't enjoy food anymore,infact I hate eating.
It makes me sad to say this,because after 3 years since I had my bypass I thought it may be different.
I find a lot of foods get stuck and I dump a lot,I can dump on mash potato!!
And if I'm honest I sometimes fear eating,especially when I'm out..so I drink a lot of coffee now.
On saying this you would think I was skinny as hell,my BMI is 31,and I did regain a little but lost it agin.
I eat now to survive not comfort eat,my foods I'm comfortable with are fish mostly.
I cannot eat rice,pasta,bread,potato,meats(unless very slow cooked)..I have to stay away from lots of foods as I either dump/get stuck or I just feel sick.
It's strange though as somedays I can eat no problems nothing gets stuck but then another day I cannot get anything down.
So no most of the time I don't enjoy eating.,but stress I think doesn't help my situation.

Oh!...on Friday night I had a grilled prawn salad with chilli jam and that was the nicest meal I've eaten for 3 years!! And it never got stuck or made me sick x..

 

[ThinnerJemima]

Brave or stupid ????????? With the amount of drugs I'm on now, sod it

I'm going to have an apple tomorrow

 

[emma-louise]

Brave or stupid ????????? With the amount of drugs I'm on now, sod it

I'm going to have an apple tomorrow

What's brave or stupid?...confused

 

[Maphillips]

Things do get better I felt the same but now I only eat small amounts and now chew for a longer time but starting to enjoy meals again but in a different way

 

[ThinnerJemima]

Emmalouise.... Um I've had a few problems, am 15 weeks post op and just moved onto teaspoons of food, am on a ton of drugs, currently got gastritis which is soooooooo soooooooo painful still :sigh:

 

[emma-louise]

Emmalouise.... Um I've had a few problems, am 15 weeks post op and just moved onto teaspoons of food, am on a ton of drugs, currently got gastritis which is soooooooo soooooooo painful still :sigh:

Ahhh I see,is an apple wise it may hurt you x

 

[ThinnerJemima]

An apple is probably really stupid. But I'm going to have a bite or two anyway. I just have to do this to regain my sanity

 

[emma-louise]

An apple is probably really stupid. But I'm going to have a bite or two anyway. I just have to do this to regain my sanity

Just be careful,I struggle with apples after 3 years,along with lots of other foods...
Poor me..lol

 

[soggyharley]

Hi,
I am a newbie (but 18 months-ish post op). I loooovvee food. Probably too much and certainly more than I did pre op. When I was pre op a meal was judged on portion size (the bigger the portion the better the meal). I also found myself eating huge amounts of processed junk and take aways. Immediately post op I went through a phase of being utterly miserable, the puree phase was the worst and if I am honest I sort of skipped it. The pre op diet was as bad, sieved chicken noodle soup started to smell like wet dog and I still struggle to eat soup now...it really put me off!

Now I can eat almost normal portion sizes, pretty much everything I eat it home cooked (no processed food at all!). I have even started making my own bread and freezing it. My diet is so completely different to how it used to be. I now eat real food and really enjoy it. Try not to be downhearted, this phase will pass, you will grieve for food but it honestly gets easier!
x