Red Meat when ?

[Mideem]

Hello,
My dietitian didn't say don't eat red meat but didn't advice as well. I'm entering my fourth week, i always ate white meat,fish and eggs at my main meals. I tried red meat last night and i only ate 10-15 gram chewed really well and also it was really soft. After 5 minutes i got really disgusting feeling under my middle left ribs, constantly felt that pressure there, i walked home like 100 tour for 20-25 minutes, then it stopped bothering me. Red meat really scared me. Also i got that bad feeling when i ate fish( but i know i ate that fast that night) but i ate red meat really really slow. Idk what happened. Anybody lived this ?

[sraebaer]

First of all, my instructions were not to start red meat until week 6 after surgery, but I know all surgeons have different rules.

Yes, any dense meat at first is difficult. Don't worry, it won't last too long. I remember after my first few bites of a chicken breast I felt like I was going to die. Now I can eat a whole, small chicken breast, no problem. (My surgery was almost 5 years ago.)

Seafood was always easier on my tummy, especially early on. (Now because I've grown to love it!)

Here was the food progression I was on in case you didn't get any information:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1...it?usp=sharing

[KiwiGal]

Can't remember when I first tried red meat again but it was and still is fairly hard for me to digest.
Minced is ok, and I can just about do something like a casserole/stew or if it has some kind of gravy but a plain piece of steak or lamb is a bit of a mission. I certainly can't eat as much as I would if it were chicken or fish. I eat mostly chicken now.

[The North Sleeve]

In my opinion you have to try things slowly to determine if your system likes it or not. I am three months post op and have still not tried steak yet. Not sure why because I have tried a lot of other things but for some reason I have stayed away from steak. Just sample a small amount of something and give your system a few minutes to respond. If it doesn't seem to bother it after a few minutes you should be good to eat that and have no issues.

[Dutchie]

Red meat is very difficult to eat after a sleeve.
It can take up to 4 or 5 months.
So, since you already always ate white meat and fish, I would not push myself to try.
Like North Sleeve said: there are plenty of other things to eat and try out.

[mandyjdc]

Red meat was difficult for me early on as well, even ground beef. I'm 9 months out and still can't eat red meat if it's tough or fatty.

I was probably at month 5 or 6 before I could eat red meat comfortably. I have to stick with either hamburger, sirloin or like filet mignon - cuts that are very tender.

[Christie13]

I was cleared for full solids at 4 weeks. I had no issues with red meat. Although I felt fish was much easier as it is naturally softer. I also could eat very, very little when I started on solids. So it did not take much to overeat in the beginning.