Tolerance to nuts?

[allraindrops]

Not as in nut jobs but as in edible nuts....what can people tolerate or not tolerate and when were they able to tolerate them? I'm a month out and tried to introduce a few peanuts today....bad idea! But nuts are such a great protein snack I hope this won't last forever!

[bb212]

I was able to tolerate every nut at 1 month out, I just had to make sure I chewed them really well.

enjoy the nuts!

[bearmom]

I've had no issue with any type of nut.

If your stomach isn't ready or you can't get them chewed enough, have you considered nut butter? There's more than peanut butter - I can usually find almond butter and cashew butter.

[frankie]

I ate nuts at 2 months post-op and tolerated them well. Try them again in another month you may be surprised.

[Deleted]

I ate peanut butter okay fairly early out, but full fledged nuts, even whole peanuts, took a LOT longer.

[hoosiermama]

I'm at 2.5 months and just now trying nuts. One month out your tum is still healing...don't push it

[hala2215]

PB - smooth - I could tolerate some (1/4-1/2 tsp) one month post op. More- made my nauseous. nuts - I was cleared to eat 3-4 months post op.

[sandyv63]

I was able to eat them fairly early out too. Like everything else, YMMV. I particularly craved pistachios so I got some and enjoyed them for a while because I couldn't eat very much of anything at that point and that bag lasted and lasted. Now I don't crave them so much.

[RedSkittles]

I was able to eat them early. Never had problems with any nut, ever. I started with pistachios.

[mesa0102]

Peanut butter off of a spoon was one of the first things I ate after surgery, and it was awesome. I haven't had any issues with any nuts I've cared to try since. I love pumpkin seeds, peanuts, pistachios, macadamias, and cashews. I can do almonds in stuff, but not on their own- I just don't like them that much.

[Joanne]

I ate peanut butter just about from one month out. I eat some type of nuts every day.

[honeybadger11]

Ive been eating cashews like no one business...i went thru a 10oz can in 2 days:( so good!

[Girlrocker]

Peanut butter has been one of my favorite go-to options. I tried almonds last week and did just fine with them (I'm 6 weeks out tomorrow). Almonds are my favorite, and they're really good for you, anti-oxidant properties.

[dlappin413]

At a month out, I made my own peanut butter and enjoyed that... then at about 6 weeks, I tried nuts and had no problem. If you have a food processor, you can make any nut butter you want. Here's a quick and easy recipe:

2 cups nuts of choice
3 tblsp vege or olive oil
3 tblsp honey

1. Put nuts in food processor and process until comes together and you can see the nut oil.
2. Add vege or olive oil and honey
3. Process until well blended.
4. Store in a tighly sealed container in the fridge.

It's good for 3-4 months if it lasts that long. I snack on it occassionally.

[California Poppy]

I was able to tolerate creamy peanut butter (just ground nuts, no oil, sugar, or salt) at about three weeks out. Almond butter took another couple of weeks. Whole nuts (almonds, walnuts, peanuts, pistachios, pepitas - okay, they're actually seeds) were good at about six weeks.

[pktwatch]

I could eat most any nuts early out without problems.

[vangy04]

I can eat any nut EXCEPT peanuts. For whatever reason, they give me horrible tummy rumbling and gas that I am not willing to tolerate just for a few nuts. So I just eat pecans, almonds, cashews, etc. Peanut butter is fine, just no whole peanuts.

[anna]

I was about 6 months out before I could tolerate nuts without a stomachache ensuing. Three years out, I love snacking on peanuts.

Sadly, I discovered that I'm allergic to all other nuts. I'm pretty sure I have been for many years and just never knew why I was itching all over. I finally had some allergy tests done and yep, no tree nuts for me. No cashews, no macadamias, no almonds. So sad!!

[April M.]

I can eat all the nuts I want... Without the papery skin. It's that piece of crap that gives me the tummy rumbles, farts, and uncomfortableness that you're trying to avoid.

Didn't try for 3 months post op, as my surgeon asked me to wait until 6 months. But, when I did, they went down fine. Also, be aware that many nuts are "even" or just about, on carbs and protein, so early out, it just might not be worth it.

[Deleted]

Nuts have always been one of my safe foods that I could turn to when nothing else would sit well on my stomach (along with cheeses and yogurts).

[Gail R]

I ate too many soy bean "nuts" recently and whew! what a stomach rumble and toot fest!

[Sandra C.]

Cashews worked for me at 2 months. Smucker's Natural Creamy Peanut Butter is made without hydrogenated oil, SF. I add a bit of Splenda for a sweet treat.

May be I am sensitive to whole peanuts, could be the peanuts on the airplane this week, gave me the most gas ever!! I thought it was the cabin pressure playing games with my D.S. anatomy !!!

[sheanie]

I have always kept packets of nut butter in my purse for portable protein, since very early out. Justin's Nut Butter comes in handy little packets and in almond and honey almond. I find them in the foreign foods aisle at Meijer here in Michigan. I'd look in the Organic or Whole Foods section of any supermarket.

I've eaten nut butters since about 4 weeks out with no problem. Nuts, on the other hand, I had to learn the hard way to chew until there was nothing left to swallow. That's very hard to learn.

You also can find peanut butter with no added sugar. Try the health food stores, too.

[dlappin413]

Jan 31, 2012 9:37:00 GMT -5 sheanie said:

I have always kept packets of nut butter in my purse for portable protein, since very early out. Justin's Nut Butter comes in handy little packets and in almond and honey almond. I find them in the foreign foods aisle at Meijer here in Michigan. I'd look in the Organic or Whole Foods section of any supermarket.

I've eaten nut butters since about 4 weeks out with no problem. Nuts, on the other hand, I had to learn the hard way to chew until there was nothing left to swallow. That's very hard to learn.

You also can find peanut butter with no added sugar. Try the health food stores, too.

I looked at Justin's nut butter after reading your post... I see there's sugar in the packs... looks very convenient but, I'm concerned about the sugar/carbs... any comments about that?

[Deleted]

Jan 31, 2012 13:30:37 GMT -5 dlappin413 said:

Jan 31, 2012 9:37:00 GMT -5 sheanie said:

I have always kept packets of nut butter in my purse for portable protein, since very early out. Justin's Nut Butter comes in handy little packets and in almond and honey almond. I find them in the foreign foods aisle at Meijer here in Michigan. I'd look in the Organic or Whole Foods section of any supermarket.

I've eaten nut butters since about 4 weeks out with no problem. Nuts, on the other hand, I had to learn the hard way to chew until there was nothing left to swallow. That's very hard to learn.

You also can find peanut butter with no added sugar. Try the health food stores, too.

I looked at Justin's nut butter after reading your post... I see there's sugar in the packs... looks very convenient but, I'm concerned about the sugar/carbs... any comments about that?

It looks like certain varieties have more carbs than others. I would be satisfied with any variety that has less than 2 grams of carbs per gram of protein.

[annaleigh]

It took about two months for me to enjoy nuts without a stomachache. Now, I should buy stock in an almond company.