[earthygirl]

mmmmmmmmmm Sushi, only salmon I can eat. I love the yellowfin and the eel too

[judijo]

Man...you posted the word and I salivated!

I had surgery in April, and for my birthday in July my dad took me out for sushi. it was heaven on a plate.

The great thing about sushi post op...you get to take some home for breakfast the next morning!

I have no problem with plain sashimi. I have had the rice rolls, but rice is such a filler that I am better off just plucking the meat off the rice and leaving the rice behind. I also have no problem with wasabi. BRING IT ON!

I enjoy sushi because I don't tolerate cooked finned fish at all..raw is the only way I will eat finned fish.

Careful with the tempura early out...the oil can catch up with you quick. blech.

[lvmyboys]

I eat California rolls all the time. VERY low in calories and VERY filling!! I think there is like 200 calories for 4-6 pcs depending on the size. I can usually only eat 4 for a meal.

[paraangel911]

I haven't tried it yet post op, but you better believe I will!! I love spicy tuna!!!!

[BreeChick]

I wanted to kind of update the sushi issue...I now eat it on a regular basis and like the Doc says sushi rice seems to be the one that does NOT bloat me up. I got regular rice at a chinese place and wow, blockage time with that nonsense. We have a rice cooker and I cook sushi rice each day in it with rice vinegar. It's the WAY sushi rice is prepared the KIND of rice it is. I buy 20lbs of it at a time.

However please note here i am 7 yrs postop. My trainer is big on using complex carbs and for me it is easiest to do the combinations of veg/protein/complex carb doing the rice. I eat all the time with chopsticks so I get smaller mouth bites for the most part tool.

Sushi is awesome! I've found I really like scallops, crawfish and crab. Plus since my daughter works at a japanese restaurant she brings home sushi on a regular basis OR we go out to eat at the restaurants here usually the day after they get fresh fish so we know that any of the rolls with raw fish is very very fresh.

[RCPLady]

Originally Posted by amyswankhuizen

I don't care for sushi personally. However, I don't advise rice or noodles if you aren't that far out from surgery. I can eat very small quantities of either now, but for a long long time it really hurt and gave me dumping. UGH!

Hi folks. I'm new here as of just a couple of minutes ago! LOL! I had my surgery on May 5th this year and am still healing, but I've already been able to eat rice with no problem.

My fear where sushi is concerned is the possible sugar in sushi rice. I've seen recipes without it, but how does one know? I don't like store-bought, pre-made sushi. But in most actual sushi restaurants, do they make their own rice? I'd be able to ask them? And also, does the rice vinegar trigger Dumping Syndrome like sugar does?

I ask that because sugar is killing me! It seems to be in everything! I'm still getting used to reading the labels! Sugar just sets me off with horrible Dumping and I'm getting paranoid of it!

But boy, do I miss my sushi! I'm dreaming of it! Isn't that twisted??? LOL!

Any thoughts on the rice vinegar and the other questions posed? Sorry for appearing "needy", but I'm still doing the whole "trial and error" part of reintroducing foods back into my diet.

Thanks for any and all help given! Have an awesome evening, everyone!

[Jennifer23]

OMG I love sushi. I have it at least 2-4 times a month. I don't have any problems with the rice at all, but obviously I can't eat a whole lot.

It's just such a treat

[Perfesser]

I just watched a show that showed how sushi is made. Special attention is paid to the rice as it is washed several times gently to remove the bran, then it's cooked with water and just a splash of sake. Once it's done, they mix it with rice vinegar to help it stick together and give it a nice gloss. They didn't mention a thing about sugar anywhere in their preparations. The rice vinegar can be mixed with sugar and salt though, as the following site shows.

"How To Make Sushi" has detailed instructions for every kind of sushi. Read the section on making sushi rice. I'm sure you could substitute Splenda and have just as good results.

How To Make Sushi | Make My Sushi

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[chantelc]

I started eating sushi 3 months post op - I asked my Dr. first. I order the sashimi appitizer - no rice. The problem for me with eating sushi that has rice in it is that for every bite of protein you are getting a bite of rice, unless you pick it apart. It was too much rice for me (I only had two pieces of sushi that way - so it wasn't enough protein either and I was miserabley stuffed!) The sashimi appetizer is DEEELISH! And, plenty of protein. )