Baby food after fundalplication?

Probably because a lot of baby food tastes awful, especially meats! I think in the initial period after surgery you'd want to be sticking to easy to digest foods anyway, and meat definitely doesn't fall into that category. Also I don't know what its like where you live, but here it would get pretty pricey to have an adults portion size of baby food for every meal until you can handle other food.

Do you know what type of surgery you would be having? I aspirate all the time as well, its awful and I think I'm on the verge of surgery now.

+ 1 one the baby food yuck, take your time, boost, ensure, small milk shakes [lactose free milk], scrambled eggs, soup
mashed potatoes. i stayed liquid for almost three weeks, by choice and glad i did.

I know that this is probably not a popular opinion but who told you that you could never eat normally again??? For most people that is absolute nonsense. A "simple" Hiatal Hernia repair and fundoplication is major surgery but once the normal healing process is over the average person can go back to eating everything. Some people have additional problems such as ulcers, Barrett's and worse that might require additional recovery time. Like any group there are whackos or people who have agendas other than advice on GERD and its solution.

The name of this website is Healing Well -- not Let's Scare People! Most problematic surgerys are the exception and not the rule.

Consider the surgery itself: A successful, “simple” sliding hiatal hernia surgery: The incisions are made in the abdominal wall and the internal route to the hiatal hernia is opened in order to access the esophagus and stomach. Various “bits and pieces” are moved out of the way, but they will go back in place once the repairs are made. They are not penetrated but simply moved out of the way. The digestive system itself likewise has not been penetrated in any way. As the operation progresses, the lower part of the esophagus is pulled back where it belongs and the diaphragm is sutured to reduce the diameter of the hiatus. The digestive system still has not been penetrated. If it was intact before the operation, it is still intact.

The Fundoplication: The top of the stomach (the fundus) is wrapped around the esophagus and is sutured in place with several sutures. The small holes for the sutures are the only time there is any penetration of the walls of the digestive system. Once those holes are healed, the entire digestive system should once again be intact.
Healing process. Your entire system has been “insulted”. Prior to surgery it lived happily in place throughout your lifetime—in my case 72 years. Those ‘bits and pieces” were moved and possible bruised. Your abdomen has been inflated and the muscles were stretched in the opposite direction from what they were used to. Even your ribcage has been expanded. But throughout the entire process, there has been minimal penetration of the digestive system. Healing takes time for things to get back to normal but it is not a forever thing.

So what has changed that would prevent you from eating normally after the healing process? Why should acids, proteins, meats, dairy, etc. be verboten for the rest of your life??? Nothing has changed except that stomach acid can no longer reflux into the esophagus.

Retired Seabee et al:

Thank you for your replies...the site has a great deal of people who have reported some scary things over the years..it is hard for a new person to be able to sift through them and figure out what IS the norm..I thank you..especially Retired Seabee..for your thoughtful and helpful reply..:)