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Posted 5/29/2015 7:51 PM (GMT 0)
Does anybody know how to eat after a liqued diet i am on one with a feeding tube for 6 weeks and i dont want to just eat anything does anyone know of a guide or something
And should i take digestive emzymes and hydrocloric acid to help with the solid foods
Posted 5/30/2015 5:33 AM (GMT 0)
I'm not 100% sure but I would think the common sense thing to do would be to start with a little bit of soft easy to digest food and increase the amount slowly throughout the weeks until you're back to eating what you normally would I suppose. You could try the digestive enzymes but I don't think you'd need them from the get go with soft and easy to digest foods, not until you get back into more solid foods would be my guess again...did your doc not tell you how to adjust yourself back to eating solid foods again?
Posted 5/31/2015 2:29 AM (GMT 0)
My doc just told me to eat egg and fish first day and go slowly but i will like a guide or something
Posted 5/31/2015 3:26 AM (GMT 0)
Your doc sounds like s/he doesn't seem to concerned with how you reintroduce solid foods, that's kinda sad to me...you'd think he'd suggest softer, easier to digest foods to start with, though egg for sure makes that list so definitely try eggs (great protein source too) but play around cautiously is what I would do....best of luck...hope you're able to get on the right track with your reintroduction of solids.
Posted 5/31/2015 12:34 PM (GMT 0)
I've been on a couple of liquid diets and had no problems with re-starting solid foods. I don't really have any advice, because I didn't do anything special. Just started eating again. Soft boiled eggs and white fish is actually not a bad place to start. Maybe have a couple of soft boiled eggs with toast for lunch and white fish and mash potatoes for dinner.

Take it easy for the first week or so. Avoid overloading your stomach and foods which you know bother you. That's all I can really say :-/
Posted 5/31/2015 12:57 PM (GMT 0)
Some other softer foods include soups, mashed potatoes, smoothies, and oatmeal. If you want more, google "clear liquid diet" and "liquid diet." I was on a feeding tube for a month and when it was removed, I was still in the hospital. They had me on a clear liquid diet for a few days, then we moved on to a liquid diet for a few days. Clear liquids include anything that is liquid at room temperature and clear (so jello, but not milk or ice cream). Then liquid diets is just anything that is liquid at room temperature. Cream of wheat was another that was included in a liquid diet.
Posted 5/31/2015 2:13 PM (GMT 0)
Ask your doctor what he suggest. He should be aware of your condition and able to advise you the best. Make sure you eat real food and not the process foods in the packages.
Posted 5/31/2015 5:40 PM (GMT 0)
Thank you for responding i guess i will just start with what you said but whats wrong with proccesed food bec the added ingrediants ? I wanted to also see if maybe i have certain food sensitivities so i will also try that like wont have gulten have rice cakes with eggs mashed potatoes and fish for first day but how long do u think i could eat meat ? and is vegtables bad bec its gassy?
Posted 5/31/2015 7:47 PM (GMT 0)
If you google the low FODMAP foods you'll see a big list of "safe" foods that are easiest to digest....since meats can be harder to process (especiallt beef) I would try a small amount and only increase every other day or so, just easing into your solids is likely best. I personally am not a fan of processed due to all the extra junky additives but of course to each their own.

Just remember everyone is different when it comes to diet, so it's all trial and error for each person but the FODMAP (low) are just a guideline for you.

Good luck, hope you find it easy to get back onto solids again!!
Posted 5/31/2015 9:12 PM (GMT 0)

gotquestions said...
Thank you for responding i guess i will just start with what you said but whats wrong with proccesed food bec the added ingrediants ? I wanted to also see if maybe i have certain food sensitivities so i will also try that like wont have gulten have rice cakes with eggs mashed potatoes and fish for first day but how long do u think i could eat meat ? and is vegtables bad bec its gassy?

If you want to test for food sensitivities, then you should introduce new foods very slowly. Google the Lofflex diet if you're interested. That is actually pretty relevant to your case, since it's all about the reintroduction of solid foods after being on a liquid diet. I would've mentioned it before in fact, but I didn't think of it earlier.
Posted 5/31/2015 9:14 PM (GMT 0)
I never have had to do a pure liquid diet, but after a surgery I had I would get the packets of single serving microwavable rice (birdseye I think) and do a single egg or two egg microwave scramble, mix the two together, and it's a good source of protein, and should be very easy to digest and light duty for your stomach to start off with.
Posted 6/1/2015 6:13 PM (GMT 0)
Thank you for telling me about the lowfflex diet im just not really sure how it works?
Should i start reintroducing food right after liqued diet or i go on lowfflex allowed food for 2 weeks then start reintroducing from not allowed food every 3 days
Posted 6/1/2015 6:31 PM (GMT 0)
I've never done the Lofflex diet, so I'm really not sure... :-/ It's probably one of those things you're gonna have to search on Google to find out.

Or bite the bullet and pay for this fellow's book.

www.crohns.org.uk/crohns_disease/nutritional_therapy/the-lofflex-diet
Posted 6/1/2015 9:51 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks i just bought it on amazon for $7
Posted 6/1/2015 10:22 PM (GMT 0)
I hope it helps! :-/

Let me know what you think of it as well. If you praise it really highly, maybe I might consider buying a copy...
Posted 6/1/2015 10:59 PM (GMT 0)
Ok no problem the thing is there is so many books out there
I heard a book called listen to your gut is very good but cost like $60
Posted 6/2/2015 10:02 PM (GMT 0)
If you want you can go on google play store and get free sample its about the first 30 pages
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