The Rule of Popcorn

I'm just curious about your experiences with popcorn.  It is by far my favorite snack food and I've had my husband ban all my popcorn stashes to the basement.  I love the stove popped popcorn with salt and popcorn butter/salt.  Yum! 

I am so craving popcorn...tell me I can eat it!!!!!

 

   Small Quantities????   

   That will be hard to do.

I seriously get the large popcorn at the movies and do not share...and I'm the one who leaves the theater to get the free refill of popcorn b/c it's that important.

Can I eat popcorn now?  Can I reclaim my stove popper and at least have four to six cups?! 

   You know...I had my issues with the smurf (which have now been accepted/resolved), but now I have issues with the red faced hairy guy.  What is he doing?...sneezing?  Is he sick?  My hair on my head doesn't stand up when I sneeze or whatever it is he's doing.  Where would you use that?  Maybe if there's a comment about having a cold that involves the sniffles...but really...who made these? 

Then while we're on the topic why is there two fellows with sunglasses?  Really?  Why couldn't they have been more inovative?  We all know there are a slew of emotions and these Emoticons barely cover the basics...If I were technically saavy I would so deisgn different ones and submit them for usage.

 

I have an ileostomy and I eat popcorn pretty rarely and I chew it really really good because I have gotten blocked from it before (NOT FUN!!) I still eat it sometimes though like if I go to a movie with a friend!

While I eat anything I want....I think it can be an individual thing!  My general rule is if it is an iffy food, small quantities and chew twice as much...Mushrooms, Shrimp/Clams, Popcorn and Nuts.

I'd definitely start with a cup for a while and SLOWLY increase the popcorn from there...only make small batches so you are not tempted!!

I remember eating popcorn with my ostomy and having no problems.  With any new and potential blockage food it's best to try them in small quantities first.  You can also purchase hulless popcorn, Pirates Booty, at Trader Joe's or health food stores.

Sue

Robin- I too LOVE buttered pop corn (kettle corn and cheese popcorn too!!) and when I first tried eating it, I had a small bowl to make sure it wouldn't give me any problems. It never did, and now I sometimes eat about the equivalent of a whole bag of microwave popcorn in one sitting, and have Never had any problems! :)

My surgeon said that popcorn was totally fine to eat--the parts that we can't digest of it (the sharp little pieces) are usually helped through our intestines by all the white fluffy stuff that IS digested--Unlike something like oranges or spinach stems---hardly any of them is digested, and my surgeon said he had seen a lot of blockages from them...!

Try a cup or two, and enjoy!

Sue --- Pirates Booty! I haven't tried it yet, but it sounds vaguely familiar. I think maybe I read about it on a post on this board before? Our nearest Trader Joe's is over an hour away... but we have a local store, maybe they would have it. I'll have to remember that name. Am I right that I read somewhere (here, maybe?) that it comes as carmel corn too? Can't remember.

YUMMMMMM...all the Pirates Booty are so tasty!! I was just going to mention the carmel one when I saw the last post...you beat me to it:)

Peggy, I can get them at my local store and they're in the organic section!

I'm stopping at Kroger tomorrow ---   cross your fingers that I find it!  We've been watching lots of movies lately.   Popcorn and a movie!

So, Robin, did you have some popcorn yet?

Guys, thank you so much for your advice and suggestions!  There are just some foods that I am terrified to try, and popcorn is one of them.

While at the store today I did get a bag of the puffed popcorn-wanna-be stuff.  They only had the Cheetos brand, so I got that in Butter...and it was DELICIOUS!!!  It did suit my craving...I ate almost the entire bag...now I can't eat dinner. 

For my carmel corn craving I get the Fit and Active carmel rice cakes...YUM!  My son and I chow down on those too...I think he's really more motivated to chomp his down b/c he gets to take his own piece from the bag. 

Anyway, I may try popcorn when I'm at the movies...and then I guess I'll get a child size and drink a huge cup of water or sneak in my own grape juice.  Hell...I may sneak in my puffed popcorn just so I can pig out like normal during the movie.

So far I've noticed that a lot of things do pass just fine...I was nervous about lettuce and raw/semi-raw veggies.  However, so far I've been good to go!  Tomorrow I'm going to have a meal of steamed broccoli and cauliflower...that should be alright, right?

Thanks again for all your responses!!!  I have really completely adapted and adjusted to the ileo, so the only fears I have really have to do with foods. 

You all are AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

 

Peggy...

Everything you suggested I do with the veggies I did the opposite...I ate lunch before reading your post!

I ate a huge bowl...I loaded them with spray butter, salt and one piece of cheese...I had an empty stomach...I did have a sandwich about half an hour prior (but not with)...and I scarfed it down.  Yum!  I did take Bean-O just before, so lets hope I'm not hurting too much!

I am so going to the store today to get at least two bags of the puffed popcorn!  I can't stand that I'm out already!  They're not too bad calorie-wise, so I have a feeling I will be oinking out frequently until I can't eat them anymore...that's just how I do things! 

I now have two food addictions...1) Flavor Ice!!!  2) Puffed Popcorn!!!