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Posted 3/22/2011 11:15 PM (GMT 0)
I have a temp illiostomy am afraid to eat lettuce and tomatoes any comments from experience?
Posted 3/22/2011 11:21 PM (GMT 0)
Had my end ileostomy for 3 months and I've had no problems with lettuce and tomato in sandwiches. Last night had chicken with diced onion and diced tomatoes and no problems at all. I go easy on salads and only have a little bit of lettuce and tomato as I'm still trying to work out if it causes overly loose stools or not - but no problems at all with blockages.
Posted 3/22/2011 11:37 PM (GMT 0)
Lettuce on some sites is classed as a low residue food and I have no probs with it. Tomatoes are ok for me as well, the pips come out same as they went it (sorry if TMI) but cannot drink tomato juice as it goes through me in about 15 minutes, weird.
Posted 3/23/2011 12:24 AM (GMT 0)
How long ago was your surgery? I've been eating salads lately, nine weeks out of surgery, and handling them just fine!
Posted 3/23/2011 1:20 AM (GMT 0)
If you are still within 6 weeks of surgery, I wouldn't, but if you are passed that...try a SMALL amount at a time and only one new food at a time. If you tolerate it, try a little more the next time and so on. We are all different so what bothers one might not bother you. Personally, I eat a lot of fresh fruits, veggies, nuts etc. without problems.
Posted 3/23/2011 1:25 AM (GMT 0)
i started eating salads a few months after surgery, but i got the little shreds of lettuce, so it was already really small! but now i dont worry about it anymore.
Posted 3/23/2011 3:11 AM (GMT 0)
I was never told to be careful after my surgery, I just ate what I wanted when I wanted. The only thing I was told to aviod oddly was dried coconut as it swells in the stomach. Mind you this was quite a few years ago and advice has luckily moved on.
Posted 3/23/2011 8:46 AM (GMT 0)
i can't eat fresh fruits and vegies, but of all fruits and vegies lettus seems to be ok for me. tomatoes are also not as bad as other vegies, but they give me lots of gas. tho fresh squized tomato juice helps my motility (i have slow motility) w/o the side affect of gas.
Posted 3/23/2011 9:53 AM (GMT 0)
For those who answered they have no problem - does this mean it doesn't give you a blockage or it doesn't impact your output?

Still trying to work out whether having a salad and having a bit looser output is fine or whether I should be trying to keep it thicker without the salad?
Posted 3/23/2011 2:18 PM (GMT 0)
     I love salads, but waited quite a few months, maybe four, before eating lettuce.  My surgeon said as long as I chew, chew and chew some more, there should be no problem.   It's been nine months since my surgery and I've been eating everything I enjoy since Christmas.  So far, so good!  Yesterday I ate some rye bread which had seeds (I usually eat the seedless but the store didn't have it) and I noticed all the tiny seeds in the bag last night, but no problems :-) !
Posted 3/23/2011 2:56 PM (GMT 0)
I have no problems with most foods as long as i chew well.....cooked veggies make my output really thick but lettuce and tomatoes no probs. I still have not tried peanuts not quite ready yet but will be trying boiled peanuts soon as they are soft....had my loop ileo since nov 2010....Trixiemom
Posted 3/23/2011 4:08 PM (GMT 0)
Lettuce has no effect on my output, tomatoes no probs as long as it isn't tomato juice (staright through very watery) and the pips from tomato come through as they went it. Also nuts and pips do tend to come out as they went it with me as do not have much small bowel left, but doesn't really effect output.
Posted 3/23/2011 5:34 PM (GMT 0)
smackie: Definitely didn't cause a blockage and I didn't notice any significant changes to my output.
Posted 3/24/2011 3:07 AM (GMT 0)
I had an ostomy for 7 months and had absolutely ZERO problems with either...just chew REALLY good if you're really worried about it. And do it in SMALL portions
Posted 3/24/2011 5:53 PM (GMT 0)
lettuce changes my output (this is really gross) but it comes out looking like lettuce and will not flush, lol. Carrots are worse though, i don't eat them just cause i don't like to see them. Apples make a watery stinky mess, but i still eat them. other fresh fruits and veggies don't have much change. Although pineapple, comes out all stringy, but smells like pineapple.
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