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Posted 9/30/2011 5:37 PM (GMT 0)
Hi,

I'm on bed rest, and I've been eating too many saltines...looking for some (probably salty) snack ideas that are healthier but still easy to keep near the bed and not make too bad a mess. They have to be good for an ileo too, or I'd say nuts.... feeling a little uncreative, so I thought I'd ask. Thanks
Posted 9/30/2011 11:21 PM (GMT 0)
I'm such a snacker....lets see. Those bagel chips, I LOVE pita chips (either buy in the bag or just buy fresh pita bread and cut into triangles & roast), the thicker pretzels forgot the name, saltly tortilla chips, LOVE veggie sticks/veggie chips, sorry no popcorn or nuts, some stores sell dried fruit, olives with cheese...I'll see what else I can come up with and let you know :-)
Posted 10/1/2011 12:04 AM (GMT 0)
I can never think of creative salty snacks. I need a lot of salt when I hike and am always at a loss for ideas. Pretzels, and salty crackers are all I ever come up with. Being on a gluten free diet makes it even harder. I eat potato chips, tortilla chips and Cheetohs also to get my salt fix... but those aren't exactly healthy:)

For all the people that say nuts and popcorn are a no-no, have you tried them tp make sure they don't work for you? My stoma nurse said they are fine, in smaller quantities with liquids and chewed well. She joked that the XL movie theater bucket size was definitely out. I have been eating them often starting around 6 months post-op with no problems. I limit myself to about 1/4 cup of nuts and a heaping cereal-bowl-size popcorn. A small amount of nuts have become a staple for me when I am out hiking. Pistachios, almonds, peanuts, pecans, cashews, sunflower seeds... I eat them all. Most of the things on the ileostomy no-no list, I eat with no problems. I wonder if I am being too relaxed about it, but if I have no issues at all, I don't see why I should be limiting myself.
Posted 10/1/2011 5:08 AM (GMT 0)
im eating saltines right now, lol.
i eat popcorn and i have eaten nuts, and the only time i had a problem, i had eaten a whole bag of popcorn without eating any bread or crackers with it, and then i took some immodium later on that evening. that's the one time in 4 years.
you could have chex mix.
Posted 10/1/2011 12:58 PM (GMT 0)
I agree with some of other suggestions above!  I don't have a stoma, but some great snack ideas would be those pita chips, pretzel twists (they have honey-based, other sweet ones), tortilla chips have basic ingredients, and chex mix.  I eat a lot for a snack trial mix; I know about the nut issue for you, and I don't want a lot of nuts in mine, so I buy one that has more dried fruit in it.  Of course, I like to put some chocolate candies in my mix, which makes it a little unhealthy, but it is not like I am eating an entire bag of candy!  Hope you recover soon!
Posted 10/1/2011 1:36 PM (GMT 0)
You all are making me hungry! Thanks. Next person who offers to bring me something might just be getting chex mix, although I think that's on the messy side. I was also thinking of those peanut butter filled pretzels -- a little protein in there. I have been nervous about dried fruit... all those years of ibd...probably ok but it's really salt I want.

I have been fine w/a few nuts in things....also been careful about qty and chewing. I think my digestion is worse lying down all day though ... seem very gassy, don't think it's still from surgery
Posted 10/1/2011 5:19 PM (GMT 0)
Got anything against sardines? I like them, and they're full of omega oil plus salt plus protein.
Cottage cheese mixed with soy sauce.
Italian bread dipped in olive oil, balsamic vinegar and salt (this was especially nice to my tummy)

I know these are things someone has to bring to you in bed, or you have to get up and go into the kitchen.
There are different kinds of crackers you could try. I would not eat tortilla chips because any kind of corn is not ideal.
beef jerky?
Creamy peanut butter on white bread with extra salt if you want.
I had a huge potato chip phase just after surgery but that made my stool too thick.
There are these Thai rice chips, taste a bit like shrimp.
And there are all those yummy Japanese rice crackers flavored with soy sauce somethings spicy.
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