Diet question

Three week post op, step 1 of 3 j pouch surgery complete. They say no skins or nuts or salad. Does anyone have problems with things like this? Like a slim Jim or pepperoni, nuts, or a salad? I've been avoiding these things but was curious how well other people do with them. I'm not having any stoma complications and everything has been functioning well. Also how well do you handle caffeine? It's been three weeks since the surgery so I'm very fresh into this and I'm just trying to gather all the information that I can. Thank you in advance for your feedback.

I was told to avoid mushrooms, whole nuts & sweetcorn. I don't like mushrooms so wouldn't eat them anyway, but I have eaten nuts & sweetcorn in moderation without any problems - just take it very slow to see if you can handle it, & how much you can handle. I was told to be careful with skins. The only skin I've have a problem with have been apples - but that was months ago, haven't tried again since. That's another thing, if you have an issue, leave it for a while, and try it again - it just might have been too soon. I wouldn't eat much salad stuff, but have had spinach no problem, which is sort of the same consistency. Pepperoni/sausage is fine too. I have caffeine with no problems. Alcohol causes my output to turn to water, so if I'm having a few drinks I take a couple of Imodium & am fine then. Things like smoothies & fresh vegetable soup cause me to have a lot of output also, but it's not usually much of an issue.

Everyone is a bit different, so you will find what works for you. As you're only 3 weeks out, I would still be careful though. Low residue diet for about 6 weeks I was told, then try introduce some things slowly.
Good luck!

I've been eating salads, popcorn, corn and nuts from the beginning. Perhaps not a week post op but about a month or so after. I wouldn't do it yet but in a little while there's no reason not to try. Always start with a small amount and chew well. I will say this though....nuts give me terrible butt burn. They are like little shards of glass on the way out! Give yourself a little more healing time then enjoy!