Introducing New Foods and When

The best advice I was given was to do one new food at a time and in small amounts so if something happens you know what caused the issue. I did not follow this advice and have had one partial blockage. It was on a day I had pickles, cherry pie, and something else new (I can't remember). Then I didn't know what caused the issue or if was just too much of those things all at once.

Now (17 weeks out) I eat everything and have no issues but to this day I am scared to try fresh cherry pie again because I suspect the cherry skin was the issue. That was right at 5 weeks though when I may still have had a little swelling. Now I eat salad, fruits, nuts with no issue. But I do try to chew everything very well.

My doctor said I had no restrictions but I still tend to stay away from high risk foods like corn, mushrooms, and skins like potato skins or apple skins. One partial blockage was enough for me! It was minor and following my WCON's advice it cleared at home but it was uncomfortable.

I would start slow and just see how your body and output do.

I never had a restricted diet, so I just jumped in and ate whatever i wanted. I've heard people here say chewing the food up matters more than what you eat in many cases. I've seen people mention that corn is hard to digest and that mushrooms need to be chewed well. I ate both without issue when I had my end ileo. With my loop, I had some kind of blockage once where I got crampy, but it cleared on its own. I don't remember eating anything "Bad" on that day. I never paid much attention to chewing though, I am sure you get better about remembering to chew if you've had the ileo for a longer time. I was really bad about it.

Thank you!! I haven't had any problems so far. I'm really anxious to eat pickles, and I have been dreaming of a salad for months! I've just been really interested in trying things I've not had in a long time.

My diagnosis is UC!