Anyone know what were NOT allowed to eat with ileostomy?

I just got an ileostomy in dec. 07, in Cleveland Ohio but i never really got a diet to stay on they said GI soft. Just wondering what if anything we cant have?    Nurse42

They say to stay with a soft diet for the first six weeks (to avoid blockage) and slowly add things to see how well you do. The most important thing is to chew your food and drink plenty of water. Certain foods with help thicken such as rice,bananas,applesauce,peanut butter,pastas, but I say everything in moderation. Juices and caffeinated drinks will make your output more watery. Be careful with fresh fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds as they are harder to digest. And just because something gives you a problem at first, try again later and it might be ok. Food coloring will show up in your output ( red in twizzlers candy will come out looking like blood) Everyone is different so it's important to keep track of what bothers you, it might not bother someone else. Some eat more smaller meals throughout the day so as not to overeat or get to full at one sitting. My surgery was in August and I eat everything now, but I chew, chew, chew! Not looking forward to surgery on Monday and have to start all over again with the soft diet again!

once your dr clears you from your low residue diet, usually about 8 weeks post op, you can eat ANYTHING you want!  some choose not to eat nuts and seeds, they are harder to digest, and if you eat something like lettuce, or cabbage, be sure to drink lots to keep it moving.

Tbraz, thank you for mentioning the food coloring, noone had ever told me that, and i ate some red velvet cake one night, when we were at a hotel, and i went to the bathroom and emptied my pouch and thought i was bleeding to death!  it was only after a nervous few hours that i figured it out, lol.

I wish someone had told me about that before hand!