Eating Cauliflower with an Ileostomy: Tips and Experiences

I try not to make too much of the carrots issue, but it seems like more comes out than gets digested. I ate blue jello yesterday and got sea green output. That was kind of funny. So I know things do come out, and whatever isn't needed comes out. I have a very picky stoma, though. It has likes and dislikes and lets me know when it's not happy. I do try to eat new foods and try new things, but I am careful.

I would never eat cabbage. Too much roughage. I have tried French-style green beans from a can, but there kept being sticks in it, and that made me go eeww. I have a can of butter beans in my pantry waiting for me to try them. If it weren't for the sodium content, I would dive right in, but there is a lot of sodium in them, and I don't know how to get the sodium off them. I also don't know if the skins on them will be a problem. Cauliflower, I think I am going to try.

Sounds interesting. Not sure I would try it, though. I crave an egg roll, but I am worried about the veggies in one. They are not cooked thoroughly. They still have some bite to them. So I don't eat them, even though I would very much like to.

I don't eat any veggies raw. I am too worried that it would cause a blockage.

Windy I can handle. I don't mind my stoma talking a bit. Just don't want a blockage.

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Thanks for letting me know that. I am getting more confident in wanting to try it.

That's like the baby food pouches that I used to get fruits and veggies that I can't eat otherwise. Like blueberries and raspberries and stuff like that. I used these pouches and got the veggies and fruits in that way.

I've had mine, my second one, for two and a half years. I found out the hard way that red cake is a no-go. It exploded out of me in a sea of red dye. I cook the veggies that I do eat. I make sure they are cooked well. And I chew well.

That sounds scary. What happened to you with a obstruction. I wouldn't want that to happen to me. I sometimes eat broccoli two days in a row but it's not left overs it's freshly cooked and chopped up in a food processor. So will my cauliflower be. Blended up in a food processor. That is the only way I eat broccoli and will probably be the only way I will eat cauliflower. But I certainly don't want to get an obstruction causing me to need surgery. I was told when I had my incisional hernia repaired that I had a lot of scar tissue that they removed. I didn't even know I had it. Although it makes sense because they cut me wide open to remove my large intestines. They also sewed down my intestine that was in a loop. So I don't know if that will cause me a problem in the future. I just want to be careful.

I did make a broccoli/potato soup that was really nice. Not sure what it is about the cauliflower, but it's sketchy. Foods to try that I previously had issues with are dairy, soy, pork, legumes (including gums), and processed meats. I don't have a wheat issue, but regular dried pasta doesn't work for me. I haven't tried fresh pasta. I've lightly tried some hummus for the first time in decades; it was unremarkable, but a very small amount, so I'm not sure about that one. I also had my appendix and gallbladder removed during my emergency ileostomy. I occasionally have fried food, and that seems to be okay also.

I had the scar tissue surgery 3 months after my ileostomy and have had previous hernia and other abdominal surgeries, so the scar tissue took over in a big way after all of that. I was hoping that this wouldn't happen, but it did, and it does. Nature of the beast.

Hi - I eat both cooked and pureed in soup, with caution as it is not every day. I freeze the rest in single portions. I boil it in chicken stock with a bit of onion and garlic, then blend it all with an immersion blender. I also do this with a combination of cauliflower and asparagus.
With broccoli, I add cheddar; with asparagus, I add feta (aka goat cheese). Again, not two days in a row, hence the freezer for my leftover quantities.

Cooked or raw - no issues for me. Love it.

I eat cauliflower all the time. Both raw and cooked, with no issues. I cannot eat broccoli or carrots, but I have never had an issue with cauliflower.

I avoid cauliflower as it causes too much gas.

Sure doesn't sound like fun to me. Scar tissue is a serious issue. I had my gallbladder removed, but it was after my ileostomy, not during. It was the only surgery I had where I didn't get ileus. I am guessing because I was under for a much shorter time. It was outpatient surgery. I can eat dairy, soy, and pork just fine, as well as processed meats. I don't have an issue with dry pasta either, but I tend to eat fresh pasta because I like it better. It's more tender. You might try fresh pasta and see how it goes. Broccoli potato soup sounds good. I bet you made a good soup there. I don't eat a lot of ready-made soups because they are high in sodium, and I don't know how to make a soup that isn't high in sodium. So I am not sure I would be a good soup maker. Flavor tends to come from salt, unfortunately. I don't eat a lot of fried foods. Not healthy. I am a bit of a health nut. I don't eat red meat either.

What happens if you eat it two days in a row? Is that a bad idea? I sometimes eat broccoli two days in a row, and it's never been a problem.

I am hoping to not have a problem with cauliflower as it would expand my veggies. So I think I am going to try it cooked.

I've heard a few people say it causes gas. I didn't know that about it. Is it trapped gas or noisy stoma gas?

After I ate cauliflower rice, I did have a blockage. I will never eat it or cauliflower again. Thankfully, my body was able to clear the blockage when I was in the hospital. The doctor ran an X-ray test and gave me something to drink, which cleared the blockage. I am careful to limit fiber.

I do not eat broccoli or cauliflower because of the gassiness. I stick to pureed asparagus in small amounts, green beans, and wax beans. Occasionally, beets, but only a few. Carrots cooked and made into paste once in a while. That's it. Fruit, even less. Any fiber has a nasty effect. Everyone is different, though!

Hey!
I think we are all going through the same journey to improve the quality of life...
I usually try not to eat cauliflower, broccoli, mushrooms, etc. I am particularly subject to intestinal blockages, and the last one was in sync with me eating just a small flower (I miss its taste soooo much!). It has a clear impact also on the gas/air, making me really uncomfortable with the bag being full of air.
Each of us is different, so the best advice I'd give is to try, little by little. And it's not because you did not digest it today that it could never happen in the future ;)

I stir-fry or grill cauliflower. I like it with a bit of char. Cut it with a fork and chew well. I have an ileo.

I do eat cauliflower, with no problems. I do cook it for slightly longer than bi, and I always have it with cheese sauce.

Just cut off the stalks and mash it with seasoning.

That's what I am afraid will happen to me. Since I have had one blockage before, how they cleared it was 4 days with an NG tube in and no food or drinks by mouth for the whole 4 days. I was starving by the end of those 4 days, and I couldn't wait to get the NG tube out. But the blockage did clear without my needing surgery. I am worried about needing surgery for a blockage now because I have mesh in my body from hernia repairs, and I don't want them to cut into the mesh and screw it up.

I eat mangoes, pears, peaches, and mandarin oranges in little cups, which I call lunch box cups. They are relatively soft when they are in those containers. I don't have a problem with those. I don't get gas from broccoli. I do just fine with it, luckily. I eat beets all the time. I don't have any problems with them. Carrots I do have some issues with, but I might try pureeing them and see if that helps. I get some veggies and fruits from baby food pouches so that I can get in the nutrition I need.

I totally avoid mushrooms; they don't digest at all for me. Even in little bits, like from cream of mushroom soup. I will start with a very small amount of cauliflower and see how it goes. And see what I think. And then go from there. I am not looking forward to having a blockage, so I am going to try to avoid that.

I'm glad to hear that works for you. I never thought about grilling it.

Do you think cheese sauce helps it digest better, or is that just a flavor preference?

I eat it occasionally, very soft; my only issue is gas as a result, not blockage.