Need Suggestions To Thin Ileostomy Output. Besides Lettuce, What Else Can I Eat?

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Thanks, guys. As always, very helpful!!!!Need suggestions for what to eat to thin ileostomy output. I know lettuce makes it pretty liquid. Anything else?

HenryM · Accepted Answer

Milk products do it for me.

NancyCat · Accepted Answer

Lots of water, hot coffee, and hot tea. I tend to stay very far away from lettuce.

Meadow Snow · Accepted Answer

I found this several months ago on the Coloplast.co.uk website, and I still refer to it sometimes.

Edit: Here's the link to the page.

https://www.coloplast.co.uk/Global/UK/Stoma/Dietary-Advice-for-Ostomates.pdf

AlexT · Accepted Answer

I can attest to the popcorn, that was painful until the dam broke.

Justbreathe · Accepted Answer

Somewhere on this site, I read about grape juice (for blockage), so I keep a bottle on hand just in case. It's yummy though, so do not get addicted to it.

Beth22 · Accepted Answer

Along with what others have said, hot tea, milk, apple juice thins me out, and ginger ale helps me too.

ron in mich · Accepted Answer

Hi all, lots of good suggestions, but anything carbonated does it for me.

Meadow Snow · Answer

I've found that I sometimes need to be careful with cornflour (cornstarch for you Americans). Because too much in the meal can block you up a bit.

eefyjig · Answer

Bananas, rice, and quinoa. Be careful that the quinoa is cooked thoroughly before it enters your body. I made it at home once and didn't cook it enough. It continued to expand in my intestines and sent me to the hospital overnight with a blockage that, luckily, unblocked with minimum treatment.

Renfromtexas · Answer

My doctor told me not to eat salads, so I don't eat anything green or leafy.

Need suggestions to thin ileostomy output. Besides lettuce, what else can I eat?

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