Hi all, I have a relatively new ileostomy and am slowly reintroducing food back into my diet. Am I ok to eat white boiled rice? How about pizza? Thanks all.
Doreen 21
May 21, 2023 8:55 am
Justbreathe
May 21, 2023 11:03 am
Keeping in mind we are all different - I too have an ileostomy (almost 3 years) and have eaten all types of food, nuts, etc. with no issues - the only advice I can give would be to eat slowly and chew-chew-chew.
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HenryM
May 21, 2023 12:06 pm
Rice and pizza? Two of the staples of my diet. No problem. See 'Ostomy Memories of Rice' under Collections, Memories by HenryM.
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CrappyColon
May 21, 2023 1:50 pm
Just watch your pizza toppings like mushrooms. But pizza itself falls under soft foods so it was one I was able to introduce fairly quickly. I think others have answered about white rice being ileostomy friendly.
eefyjig
May 21, 2023 3:08 pm
Hi Doreen, both are good, just don't eat a ton of rice in one sitting. Foods like rice and quinoa can form a paste and block up your stoma.
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TerryLT
May 21, 2023 8:13 pm
I eat both rice and pizza with no problems, that is brown rice and whole wheat crust pizza. Yeah, it's the toppings you might want to consider as some have problems with things like mushrooms. I eat anything and as long as I keep hydrated and chew like crazy, I'm fine. Everyone is different and the only way to find out is to experiment yourself, starting with small amounts. Good luck.
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Axl
May 22, 2023 1:05 am
I love to eat everything. Rice and vegetables slow down the digestive process considerably and firm up the output for me.
Chiquis
May 22, 2023 4:54 am
Yes. We all tolerate things differently. Yes, chew, chew, chew.
Regarding rice and this advice is from www.nutritionfacts.org. They are finding unusually high levels of arsenic in rice. So less is better. I'm a Registered Dietitian and try to keep up on these facts. You will find the above website to be very informative.
Justbreathe
May 22, 2023 11:11 am
I think you have mentioned mushrooms in previous posts - why not mushrooms? I am not a fan but I have eaten them with no issues...just curious...thanks jb
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Axl
May 22, 2023 12:01 pm
I think you'll find mushrooms are on the usual default caution list when leaving the hospital along with corn, rhubarb, celery etc. Somewhere along the line, some have had some sort of difficulty with some of these, luckily, donuts aren't on that list ....
Doe1mama
May 22, 2023 3:13 pm
My husband eats both. Cheese on pizza sometimes does cause him some gas in the bag, but otherwise no problems.