Holiday Meals on a New Diet - Need Advice!

Only 10

Weeks with my new BFF and I am totally paranoid about trying new foods. It may be a strange one, but with Christmas next week, I can't get the day's dinner out of my head. What can I eat? What does anyone eat?

At the beginning, post-op, remember to chew any food thoroughly. Avoid raw vegetables. Cooked vegetables are OK.

Avoid fruit with skin, like apples. Peel off the skin and it's OK to eat them.

Avoid nuts, corn, popcorn, marshmallows, raisins, and high-fiber food.

As time goes by and you recover, try new foods. Eat a little at a time. Wait a day and see what happens. All OK... then eat a normal portion.

I avoid alcohol, carbonated drinks, sugary foods, high-fiber foods, and the foods I listed to avoid.

We're all different. After you recover you'll gain confidence to experiment with food and discover what works for you.

I strongly suggest you stay away from Chinese hot mustard. 🫣🎄

Agreed to above... However, who exactly is your BFF?

Is it an ileo or colo? I think I missed that part in your thread. Please advise.

I am 11 weeks post-op. Ileo food runs from me... I eat everything in sight.

A see-food diet ☺️

There's no easy answer. It's trial and error. Try everything in small amounts, then if it causes a problem, it will be short-lived. I know that's more tricky over the festive season with all the choices of food available. At 10 weeks, you should be healed well enough to try just about anything. Most of us can eat everything without any problems. Fingers crossed it's the same for you. Happy Christmas, have a good time.

My Ostomy Journey: LeeAnne | Hollister

Oh yeah... easy on the spicy, hot stuff. Goes in hot... comes out hot.

Had 1 partial blockage and 2 nights in hospital following 2 slices of pizza. Lesson learned. Was a scary experience. Miss my fruit and veg badly but tolerated a small smoothie and butternut squash korma this week, so win-win. Don't drink alcohol or fizzy, so that's easy. And coffee is going down well again. Just frightened to go to things like sprouts, tomatoes, kimchi, lettuce, etc. Thanks for the reply though.

Nuala

Had 1 partial blockage and 2 nights in the hospital following 2 slices of pizza. Lesson learned. It was a scary experience. I miss my fruit and veg badly but tolerated a small smoothie and butternut squash korma this week, so win-win. I don't drink alcohol or fizzy drinks, so that's easy. And coffee is going down well again. Just frightened to go to things like sprouts, tomatoes, kimchi, lettuce, etc. Thanks for the reply though.

Nuala

Noted 😂😂😂

My BFF is an ileo and is called Audrey Hepburn due to her pretty black dress 😊

I would start out really slow with foods like pizza. I began with one small slice, chewed very well.

For the first few months post-op, I avoided tomatoes, onions, pickles, and lettuce. I would order hamburgers plain, bun and beef patty only. Now at 1 year post-op, I can eat a burger with a slice of tomato, onion, and pickles with no problem. I do chew, chew, chew really thoroughly and drink plenty of water. I also occasionally eat a small salad with no trouble.

Cantaloupe, banana, carrots, strawberry, cheese, cottage cheese, eggs, ham, turkey, beef steak, chocolate, Greek plain yogurt, seedless watermelon, pineapple slices, potatoes, shrimp, salmon, pasta, halibut, rice, soups... all digest well and have caused me no trouble. I drink an Ensure Enlive protein/vitamin shake every morning.

Grape and pineapple juice result in watery output for me. Orange juice does not.

Worst thing I ate... a medium bag of popcorn with no butter. Slowed down output for 2 days, then slowly came out like thick sludge. So thick and heavy I couldn't empty my bag. I use a 2-piece Hollister. So easy to snap off and replace a fouled-up bag.

Also, I do get quite a bit of stomach growling and gurgling. This is normal.

Aah, an ileo... thanks.👍

You got a picture of Audrey? That sounds hot😉.

Also sounds like your diet is vegan? No meat?

For six years I have had no issues. No blockage. Drinking fluids helps. 

Now health issues? That's another story altogether.😵