Can someone post what to eat and what not to? What helps thicken but avoid urges to go or accidents at night? Tried so many things and my son still gets diarrhea n a lot of gas.
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The proper diet varies from person to person, based on individual tolerances. Keeping a food diary should help. You can also start with the Dietary Guidelines link above for some basic ideas.
Jan
Jan
Thinckeners include, peanut butter, bananas, apple sauce, bagels, rice, pasta (whole grain works well too), oatmeal, etc
Citrus can irritate and should be avoided if you are still really sensitive, ditto for grape juice, prune juice etc but tomato juice is great and full of potasium to help with dehydration.
Astrigient foods help too...I have just learned that if you boil the skin of a pomegranite (very astringient) and drink it then it will stop severe diarreah practically immediately. Pomegranite juice is good (especially diluted in a bit of water as a soft drink).
Drink lots of fulids but avoid sugary soft drinks, carbonates etc.
Simple animal protiens are good (fish, chicken, white meats...just avoid too many spices or sauces in the begining) and yes, keep that food diary for at least the first few months...Things evolve quickly with pouches and most of us end up being able to eat everything without too much difficulty.
Good luck
Sharon
Citrus can irritate and should be avoided if you are still really sensitive, ditto for grape juice, prune juice etc but tomato juice is great and full of potasium to help with dehydration.
Astrigient foods help too...I have just learned that if you boil the skin of a pomegranite (very astringient) and drink it then it will stop severe diarreah practically immediately. Pomegranite juice is good (especially diluted in a bit of water as a soft drink).
Drink lots of fulids but avoid sugary soft drinks, carbonates etc.
Simple animal protiens are good (fish, chicken, white meats...just avoid too many spices or sauces in the begining) and yes, keep that food diary for at least the first few months...Things evolve quickly with pouches and most of us end up being able to eat everything without too much difficulty.
Good luck
Sharon
Diarrhea and lots of gas sounds like he has bacteria overgrowth. FODMAP, SCD, and GAPS diets are something to search the net about, that may help with this problem. Generally, the idea is to not eat things that feed the bacteria such as sugars, complex carbs, etc. Is he lactose intolerant? Is he fructose intolerant? It could be lots of things causing problems, and will take some detective work to find a diet that may help. And it may be he he needs a round of flagyl or such to get things straightened out.