Mikeey, you could try fresh strawberries and raspberries. They do not have skins  but both are high in fibre. You won't have to worry about blockage from the skins, and you'll get lots of gentle fibre. You could mix these two fruits with a sliced banana and that would be a great fresh fruit salad for breakfast. Maybe topped over a bowl of steel cut oatmeal.

I am able to eat apples with the skin on.  The skin doesn’t get digested in me and I see it in my output later.  I have never had an obstruction from fruit.  I’m one of the lucky ones.

Dear Winterberry and Jaypea, thank you both for your wonderful advice, it is very much appreciated.  Keep safe.

I eat apples, Fuji's which are juicy, and the large golden gooseberries from Colombia which are tart in taste, but I like that. I eat those fruits whole and don't have any problems. I also like mangoes and while they do need to be skinned, they are a fibrous fruit.

Although I like strawberries, blackberries, and raspberries, I am really fickle on the taste and consistency. Once any of these berries lose firmness and get mushy, they suck, and if I taste the slightest mushiness in the berry, I will almost reflexively spit it out. I also find blackberries, even if reasonably firm, to be very hit and miss in taste. Ripe ones in season can be delicious, but someone left a package of blackberries in my office refrigerator and I tried one and it was the most tasteless thing.

Finally grapes. The ones I like are called Thomcord grapes, they are a hybrid of Thompson and Concord and you can get them at Trader Joe's. Very good and skins can be eaten. I can eat them anyway. All of this stuff is very individual as to what you can eat. What is easily digestible for me or the next person might not be for you. Trial and error is the rule with almost everything you put in your mouth.

CT Barrister- I do eat blueberry every day and love them, never tried strawbery or blackberrys , want to try blackberrys to see if they might help, I will try fuji's apples, I do love apples. I felt pea rs really seemed to help but peel the skin off, most pears you must keep out a few days before eating them, they are so hard, wish I knew what pears I could just buy and eat same day, do you know of any?

Thank you so much for your wonderful help

You might want to try Asian pears. They are very expensive but juicy and delicious. You can get them at farmer's markets and places like Whole Foods and Fresh Market, higher end grocery stores. Their skins are not as coarse as Bosch pears which are like a potato skin.

As far as blackberries like I said it's the most hit and miss fruit there is, possibly excepting cantaloupe, which you can never tell if it's any good until you open it and eat it, and anyone telling you other wise be telling witch's tales. Blackberries are great when ripe, but they seem to have a narrow window of being ripe and tasty or completely tasteless and gross. Strawberries are a hardier berry. Blueberries can get mushy and suck when mushy. I don't do mushy berries.

I do not really hear too much about people getting a blockage in their J-pouch from skins of fruit to be honest, but just because I have not heard about it, definitely does not mean it does not happen; I hear that more in ostomates to be honest. A good trick at preventing blockages is to: chew chew chew and to drink water: before, during, and after every meal and definitely take your time eating; if you do those things, you should hopefully be fine with your pouchy

Lauren of Emerald  city Thanks so much for your help and advice

I don’t have a JPouch yet, but with my ostomy- I ate all sorts of fruits- even apples with skin on them - and luckily I never had a problem.  I would peel an apple to be safe tho, and I would start out very slowly.  Berries seem pretty safe.  Mellons are great.  I have not heard of many problems.  I only had a problem once when I ate 10 raw carrots.  

Doug- Thank you for your information and advise.  Keep safe

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Lauren of Emerald  city Thanks so much for your help and advice

You are welcome My dear! Thank-you for being soo nice

I've got a K pouch which means that my output leaves through a catheter. I eat all berries especially blueberries, blackberries and raspberries...Strawberries need to be very ripe for me to eat them.

I peel my grapes. Yup, I got into the habit when I got my K pouch.

Apples get peeled but most pears do not; Peaches and plums are iffy...it depends on the variety.

I have more problems with citrus...as well as mellons...they need to be ripe.

I tend to get blockages easily these days so I am careful what I eat and how much of overly fibrous foods.

We are all different but if there is any worry or doubt about too much skin or fiber on fruits or vegetables you can always use an immersion blender. I use it constantly and it is a life saver.

Sharon

Hi Sharon- I thank you so much for  all  your help  and advise, it is so appreciated. Yes, I am happy and agree , happiness is a gift we give ourselves.

Take good care and may God Bless. Stay well and happy

Michael