Pretty soon I will be going in for the second surgery to have the j pouch done. Looking for recommendations on the foods that I should be eating right afterwards. I know soft foods should be eaten, but I'd like to know what you guys had luck with and what really helped. Thanks
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Banana....plain white rice...toast..apple sauce.... that’s what I had for the first few weeks...
thank you!
I followed the low residue diet for a few weeks after takedown. Pretty much a white diet, white rice, potatoes, low fiber, bananas definitely, chicken, fish. My surgeon gave me information on this but you can google it also.
Thank you!
Good luck with your surgery! Oh yeah, I did have a cheeseburger on my way home from the hospital! Boy was that good! Just chew everything really well. My husband always says how it takes me so much longer to eat. I am now almost 4 1/2 years from takedown and doing well. No pouchitis or anything else to speak of. I eat pretty much what I want, but due to pre-diabetes, I watch sugar and carbs.
Thank you.
I made the mistake of eating spaghetti with tomato sauce a couple days after takedown and had major butt burn. I would suggest waiting at least a month before having anything really acidic. 4 years later, I am very happy with my pouch and can eat anything.
I did ok with chicken and noodles, potatoes, applesauce, rice, fish, eggs, toast.
All the above, plus greek yogurt, cream of wheat cooked cereal, cheerios, low-sodium v8, smoothies, peanut butter. Switched to liquid vitamins. Basically baby food, and not too much of it.
You are soo right! Soft foods for sure. I did a low residue diet as well. Vegetarian food in my opinion is easier to digest and I think its better, at least in my experience it was/is.
Drink water: Before, during, and after ever meal too to avoid blockages.
A low carb diet might help too.
Foods Allowed on a Low Residue Diet
- refined grain products like white breads, cereals, and pastas (look for less than 2g of fibre per serving on label)
- white rice
- juices without pulp or seeds
- meats, fish, and eggs
- oil, margarine, butter, mayonnaise, and salad dressings
- fruit without peels or seeds and certain canned or well-cooked fruit (e.g., peeled apples, seedless peeled grapes, banana, cantaloupe, etc.)
- some soft, cooked vegetables (e.g., beets, beans, carrots, cucumber, eggplant, mushrooms, etc.)
- limit of 2 cups/day: milk, yogurt, puddings, cream based soups
Foods to Avoid on a Low Residue Diet
- whole grain breads, cereals, and pastas (e.g., oatmeal, millet, buckwheat, flax, popcorn)
- raw vegetables
- the following vegetables, whether cooked or raw: broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, kale, Swiss chard
- dried fruit, berries, and other fruit with skin or seeds
- tough meats with gristle
- crunchy peanut butter (smooth is okay)
- seeds and nuts
- dried beans, peas, and lentils
Hi, JoeJoe. While I was still in hospital after my takedown surgery, I was on their liquid diet (clear broth, jello, clear broth, jello) until my first gas, and then I was allowed solid food. I asked for egg salad sandwich on plain white bread. It tasted like a gift, it was so good. Easily digested, full of protein, which you'll need a lot of to heal. It produced soft stool for my new pouch. At home, I ate one egg per day for protein. Lost of fish, chicken, white rice, plain pasta with pesto (no tomato sauce). For vegetables I ate fresh spinach simmered in broth until very soft, also cooked zucchini -- make sure to remove the skin -- you'll want to avoid skins, peels, nuts, seeds at first. Google "soluble foods" and "insoluble foods" so you'll know what to choose: you want soluble foods. Careful with sugar. Good luck with your surgery!