Chewing with an ileostomy bag

Depends what the food is. Foods with lots of roughage....fresh veggies, fruits, nuts, etc. need to be "pulverized" in order to not clog the works. Same with hot dogs or other potentially "clogging the works" foods.You don't want that to happen, really! Take your time eating so that you are not swallowing chunks of food. You'll come up with a rhythm that works for you. Creamy, liquidy foods don't seem to be a problem. In fact, no food is a problem in my book. I have never excluded a food or drink. I just worked with it so I could eat/drink it! Best wishes.

Yup, same here. Never had a food-caused blockage except for once when I ate a very large hamburger (with ALL the fixin's) way too fast and didn't chew very well...

Gin

I don't think you need to masticate it to goo. Just don't gulp your food; chew, savor and enjoy it.

Kinda hard to do if you're still on the low residue diet though. heh