Hi Everyone, I had my illeostomy op in February and have been reading thru the taboo list of food which includes coconut, I was wondering if anyone had tried to eat this, do they mean chunks or shredded or dessicated coconut. This was something I ate often until my J pouch failed.
I quite often use dessicated in baking for hubby as he is a diabetic and has small snacks, perhaps I wont indulge anymore if it causes problems, haven't dared to try any yet, any experiences out there?
Heather
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Are you prone to blockages? You should be fairly well healed. Why not try it? Decicated coconut is already well chewed. It may decrease transit time... Or it may not... Try in moderation to start and chew well, and build up I guess
When I had my ileostomy I ate a coconut macaroon (a dessicated coconut type not the fancy brightly coloured ones) on one occasion and remember it causing a fair bit of discomfort as it went through - had a hot bath to help things along and it came out of the stoma in big lumps of the stuff
Thanks for your replies, I used to eat coconut macaroons too(ex-Londoner), thats what I thought could happen as I'd heard from others in the past that they had probs with certain foods. I could never eat pith on fruit with a Jpouch for same reason, used to get stuck and took ages to pass and caused alot of discomfort, so I think i'll just give dessicated coconut a miss. Too chicken to try it as have had alot of blockages in the past and they were awful
Hi Heather, dessicated coconut is fine for me, its the stringy fruits / veg like pithy citrus, stringy greens like asian greens, celery, and raw apples and fruits with lots of skin that cause trouble for me.
