I ate scrambled eggs, toast, soup, yogurt and I think I had a turkey sandwich on the third day after takedown. I remember on the second day they brought me lasagna for lunch. I thought that was an odd thing for someone to eat right after takedown but I was hungry so I ate it. Not a good idea. The tomato sauce I think was just too harsh and it gave me awful gas pains. So your question is a good one. Just because they are bringing you food in the hospital, it doesn't mean you should eat it! Use your judgement and good common sense
and you will be fine. After a week when I was home i was eating whatever I was preparing for my family. Its all trial and error since we are all different. Good luck!

I had the BCIR and had a CIR diet to pick from the menu. I would order mainly proteins (chicken tenders, burger, turkey breast) and jello, iceys, tons of juice and water, hot broth. Mac n cheese and grilled cheese, waffles and eggs were my usuals. I was on a cream of wheat kick but it made me to thick, something more for a jpoucher

Bannanas, rice and mashed potato are good ones too.

Everyone's different. I had california rolls and cooked-type sushi the day after i was released from the hospital with no problem For me cheese was (and can still be) pretty horrible.

Pretzels, bread, pasta with a non-tomato based sauce, potatoes, and lots of soup are foods I would recommend.

-Sara

one of the first substantial meals i had in the hospital was grilled cheese and french fries, which they said is their "test food" post op....looking back, i wouldnt have gone that intense.......i ended up sticking to eggs and toast the rest of the time i think.....bagels maybe.....

I had iced sugar cookies. The burn on the way out was almost unbearable. Stay away from surgary foods in the beginning!

Rice and soup are your friends. I also convinced them to let me suck on cantelope and watermelon, as long as I promised not to swallow them. So tasty.