Recovering From Colon surgery - What to Eat

I recently underwent a partial transverse colon resection in order to take off a large polyp. Luckily the polyp had not developed to the cancerous stage, but it still had to be removed surgically. When I first woke up I was settled on correct "tepid water only" until there was some evidence of bowel motility. The last thing you would want to do was stuff a bunch of food in a food processing installation that was not running--the food would rot!

Within 8 hours post close, I was developed to the "clear liquid" diet in the hospital. I couldn't believe they wanted me (a man with high nutritional needs at that moment) to consume nutritionally bankrupt processed foodoids such as powdered broth in an envelope, a well-known brand of gelatinous dessert (full of sugar that Promotes cancer), and frosty sugar water on a stick--same thing. I got on my cell and requested that my husband bring over some cans of low sodium broth and not the el cheapo stuff. He brought me some I keep on hand to flavor soups, etc. It was way good than that evil stuff the hospital had. Being fed real clear liquids and managing to dodge most of the sugar I developed rapidly to the "full liquids" and idea I'd try the "pureed cream of mushroom soup" the hospital offered.

Food And Dessert

What to avoid: All white pasty foods such as pasta, white bread, crackers, white sauce, heavily milk-based foods and of policy refined sugar. These may go down easy but even if they don't set up in your colon, they cause your chemistry to be altered in a way that impedes healing. Your doctor may say these are Ok, but in normal doctors are complete ignoramuses when it comes to a humble "chick thing" like nutrition. Your doctor may tell you to avoid raw but he's only worried about chunks. I drank raw smoothies and juices just fine as long as they were pulverized. In normal it is good to avoid the gas producers such as lentils and beans, and the very bulky stuff such as celery or leafy greens at first, and add them back in with caution as your curative progresses.

Choose from fresh starchy and root vegetables, fresh whole grains, fresh fruits of the top potential and you can't go wrong.

You will do good if you eat six to eight small meals per day washed down with copious amounts of water. Yes you will pee a lot. This is good. It is your principles sloughing off the residues of all the toxins you got in the hospital, including anasthesia, pain meds, and bowel stimulators. I also caution you to get in the habit of chewing your food thoroughly. Even 100% salutary bowels don't like chunks. God gave us teeth for a reason. And not only that--the more you chew the more saliva you get mixed with your food and that is a sure thing.

Good luck and Godspeed in your rescue or the rescue of the loved one for whom you are making ready food.

Recovering From Colon surgery - What to Eat