Liquid diet back to eating
Wed, September 24, 2008 7:30 PM
I am new to this and was hoping to maybe get some answers. I have no friends or family with Crohn's alive and they can't answer questions. When you are on a liquid diet and start adding food back in does is run through anyone else? It just runs right through me and I hope that is normal. It is hard with working and it makes me not even want to eat at all. Does anyone get some pains along with it?
lv4drmnJoined Sep 24, 2008
Wed, April 29, 2009 12:00 AM
Reply posted for lv4drmn.
I'm just out of the hosp. after a 5 day stint with a partial obstruction. First they gave me clear liquids then full liquids. If no one has ever heard of full liquid, they can put anything such as vegetable soup in a blender and get the roughage out. Any decent restaurant has a blender in the kitchen and can do the same for you if you ask. You need to add solid food sloooowly. Today I had oatmeal for breakfast, yogurt for lunch and soft boiled eggs with a slice of toast and applesauce for dinner. I make beef, vegetable barley soup and freeze containers that have been converted to full liquid. Then I heat and eat. If it tastes good to start with , it will still taste good when liquified.
I'm going to try that with watermelon and see what happens.
Joined Jun 4, 2008
Sun, November 30, 2008 8:38 PM
Reply posted for meryl.
I realize this is taking a step back from the liquid to solid topic, but as I'm currently in a flare, I'd like to know what has worked best for all of you in terms of a liquid diet.
The challenges I am facing are that I travel 4-5 days/week for work and am eating at restaurants every day. I try to go to places where I know that I will have many options - particularly a non-cream based soup or pasta. Additionally, as others have mentioned, food tends to run right though me and I find I am "disappearing" from the office I am in that day for long periods of time as I spend a good portion of the day in the bathroom.
Any "safe" foods or liquid diets that are satisfying (read: I don't feel hungry an hour later) are appreciated.
Thank you!
kibooJoined Nov 30, 2008
Tue, November 04, 2008 1:00 AM
Reply posted for lv4drmn.
eat very little -- i mean three bites -- look at the clock, same as you would to control the pain in a bathroom, and agree you will not take three more bites for 60 minutes -- i find eating very little helps a lot, and if you keep eating every hour you will easily get 1500 calories in by days end -- my motto is 800 calories that stay in are better than 1500 that start a natural evacuation of everything that is in you. also no roughage until you are much better, and i also avoid all animal products till last -- first comes noodles, bread etc (check that no milk in these products you'd be surprised) then comes applesauce, up to apples, fruit salad -- and last, and i generally avoid as a lifestyle is any meat, milk, cheese etc -- no ice creme no soda except in small amounts when feeling ok
merylJoined Nov 4, 2008
Sun, October 19, 2008 3:03 PM
Reply posted for JennyErin.
Hello Jenny -
I too have a rough time holding food in when I have a flare up. In fact I have been on a liquid diet for a few days. When I start introducing foods back I notice cramping and a bathroom call within 10 minutes. As my body adjusts the bathroom calls slow down. I did not know about the Tuna thanks I love tuna and will try it.
Joined Oct 19, 2008
Mon, September 29, 2008 12:45 PM
Reply posted for lv4drmn.
I know when my Crohn's is very active, food runs through me quickly and I have a lot of pain. Do you have this problem with the liquid diet? If not, I would recomend working back to solid food slowly. This is so hard, I know, because you're craving substance.
Start by adding applesauce and soft soups like chicken lemon rice or vegetable. I noticed when I was adding protien, if I ate lots of seafood like shirmp, samon, and tuna my body obsorbed it very well and I got tons of energy. Seafood is also good because it's easy on your system.
This is very hard and can be a big trial and error. I hope I halped some. Good luck.
Joined Jul 3, 2008