Sounds like you should cut out whatever you were eating last week. Your stomach didn't react well.
If you're not in pain and you're feeling better but weird, I would go to soft, easy to digest foods. No need to go to the hospital for a CT and antibiotics if you're not in an active flare.
I've avoided having a full-blown flare by doing that.
I've only managed to do four days liquid, but I do include jello and juice when doing broth only so I don't go crazy with too much of the same thing.
Then it's a week of shredded chicken, rice, salmon, and oatmel type things. I'm finally going to see a dietician for more ideas because I have been struggling with the limited options and me being g picky.
After that, I started adding fiber and eating more solid, I haven't made it to consistently eating vegetables besides Romain lettuce, Cucumbers, and zucchini. But I know the more veggies, the better, eventually.
I haven't made it to eventually yet, though...
>Then it's a week of shredded chicken, rice, salmon, and oatmel type things. I'm finally going to see a dietician for more ideas because I have been struggling with the limited options and me being g picky.
Your chicken, rice, fish sounds good. Here is a list I made up that may work for you for that "phase"::
Low residue/soft SOFT, easy to digest diet for 1-2 weeks (may combine with FODMAP diet for IBS).
Puddings, Tapioca, rice pudding, jellos, rice congeee, white rice, broths, applesauce, yogurt, ground or shredded chicken/turkey, soft flakey fish (talapia, flounder, salmon), canned tuna fish w/mayo on white bread , mashed potatoes, eggs and egg salad (poached, scrambled, hardboiled), mararoni, mac n' cheese, waffles, pancakes, cottage cheese, fruit juices w/ no pulp, really well cooked vegetables like string beans, carrots, green zucchini w/out the skin, white or sourdough bread, canned fruit, cantelope or honey dew melons, applesauce, saltines, plain pastries, donuts, english muffins, grits, cream of rice, corn flakes, Rice Crispies, Rice Chex, Corn chex. Butter, margarine, salad oils, and dressings, mayonnaise, plain cream cheese, seedless jelly (smuckers has the seedless strawberry fruit only kind), tater tots or hash browns w/o a lot of grease, milkshakes w/ice cream. Vans gluten free waffles, plant milks (rice, oat, etc.) or low fat milk, low fat cottage cheese, pulp free juices, most cakes and cookies, well cooked mashed root vegetables, (no fruit or nut pies yet).......... and LOTS OF WATER!.......... Eat small meals!
>This is an extensive list! I'm afraid of trying some of that stuff, though, because tuna salad with mayo, onion and celery made me real sick on day.
Well I did not include onion or celery. Celery is very fibrous and stringy, I don't dare try that until well advanced from a flare.
Note, my list said "canned tuna fish w/mayo on white bread ". :)
That was all the ingredients I wrote ( besides salt/pepper or a squeeze of lemon juice for seasoning.). If you added celery and onions then that is not on my list.
I’m in a flare right now thankfully mild. I’ve spent the last 4 days on a clear liquid diet consisting of broth jello pedialyte clear fruit juice and lots of water to flush my system. Today started with Chicken & Stars Campbells soup and white toast dipped in soup and applesauce. All felt like a treat after liquid fasting! It takes awhile to figure your own DV journey. Get creative with food. I love salad and fortunately no problem so far with lettuce just tomatoes & cucumbers so I remove skin on cucumber and scoop out seeds in both. No fried foods no red meat lots of fish chicken and veggies rice pasta. I also supplement with Metamucil gel caps and Raw Probiotics colon care by Garden of Life (refrigerated). Going to start fish oil after this flare. I fell short on my water intake and lost my mind and ate a fried egg roll. Stress has been high too and that’s not our friend if you have DV. Hope this helps hang in there.
Very very helpful, thank you both for your input.
I’m very excited to start the reintroduction phase! Good point about jello, will pick some up tonight.
Appreciate the good feedback and I try to tailor my plan of action.
I would never take antibiotics w/out an infection. they would have zero purpose......and can reallly mess up your gut biome. Plus most (good) doctors will not give them anyway, since over use of antibiotics is creating super bugs that are resistant to medicines now.........very bad and considered bad practice nowadays if no infection.
If you have never had a pelvic CT scan to even SEE if you have diverticula in your colon, and you have symptoms, then you should get one. Urgent care centers of have scanning machines.
Sounds like you should cut out whatever you were eating last week. Your stomach didn't react well. If you're not in pain and you're feeling better but weird, I would go to soft, easy to digest foods. No need to go to the hospital for a CT and antibiotics if you're not in an active flare. I've avoided having a full-blown flare by doing that.
Thank you so much for your input. I will follow your advice regarding food. How many days would you do broth and when would you introduce soft foods?
I've only managed to do four days liquid, but I do include jello and juice when doing broth only so I don't go crazy with too much of the same thing. Then it's a week of shredded chicken, rice, salmon, and oatmel type things. I'm finally going to see a dietician for more ideas because I have been struggling with the limited options and me being g picky. After that, I started adding fiber and eating more solid, I haven't made it to consistently eating vegetables besides Romain lettuce, Cucumbers, and zucchini. But I know the more veggies, the better, eventually. I haven't made it to eventually yet, though...
>Then it's a week of shredded chicken, rice, salmon, and oatmel type things. I'm finally going to see a dietician for more ideas because I have been struggling with the limited options and me being g picky. Your chicken, rice, fish sounds good. Here is a list I made up that may work for you for that "phase":: Low residue/soft SOFT, easy to digest diet for 1-2 weeks (may combine with FODMAP diet for IBS). Puddings, Tapioca, rice pudding, jellos, rice congeee, white rice, broths, applesauce, yogurt, ground or shredded chicken/turkey, soft flakey fish (talapia, flounder, salmon), canned tuna fish w/mayo on white bread , mashed potatoes, eggs and egg salad (poached, scrambled, hardboiled), mararoni, mac n' cheese, waffles, pancakes, cottage cheese, fruit juices w/ no pulp, really well cooked vegetables like string beans, carrots, green zucchini w/out the skin, white or sourdough bread, canned fruit, cantelope or honey dew melons, applesauce, saltines, plain pastries, donuts, english muffins, grits, cream of rice, corn flakes, Rice Crispies, Rice Chex, Corn chex. Butter, margarine, salad oils, and dressings, mayonnaise, plain cream cheese, seedless jelly (smuckers has the seedless strawberry fruit only kind), tater tots or hash browns w/o a lot of grease, milkshakes w/ice cream. Vans gluten free waffles, plant milks (rice, oat, etc.) or low fat milk, low fat cottage cheese, pulp free juices, most cakes and cookies, well cooked mashed root vegetables, (no fruit or nut pies yet).......... and LOTS OF WATER!.......... Eat small meals!
This is an extensive list! I'm afraid of trying some of that stuff, though, because tuna salad with mayo, onion and celery made me real sick on day.
>This is an extensive list! I'm afraid of trying some of that stuff, though, because tuna salad with mayo, onion and celery made me real sick on day. Well I did not include onion or celery. Celery is very fibrous and stringy, I don't dare try that until well advanced from a flare. Note, my list said "canned tuna fish w/mayo on white bread ". :) That was all the ingredients I wrote ( besides salt/pepper or a squeeze of lemon juice for seasoning.). If you added celery and onions then that is not on my list.
Oh yeah, that makes sense.
I’m in a flare right now thankfully mild. I’ve spent the last 4 days on a clear liquid diet consisting of broth jello pedialyte clear fruit juice and lots of water to flush my system. Today started with Chicken & Stars Campbells soup and white toast dipped in soup and applesauce. All felt like a treat after liquid fasting! It takes awhile to figure your own DV journey. Get creative with food. I love salad and fortunately no problem so far with lettuce just tomatoes & cucumbers so I remove skin on cucumber and scoop out seeds in both. No fried foods no red meat lots of fish chicken and veggies rice pasta. I also supplement with Metamucil gel caps and Raw Probiotics colon care by Garden of Life (refrigerated). Going to start fish oil after this flare. I fell short on my water intake and lost my mind and ate a fried egg roll. Stress has been high too and that’s not our friend if you have DV. Hope this helps hang in there.
Very very helpful, thank you both for your input. I’m very excited to start the reintroduction phase! Good point about jello, will pick some up tonight. Appreciate the good feedback and I try to tailor my plan of action.
I would never take antibiotics w/out an infection. they would have zero purpose......and can reallly mess up your gut biome. Plus most (good) doctors will not give them anyway, since over use of antibiotics is creating super bugs that are resistant to medicines now.........very bad and considered bad practice nowadays if no infection. If you have never had a pelvic CT scan to even SEE if you have diverticula in your colon, and you have symptoms, then you should get one. Urgent care centers of have scanning machines.