Question about eating after surgery..

nancyann3

My hubby will be having the surgery soon and I want to try and get all the info I can on feeding him after.

I have heard about sugar and milk in your diet after surgery. Right now he is eating most anything he wants and I also still make him shakes for xtra calories and vit. The shakes are carnation instant breakfast mixed with milk, whey protein, and ice cream. I am wondering if he will be able to tolerate this after surgery? Carnation has a lot of sugar and the milk and ice cream too.

Just wondering if any of you were still able to eat something like this after.

Thanks
Nancy

paul61

You may have to work up to them slowly
Nancy,

You may have to test the waters a bit with the high calorie shakes. I got a great tip from Donna on this site. I found after my surgery that high calorie suppliments like Boost and Carnation Instant Breafast caused dumping. Donna suggested drinking them slowly over a period of time (a couple of ounces at a time). I found by doing this I could get the benefit of the high calories without causing dumping. I just keep them in the refrigerator and pick away at them during the day.

I would also recommend. Esophagectomy diet:

http://www.upmc.com/HealthAtoZ/patienteducation/Documents/Esophagectomy.pdf

And dumping syndrome diet:

http://www.upmc.com/HealthAtoZ/patienteducation/Documents/DumpingSynDiet.pdf

Hope this helps,



Paul Adams
AKA "paul61"
McCormick, South Carolina