Foods to eat, or avoid

paul61 said:

Here ae some references that I think may help
Duane,

I am going to include references to two documents that suggest foods to eat and foods to avoid.

The first is a diet recommended for esophagectomy patients:

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

The second is a diet to avoid dumping syndrome:

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

I have also found the following helps:

1. Eat slowly and chew your food as completely as possible. (I have found if I don't chew my food well I will have stomach pain)
2. Avoid processed meats (hot dogs, sausage, etc) I have found these can be difficult to digest and cause stomach pain.
3. Avoid very hot or very cold food and drinks

The diets will suggest other foods to eat and avoid.

Depending on how long it has been since surgery some of the pain you are experiencing may be the result of the surgical incisions. It would be a good idea to discuss with your surgeon. But for the first three to four months after surgery I had some discomfort when I ate (particularly if I tried to eat a larger amount) it seemed to get better over time.

Hope this helps,

Best Regards,

Paul Adams
AKA "paul61"
McCormick, South Carolina