CatNipped wrote:
"jmcquown" wrote in message
news
I did think about Usenet some when I was in the hospital for 7 days
but only because hospitals are terribly boring. I wasn't begging
the nursing staff to smuggle in a laptop with wireless

Jill

How are you feeling, Jill? Are you able to eat anything more solid
than soup now?

Nose Kisses,

CatNipped

I feel good, thanks! The surgeon wants to let my system get "back to
normal" before scheduling my surgery. I'm to call immediately (day or
night) so he can call in antibiotics if any of my symptoms return in the
meantime.

I've been off the liquid diet since before I was discharged from the
hospital. I have to eat a low fiber diet for a while. This confuses some
people since (allegedly) diverticulitis is caused by not getting enough
fiber. Problem is, high fiber food isn't easily digrested and gets trapped
in the diverticuli. Once the diverticuli become inflamed and infected (and
in my case, rupture) fibrous foods make things worse.

So for the time being, no whole grain breads or pastas (I had to buy a loaf
of white bread for the first time in 25+ years!). White flour all the way.
White "Texas toast" makes a fine grilled cheese sandwich, though I need
to avoid overly fatty and fried foods but that's not a problem. Meat needs
to be lean and practically "chopped". I had a breakfast of ham & scrambled
eggs in the hospital. The ham had been chopped into tiny bits. I'm sure
some of the kitties here would have approved!

I have to avoid fresh fruits; who'd have thought a peach or an apple was too
high in fiber? They are. Canned (processed) fruit is fine. Vegetables
need to be well cooked. That's not a problem... I don't like veggies cooked
to mush but I was never a fan of "tender-crisp" and the texture of raw
veggies makes me cringe. Potatoes have to be peeled; none of those
"homestyle" mashed taters with the skins left on.

I have to avoid nuts and seeds at all costs. For the time being things like
lentils and some dried beans (which I love) are a no-no. Tomato sauce has
to be strained to remove the seeds. I can't eat corn, either, which is a
shame since I love corn on the cob and I make a mean corn chowder! But the
skin of the kernels is too fibrous and difficult to digest. (sigh)

Jill