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Any Recipes or Suggestions?

Zhills — Wed, 30 Mar 2016 20:51:46 GMT

I have been diagnoses with diverticulitis and have been put on a "no fiber" diet for several weeks.

I've run out of ideas. Any help, Ladies? TIA

Already tried:

Biscuits & ham and/or eggs

Scrambled eggs & mild cheese

Tuna salad (just eggs & mayo)

Chicken salad "

Ham salad "

Tuna Noodle casserole ( strain mushrooms out of soup

Chicken & rice

Chicken & dumplings

Hamburger patty

Mashed potatoes

Pork chop & gravy over rice

I can have steak, just no fixin's!

Re: Any Recipes or Suggestions?

ECBG — Wed, 30 Mar 2016 21:09:41 GMT

Did you check out All Recipes and Recipes.com? Their recipes are star rated. That way you can look through a lot of choices!

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dex — Wed, 30 Mar 2016 23:04:41 GMT

How about pancakes made with white four

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Noel7 — Wed, 30 Mar 2016 23:06:02 GMT

I've had diverticulitis several times and had to go on that diet. There are numerous low fiber lists online.

Here are some suggestions from THE MAYO CLINIC to get you started:

Foods that are generally allowed on a low-fiber diet include:

White bread without nuts and seeds
White rice, plain white pasta, and crackers
Refined hot cereals, such as Cream of Wheat, or cold cereals with less than 1 gram of fiber per serving
Pancakes or waffles made from white refined flour
Most canned or well-cooked vegetables and fruits without skins or seeds
Fruit and vegetable juice with little or no pulp, fruit-flavored drinks, and flavored waters
Tender meat, poultry, fish, eggs and tofu
Milk and foods made from milk — such as yogurt, pudding, ice cream, cheeses and sour cream — if tolerated
Butter, margarine, oils and salad dressings without seeds

You should avoid:

Whole-wheat or whole-grain breads, cereals and pasta
Brown or wild rice and other whole grains, such as oats, kasha, barley and quinoa
Dried fruits and prune juice
Raw fruit, including those with seeds, skin or membranes, such as berries
Raw or undercooked vegetables, including corn
Dried beans, peas and lentils
Seeds and nuts and foods containing them, including peanut butter and other nut butters
Coconut
Popcorn

If you're eating a low-fiber diet, a typical menu might look like this.

Breakfast

1 glass milk, if tolerated

1 egg

1 slice of white toast with smooth jelly

1/2 cup canned peaches

Snack

1 cup of yogurt if tolerated, without seeds or nuts

Lunch

1 to 2 cups of chicken noodle soup

Crackers

Sandwich of drained tuna with mayonnaise on white bread

Canned applesauce

Flavored water or iced tea

Snack

White toast, bread or crackers

2 slices of cheese or 1/2 cup cottage cheese, if tolerated

Flavored water

Dinner

3 ounces lean meat, poultry or fish

1/2 cup white rice

1/2 cup cooked vegetables, such as carrots or green beans

White dinner roll with butter

Hot tea

Prepare all foods so that they're tender. Good cooking methods include simmering, poaching, stewing, steaming and braising. Baking or microwaving in a covered dish is another option.

Try to avoid roasting, broiling and grilling — methods that tend to make foods dry and tough. You may also want to avoid fried foods and spices.

Re: Any Recipes or Suggestions?

Noel7 — Wed, 30 Mar 2016 23:13:14 GMT

Recipes for a low fiber diet:

http://kelliesfoodtoglow.com/nutrition-and-cancer/low-fibre-recipes-easy-and-delicious/

Do you like salmon? Salmon is almost the perfect food, it has no many health benefits. There are many ways to make it that will work on your diet.

I ate a lot of salmon and some other fish, and roast chicken.

Good luck! And just in case you don't know, you will not have to go to the bathroom as often with low fiber, if you know what I mean. I don't wan you to worry about that

Re: Any Recipes or Suggestions?

Zhills — Wed, 30 Mar 2016 23:18:36 GMT

@Noel7

Thanks for the article. My diet isn't low fiber, but "no fiber"! I can't have vegetables, so when you remove them, it isn't very appetizing! That includes the onions, peppers, carrots & celery you use to season. I have put them in soup, large, and removed them when done. I have had fish, shrimp and lobster!

I am on Senokat-S at bedtime to eliminate the other problem.

Just hoping for something different to pop up! Looks like I may be on this for several months. Oh, yum!

Re: Any Recipes or Suggestions?

Noel7 — Wed, 30 Mar 2016 23:31:29 GMT

@Zhills wrote:
@Noel7
Thanks for the article. My diet isn't low fiber, but "no fiber"! I can't have vegetables, so when you remove them, it isn't very appetizing! That includes the onions, peppers, carrots & celery you use to season. I have put them in soup, large, and removed them when done. I have had fish, shrimp and lobster!

I am on Senokat-S at bedtime to eliminate the other problem.

Just hoping for something different to pop up! Looks like I may be on this for several months. Oh, yum!

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I get it, I was on it, too

They just call it low fiber.

Re: Any Recipes or Suggestions?

Noel7 — Wed, 30 Mar 2016 23:34:07 GMT

Re: "Just hoping for something different to pop up! Looks like I may be on this for several months. Oh, yum!"

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There are recipes on the link I gave above. Maybe they will help.

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spent2much — Thu, 31 Mar 2016 00:54:53 GMT

@Zhills Can you have yogurt? Greek yogurt? (I LOVE Greek yogurt!)

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Coquille — Thu, 31 Mar 2016 01:19:58 GMT

Hi! I can't have fiber 3/4 of the time because of my pancreas. I live on - roasted white Yukon Gold or any white potato with evoo and sliced onions (if you can have onions), white pasta, omelets ( I have even made an omelet with leftover pasta with sauce ), organic Mott's Applesauce from Costco, A lot of fresh Fish, Tuna or Salmon burgers or a loaf. Take skinless, boneless chicken thighs, marinade overnight and then bake them at 400 for 45-50 minutes till crisp. Or, just use evoo and whatever seasonings you want and bake. Sometimes when I cook fish, I spread mustard all over, then make a mixture of parsley, dill, scallions, bread crumbs, lemon juice, evoo, lemon pepper and touch of garlic and bake. Try adding some dill when you have tuna. Also, go and buy either regular or salt free lemon pepper. Costco has it. It adds a great boost of flavor to anything. Costco also has a no salt all purpose seasoning. It's ok. I hope this helps. Feel better!

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Mothertrucker — Thu, 31 Mar 2016 03:30:08 GMT

but potatoes and onions and certainly applesauce have fiber..

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luvdoodles — Thu, 31 Mar 2016 10:37:20 GMT

I was diagnosed with this also several years ago. I actually ended up in the hospital for 3 day because I didn't know I had it. Thought it was just a stomach bug. It's very painful. I was also told no fiber for a couples of weeks and the food choices do get boring. I ate pretty much what you described. I was told to slowly to introduce fiber back into my diet.

I was still getting flare ups on occasion not making the right food choices. It's under control now, no flare ups for about a year now. Avoid anything with seeds, even tiny ones like in strawberrys, nuts, foods high in fat, corn or anything that is hard for your stomach to digest. I still can't even tolerate lettuce or fruit even though I peel off the skin. No potatoes with the skin on.

My diet now consists mainly of chicken, white rice only with some kind of sauce, steak, fish, mashed potatoes, frozen butternut squash, I'm to lazy to peel a whole one, eggs, cheese, cottage cheese, yogurt, carrots but they have to be soft, cereal, tuna, white pasta with pizza sauce, no seeds in that or an alfredo sauce. It's hard to get greens into my diet but now I can tolerate brocolli if it is soft. I find it's hard to eat healthy with this condition. I have actually lost weight and I was not over weight to begin with.

Just accept boring now for a few weeks then slowly introduce new foods into your diet. It's trial and error. You will figure it out. I really hope you feel better soon. My doctor gave me a list of foods to eat and not eat. Maybe you could ask for a list also. It's not a fun condition to have.

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Zhills — Thu, 31 Mar 2016 14:00:47 GMT

@Mothertrucker wrote:
but potatoes and onions and certainly applesauce have fiber..

True, but these 2 items are allowed. Don't know why. Maybe because they are the only ones with super low fiber. Sweet potatoes are not on it. I put a large piece of onion in Chicken Soup with a large piece of celery and carrot and then remove them. Gives it some flavor. I love onions, but they are not allowed either.

When I asked the Doctor about pureeing food, he said that if you puree veggies into a shake, you will just have a HIGH fiber shake. I thought it would break it down. Apparently it does not.

Thanks to all of you for your suggestions. Your info is appreciated.

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Nonametoday — Mon, 04 Apr 2016 11:05:36 GMT

@Coquille wrote:
Hi! I can't have fiber 3/4 of the time because of my pancreas. I live on - roasted white Yukon Gold or any white potato with evoo and sliced onions (if you can have onions), white pasta, omelets ( I have even made an omelet with leftover pasta with sauce ), organic Mott's Applesauce from Costco, A lot of fresh Fish, Tuna or Salmon burgers or a loaf. Take skinless, boneless chicken thighs, marinade overnight and then bake them at 400 for 45-50 minutes till crisp. Or, just use evoo and whatever seasonings you want and bake. Sometimes when I cook fish, I spread mustard all over, then make a mixture of parsley, dill, scallions, bread crumbs, lemon juice, evoo, lemon pepper and touch of garlic and bake. Try adding some dill when you have tuna. Also, go and buy either regular or salt free lemon pepper. Costco has it. It adds a great boost of flavor to anything. Costco also has a no salt all purpose seasoning. It's ok. I hope this helps. Feel better!

NAME ALREADY TAKEN: I have pancreas divisum and have undergone multiple surgeries for my pancreatic issues and rarely eat salmon because I find it hard to digest even with the enzymes. I take about 8 on an averagte day but if I eat something salmon, I take up to 50.

I love cooking and my children and friends love eating so I make lots of goodies for them that I cannot eat. I get to smell it anyway. I have found salmon is so rich, it is hard to digest. I love it. Wish I could eat it everyday. I do eat it occasionally because it is worth a little suffering and more enzymes. Ha ha..

Re: Any Recipes or Suggestions?

Tinkrbl44 — Sun, 08 May 2016 21:42:43 GMT

@Zhills

Not exactly what you're looking for, but I couldn't resist ... lol