Guest guest Posted August 14, 2006 Report Share Posted August 14, 2006 Some of the band rules apply ONLY after you have gotten to a good fill in several months. Before then, very few people would be happy with small meals, and only 3x a day! The rules that are impt now are - no fluids with meals, or for an hour after - choose good band foods -chew well -start with tiny (pea sized) bites - adequate fluids - no-calorie fluids and at leastm 64-100 oz a day -learn the foods that will make up the 50-60 gm protein, 25 gm fiber, and 1200-1500 mg calcium we need daily (on averqge) Look in the files here for my band eating guide that i use in teaching my clients, the 3000 Kuri clients, and all others who ask. It covers all the basics, but may not be EXACTLY as YOUR doc wants. But nothing is TOO far different, I'm sure. Eat as you need to, to be satisfied, but do your best to choose lower- cal and lowfat foods. This is quite early for soft foods, so DO stick to the 1/4 cup for now. Latere, you'll be able to eat several cups' worth, becuase the band really is not working or resricting a thing until you get to a good fill later. soft foods are anytghing you could eat if you had no teeth (but chew extremely well anyway0: soft stew meat and veggies tuna with lots of nonfat mayo any soft casserole soft meatloaf any soup with soft noodles, meat, and veggies any soft anned or cooked fruit or veggie soft raw fruit like bananas, peaches - but peel well!! No skins!!! (they just cannot be chewed well enough) Drinking all the time just tales practice. Carry a drink bottle and sip frequently. the port can easily take 4-6 weeks to heal completely, as it's the biggest incision and the port in there makes it harder to heal. sounds like you're doing just fine! Sandy R > > I was banded on the 3rd of August. I went for my 1 week post op > Thursdy and was put on a soft food diet. I am having a hard time > trying to figure out if I am eating right or not. They say to eat 3 > meals (no more than 1/4 c. in size) don't drink before or after, which > is terribly hard. Let's say I eat mashed potatoes for lunch and mid > afternoon am hungry can I eat some sugar free pudding or jello? When > I was on full liquids I was allowed to drink all the time and I feel I > did better with that? Also, I am having a TERRIBLE time getting my > water in. It's not because I am not trying, it's just I want to drink > it fast and then my chest hurts. > Lastly, I still feel very bloated, is this normal? My port area is > still very tender and achey, normal? > Thanks for any help!!!! > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 6, 2009 Report Share Posted July 6, 2009 is whole wheat OK for anti-candida diet? Things like rolled oats, brown rice, sprouted grain, and whole wheat bread? Also, why does some book such as " Complete Candida Yeast Guidebook " have slightly different diet recommendations/restrictions such as apple/berries being OK? Also, beside caffeine free herbal teas and coffee and purified tea, are there any other beverages which is OK? Thanks! -- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 6, 2009 Report Share Posted July 6, 2009 I have been eating a lot of whole wheat... it's on the list my doctor gave me of foods I can eat while having Candida. I was thinking that complex carbs are okay, simple carbs are not. I'm vegetarian so my diet was/is mostly carbs. I am not willing to eat meat again, it's got to be possible to fight off Candida eating a vegetarian diet. I just joined this list recently... couple weeks ago, and have been lurking and reading. I have been feeling awful for months, with symptoms going back a couple of years, though I didn't know it was Candida until I went to an MD who is very open and aware of alternative medicine and diagnosed me with Candida. After a month of following his diet and taking Diflucan, I am feeling better, though I do have a ways to go yet. SLC UT On Sun, Jul 5, 2009 at 7:17 PM, The Invisible Heart < theinvisibleheart@...> wrote: > > > is whole wheat OK for anti-candida diet? Things like rolled oats, brown > rice, > sprouted grain, and whole wheat bread? > > Also, why does some book such as " Complete Candida Yeast Guidebook " > have slightly different diet recommendations/restrictions such as > apple/berries > being OK? > > Also, beside caffeine free herbal teas and coffee and purified tea, are > there > any other beverages which is OK? > > Thanks! > > -- > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 6, 2009 Report Share Posted July 6, 2009 , if the simple or complex carbohydrates will ferment, and whole grains and flours do, they will support candida. With few exceptions, success can only be obtained by people who low-carb. You are at a decided disadvantage healthwise by going vegan. I uge you to eat at least undenatured whey and eggs, from happy animals of course ...your vegan diet is killing you. Duncan > > I have been eating a lot of whole wheat... it's on the list my doctor gave > me of foods I can eat while having Candida. I was thinking that complex > carbs are okay, simple carbs are not. I'm vegetarian so my diet was/is > mostly carbs. I am not willing to eat meat again, it's got to be possible to > fight off Candida eating a vegetarian diet. > > I just joined this list recently... couple weeks ago, and have been lurking > and reading. I have been feeling awful for months, with symptoms going back > a couple of years, though I didn't know it was Candida until I went to an MD > who is very open and aware of alternative medicine and diagnosed me with > Candida. After a month of following his diet and taking Diflucan, I am > feeling better, though I do have a ways to go yet. > > > SLC UT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 6, 2009 Report Share Posted July 6, 2009 Well I'm not vegan, just vegetarian... so I do eat animal products like eggs and yogurt and such. I do buy happy chicken eggs even though they are four times more expensive than the unhappy chicken eggs. I'll ask my doctor his opinion, too, when I go in tomorrow. I also got copies of my Western Blot Lyme test mailed to me... looks like I might have Lyme, but I'm going to check with the doc tomorrow too. Thanks for your input. Cyn On Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 11:05 AM, Duncan Crow <duncancrow@...> wrote: > > > , if the simple or complex carbohydrates will ferment, and whole > grains and flours do, they will support candida. With few exceptions, > success can only be obtained by people who low-carb. > > You are at a decided disadvantage healthwise by going vegan. I uge you to > eat at least undenatured whey and eggs, from happy animals of course > ...your vegan diet is killing you. > > Duncan > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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