Guest guest Posted June 25, 2001 Report Share Posted June 25, 2001 Thanks for the LID guidelines, I need to start thinking about them before I get too HYPO! The list is soooo long on what we can't eat it might be easier to list what we CAN EAT!! LOL! I have my 10mlc dose set up for Aug 8th, scan Aug 10th. I talked to the nuclear meds guy today & he said I didn't have to follow a LID. As long as I stayed away from Kelp & Sushi I should be fine? I think I'll do the LID just to make sure my scan is accurate! Nov.3/00;lymph node removal, Nov.13/00;pap/thyca,TT .. Dec.19/00; 2mlc.RAI, Dec.22/00;100mlc.RAI quarantine ... June 15/01;tg 0.5 ... NOW GETTING READY FOR TRACER BODY SCAN Aug 10th/01! Gail Gundling wrote: > > > This diet is followed ONLY during the last 2 weeks before scanning. > > > Low iodine diet recommended by our thyca list DR'S. AIN AND COOPER > > LOW IODINE DIET > > For patients with thyroid cancer undergoing radioactive iodine > scanning > at Albany Medical Center: We request that you follow a low iodine diet > > for at least 2 weeks before your nuclear medicine scan. This diet > increases the reliability of the test. Continue the diet through the > testing procedure and during any treatment with radioactive iodine. A > low iodine diet consists of not eating food with high iodine content. > Please discontinue all of the following foods or food supplements: > > VITAMINS and FOOD SUPPLEMENTS: Check the label and ingredients and > discontinue completely, if iodine is included. > > IODIZED SALT and SALTY FOODS: Avoid iodized salt and sea salt. > Non-iodized salt may be used. Salty foods like potato chips, popcorn, > slated nuts, pretzels may have iodized salt . Avoid if in doubt. > > OCEAN FISH, SHELL FISH, SEA FOOD, SEE WEED, and KELP: All are high in > iodine and should be avoided. > > MILK, ICE-CREAM, CHEESE, and YOGURT: Animals excrete dietary iodine > into > their milk. Minimal amounts of milk products used for cooking, coffee > or > tea can be used. > > CURED or SPICY MEATS: Avoid bacon, ham, sausage, salami, etc. Fresh > meat > is acceptable. > > COMMERCIAL BAKERY PRODUCTS, WHITE BREAD and ROLLS: Homemade or local > bakery products are acceptable. Commercial bakery products often > contain > iodine preservatives. > > CANNED FRUIT and VEGETABLES: Canned products may contain iodine > preservatives and should be avoided. > > PIZZA, CHILI, ORIENTAL FOODS: Food coloring and preservatives in these > > foods often contain iodine and should be avoided. > > INSTANT COFFEE: Instant coffee often contains iodine preservative and > should be avoided. Fresh made percolator or drip coffee is acceptable. > > TEA and LEMONADE: These foods often contain food coloring and > preservatives made with iodine and should be avoided. Lemonade from > fresh lemons is acceptable. > > BRIGHT RED FOOD, PILLS, and CAPSULES: Many red, red-orange, and brown > food dyes contain iodine and should be avoided. > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > I think the low iodine diet does not make a difference in most > patients. > > That's probably why some physicians use it and others don't. However, > there are some patients who are bingeing on something on the list and > get > iodine overloaded. So I use it as a precaution because its hard to > tell > who is iodine overloaded and who is not. > > The diet is very hard to follow. (I usually smile and tell patients > that > the diet is easy to remember: If you like it, you probably can't eat > it.) I expect patients to cheat on the diet. However, the diet seems > to > be successful in preventing patients from loading up on iodine by > eating > high iodine foods every day. > > Jeff > -- > A. , MD > Nuclear Medicine, A-72 (Fax) > Albany Medical Center (Beeper) > Albany, NY 12203 cooper@... > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Dear Dr. & thyca group: > > A low iodine diet is absolutely essential to optimize the > effectiveness > of radioiodine scans and treatments. I have had a number of patients > with > metastases recalcitrant to I-131 therapy at other institutions, easily > > respond to similar I-131 doses with the only difference being > adherence > to such a diet. Because it is very difficult to memorize a long list > of > specific foods, I have reprinted our diet which has only 11 main items > > to avoid and is otherwise easy to follow:Low-Iodine Diet Directions > (Used For Preparation For Radioiodine Scan Or Therapy) > > Avoid the following foods, starting when instructed prior to your > radioactive iodine test, and continue until after your radioactive > iodine treatment is completed. > > 1. Iodized salt, sea salt (Non-iodized salt may be used). > 2. Dairy products (milk, cheese, cream, yogurt, butter, ice cream) > > 3. Eggs > 4. Seafood (fish, shellfish, seaweed, kelp) > 5. Foods that contain the additives: carragen, agar-agar, algin, > alginates > 6. Cured and corned foods (ham, lox, corned beef, sauerkraut) > 7. Bread products that contain iodate dough conditioners (usually > small bakery breads are safe; it's best to bake it yourself or > substitute > with Matzos) > 8. Foods and medications that contain red food dyes (consult your > doctor before discontinuing any red-colored medicines). > The specific bad red dye is Red Dye #3 (erythrosine). > The problem is that most ingredient lists do > not tell you which red dye is used. > 9. Chocolate (for its milk content) > 10.Molasses > 11.Soy products (soy sauce, soy milk, tofu) > > Additional Guidelines > > 1. Avoid restaurant foods since there is no reasonable way to > determine which restaurants use iodized salt. > 2. Non-iodized salt may be used as desired. > > Important Note:Food prepared from any fresh meats, fresh poultry, > fresh > or > frozen vegetables, and fresh fruits should be fine for this diet, > provided that > you do not add any of the ingredients listed above to avoid. > > Best Regards, > > **************PLEASE BE ADVISED********************** > THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS COMMUNICATION IS INTENDED > FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. IT IS NOT INTENDED, NOR SHOULD > IT BE CONSTRUED, AS SPECIFIC MEDICAL ADVICE OR DIRECTIONS. ANY > PERSON VIEWING THIS INFORMATION IS ADVISED TO CONSULT THEIR OWN > PHYSICIAN(S) ABOUT ANY MATTER REGARDING THEIR MEDICAL CARE. > ************************************************* > B. Ain, M.D. > Associate Professor of Internal Medicine > Director, Thyroid Nodule & Oncology Clinical Service > Division of Endocrinology and Molecular Medicine > Department of Internal Medicine, Room MN520 > University of Kentucky Medical Center > 800 Rose Street, Lexington, Kentucky 40536-0084 > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 25, 2001 Report Share Posted June 25, 2001 Here are some ideas for meals. It was e-mailed to me (in a slightly different form) and I modified it to show the items I liked to eat. Good Luck! in Michigan Papillary Thyroid Cancer w/ Lymph Node involvement pt 3/1/00, tt 4/12/00 RAI 100 mCi's 5/26/00 Tg 8.8 while suppressed - Tg 357 with TSH of 96 on 12/27/00 2nd RAI 150 mCi's 1/19/01 threegolfers@... Menu Tips BREAKFAST Oatmeal with honey, jam 1/2 cup of Kellogg's All Bran (Kellogg's says it does not use iodized salt. orange juice can be used in place of milk) Malt-o-Meal (plain only - no Maple / Brown Sugar because of the molasses) Toast w/ jam or honey apples bananas kiwis grapes berries any fresh fruit LUNCH Homemade soups (use only fresh ingredients and non-iodized salt) Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwiches Homemade (with PLAIN salt, no dairy) bread salt-free natural peanut butter 100% fruit spread Lettuce or any vegetable Plain, fresh chicken, beef, pork etc. Be sure it hasn't been injected with any additives DINNER Potatoes (baked, boiled, fried, french fried) Vegetables Fresh (only) meat Pasta (only no salt brands and no yokes) Make your own spaghetti sauce using only fresh ingredients and NON-iodized salt SNACKS puffed wheat or rice marshmallows unsalted nuts Raisins Edy's Whole Fruit Sorbet (check ingredients. Some contain carrageenan, which is not allowed on the LID) Homemade Popcorn (can be sprayed with olive oil and salted with non-iodized salt) Matzos (can also be used to make 'bread' crumbs) Rice Cakes (no salt) Peanut Butter & Banana's Peanut Butter & Celery Sticks Re: LOW IODINE DIET > Thanks for the LID guidelines, I need to start thinking about them > before I get too HYPO! The list is soooo long on what we can't eat it > might be easier to list what we CAN EAT!! LOL! > > I have my 10mlc dose set up for Aug 8th, scan Aug 10th. I talked to the > nuclear meds guy today & he said I didn't have to follow a LID. As long > as I stayed away from Kelp & Sushi I should be fine? I think I'll do the > LID just to make sure my scan is accurate! > > > Nov.3/00;lymph node removal, Nov.13/00;pap/thyca,TT .. Dec.19/00; > 2mlc.RAI, Dec.22/00;100mlc.RAI quarantine ... June 15/01;tg 0.5 ... NOW > GETTING READY FOR TRACER BODY SCAN Aug 10th/01! > > > > > Gail Gundling wrote: > > > > > > > This diet is followed ONLY during the last 2 weeks before scanning. > > > > > > Low iodine diet recommended by our thyca list DR'S. AIN AND COOPER > > > > LOW IODINE DIET > > > > For patients with thyroid cancer undergoing radioactive iodine > > scanning > > at Albany Medical Center: We request that you follow a low iodine diet > > > > for at least 2 weeks before your nuclear medicine scan. This diet > > increases the reliability of the test. Continue the diet through the > > testing procedure and during any treatment with radioactive iodine. A > > low iodine diet consists of not eating food with high iodine content. > > Please discontinue all of the following foods or food supplements: > > > > VITAMINS and FOOD SUPPLEMENTS: Check the label and ingredients and > > discontinue completely, if iodine is included. > > > > IODIZED SALT and SALTY FOODS: Avoid iodized salt and sea salt. > > Non-iodized salt may be used. Salty foods like potato chips, popcorn, > > slated nuts, pretzels may have iodized salt . Avoid if in doubt. > > > > OCEAN FISH, SHELL FISH, SEA FOOD, SEE WEED, and KELP: All are high in > > iodine and should be avoided. > > > > MILK, ICE-CREAM, CHEESE, and YOGURT: Animals excrete dietary iodine > > into > > their milk. Minimal amounts of milk products used for cooking, coffee > > or > > tea can be used. > > > > CURED or SPICY MEATS: Avoid bacon, ham, sausage, salami, etc. Fresh > > meat > > is acceptable. > > > > COMMERCIAL BAKERY PRODUCTS, WHITE BREAD and ROLLS: Homemade or local > > bakery products are acceptable. Commercial bakery products often > > contain > > iodine preservatives. > > > > CANNED FRUIT and VEGETABLES: Canned products may contain iodine > > preservatives and should be avoided. > > > > PIZZA, CHILI, ORIENTAL FOODS: Food coloring and preservatives in these > > > > foods often contain iodine and should be avoided. > > > > INSTANT COFFEE: Instant coffee often contains iodine preservative and > > should be avoided. Fresh made percolator or drip coffee is acceptable. > > > > TEA and LEMONADE: These foods often contain food coloring and > > preservatives made with iodine and should be avoided. Lemonade from > > fresh lemons is acceptable. > > > > BRIGHT RED FOOD, PILLS, and CAPSULES: Many red, red-orange, and brown > > food dyes contain iodine and should be avoided. > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > I think the low iodine diet does not make a difference in most > > patients. > > > > That's probably why some physicians use it and others don't. However, > > there are some patients who are bingeing on something on the list and > > get > > iodine overloaded. So I use it as a precaution because its hard to > > tell > > who is iodine overloaded and who is not. > > > > The diet is very hard to follow. (I usually smile and tell patients > > that > > the diet is easy to remember: If you like it, you probably can't eat > > it.) I expect patients to cheat on the diet. However, the diet seems > > to > > be successful in preventing patients from loading up on iodine by > > eating > > high iodine foods every day. > > > > Jeff > > -- > > A. , MD > > Nuclear Medicine, A-72 (Fax) > > Albany Medical Center (Beeper) > > Albany, NY 12203 cooper@... > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Dear Dr. & thyca group: > > > > A low iodine diet is absolutely essential to optimize the > > effectiveness > > of radioiodine scans and treatments. I have had a number of patients > > with > > metastases recalcitrant to I-131 therapy at other institutions, easily > > > > respond to similar I-131 doses with the only difference being > > adherence > > to such a diet. Because it is very difficult to memorize a long list > > of > > specific foods, I have reprinted our diet which has only 11 main items > > > > to avoid and is otherwise easy to follow:Low-Iodine Diet Directions > > (Used For Preparation For Radioiodine Scan Or Therapy) > > > > Avoid the following foods, starting when instructed prior to your > > radioactive iodine test, and continue until after your radioactive > > iodine treatment is completed. > > > > 1. Iodized salt, sea salt (Non-iodized salt may be used). > > 2. Dairy products (milk, cheese, cream, yogurt, butter, ice cream) > > > > 3. Eggs > > 4. Seafood (fish, shellfish, seaweed, kelp) > > 5. Foods that contain the additives: carragen, agar-agar, algin, > > alginates > > 6. Cured and corned foods (ham, lox, corned beef, sauerkraut) > > 7. Bread products that contain iodate dough conditioners (usually > > small bakery breads are safe; it's best to bake it yourself or > > substitute > > with Matzos) > > 8. Foods and medications that contain red food dyes (consult your > > doctor before discontinuing any red-colored medicines). > > The specific bad red dye is Red Dye #3 (erythrosine). > > The problem is that most ingredient lists do > > not tell you which red dye is used. > > 9. Chocolate (for its milk content) > > 10.Molasses > > 11.Soy products (soy sauce, soy milk, tofu) > > > > Additional Guidelines > > > > 1. Avoid restaurant foods since there is no reasonable way to > > determine which restaurants use iodized salt. > > 2. Non-iodized salt may be used as desired. > > > > Important Note:Food prepared from any fresh meats, fresh poultry, > > fresh > > or > > frozen vegetables, and fresh fruits should be fine for this diet, > > provided that > > you do not add any of the ingredients listed above to avoid. > > > > Best Regards, > > > > **************PLEASE BE ADVISED********************** > > THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS COMMUNICATION IS INTENDED > > FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. IT IS NOT INTENDED, NOR SHOULD > > IT BE CONSTRUED, AS SPECIFIC MEDICAL ADVICE OR DIRECTIONS. ANY > > PERSON VIEWING THIS INFORMATION IS ADVISED TO CONSULT THEIR OWN > > PHYSICIAN(S) ABOUT ANY MATTER REGARDING THEIR MEDICAL CARE. > > ************************************************* > > B. Ain, M.D. > > Associate Professor of Internal Medicine > > Director, Thyroid Nodule & Oncology Clinical Service > > Division of Endocrinology and Molecular Medicine > > Department of Internal Medicine, Room MN520 > > University of Kentucky Medical Center > > 800 Rose Street, Lexington, Kentucky 40536-0084 > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 25, 2001 Report Share Posted June 25, 2001 Here are some ideas for meals. It was e-mailed to me (in a slightly different form) and I modified it to show the items I liked to eat. Good Luck! in Michigan Papillary Thyroid Cancer w/ Lymph Node involvement pt 3/1/00, tt 4/12/00 RAI 100 mCi's 5/26/00 Tg 8.8 while suppressed - Tg 357 with TSH of 96 on 12/27/00 2nd RAI 150 mCi's 1/19/01 threegolfers@... Menu Tips BREAKFAST Oatmeal with honey, jam 1/2 cup of Kellogg's All Bran (Kellogg's says it does not use iodized salt. orange juice can be used in place of milk) Malt-o-Meal (plain only - no Maple / Brown Sugar because of the molasses) Toast w/ jam or honey apples bananas kiwis grapes berries any fresh fruit LUNCH Homemade soups (use only fresh ingredients and non-iodized salt) Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwiches Homemade (with PLAIN salt, no dairy) bread salt-free natural peanut butter 100% fruit spread Lettuce or any vegetable Plain, fresh chicken, beef, pork etc. Be sure it hasn't been injected with any additives DINNER Potatoes (baked, boiled, fried, french fried) Vegetables Fresh (only) meat Pasta (only no salt brands and no yokes) Make your own spaghetti sauce using only fresh ingredients and NON-iodized salt SNACKS puffed wheat or rice marshmallows unsalted nuts Raisins Edy's Whole Fruit Sorbet (check ingredients. Some contain carrageenan, which is not allowed on the LID) Homemade Popcorn (can be sprayed with olive oil and salted with non-iodized salt) Matzos (can also be used to make 'bread' crumbs) Rice Cakes (no salt) Peanut Butter & Banana's Peanut Butter & Celery Sticks Re: LOW IODINE DIET > Thanks for the LID guidelines, I need to start thinking about them > before I get too HYPO! The list is soooo long on what we can't eat it > might be easier to list what we CAN EAT!! LOL! > > I have my 10mlc dose set up for Aug 8th, scan Aug 10th. I talked to the > nuclear meds guy today & he said I didn't have to follow a LID. As long > as I stayed away from Kelp & Sushi I should be fine? I think I'll do the > LID just to make sure my scan is accurate! > > > Nov.3/00;lymph node removal, Nov.13/00;pap/thyca,TT .. Dec.19/00; > 2mlc.RAI, Dec.22/00;100mlc.RAI quarantine ... June 15/01;tg 0.5 ... NOW > GETTING READY FOR TRACER BODY SCAN Aug 10th/01! > > > > > Gail Gundling wrote: > > > > > > > This diet is followed ONLY during the last 2 weeks before scanning. > > > > > > Low iodine diet recommended by our thyca list DR'S. AIN AND COOPER > > > > LOW IODINE DIET > > > > For patients with thyroid cancer undergoing radioactive iodine > > scanning > > at Albany Medical Center: We request that you follow a low iodine diet > > > > for at least 2 weeks before your nuclear medicine scan. This diet > > increases the reliability of the test. Continue the diet through the > > testing procedure and during any treatment with radioactive iodine. A > > low iodine diet consists of not eating food with high iodine content. > > Please discontinue all of the following foods or food supplements: > > > > VITAMINS and FOOD SUPPLEMENTS: Check the label and ingredients and > > discontinue completely, if iodine is included. > > > > IODIZED SALT and SALTY FOODS: Avoid iodized salt and sea salt. > > Non-iodized salt may be used. Salty foods like potato chips, popcorn, > > slated nuts, pretzels may have iodized salt . Avoid if in doubt. > > > > OCEAN FISH, SHELL FISH, SEA FOOD, SEE WEED, and KELP: All are high in > > iodine and should be avoided. > > > > MILK, ICE-CREAM, CHEESE, and YOGURT: Animals excrete dietary iodine > > into > > their milk. Minimal amounts of milk products used for cooking, coffee > > or > > tea can be used. > > > > CURED or SPICY MEATS: Avoid bacon, ham, sausage, salami, etc. Fresh > > meat > > is acceptable. > > > > COMMERCIAL BAKERY PRODUCTS, WHITE BREAD and ROLLS: Homemade or local > > bakery products are acceptable. Commercial bakery products often > > contain > > iodine preservatives. > > > > CANNED FRUIT and VEGETABLES: Canned products may contain iodine > > preservatives and should be avoided. > > > > PIZZA, CHILI, ORIENTAL FOODS: Food coloring and preservatives in these > > > > foods often contain iodine and should be avoided. > > > > INSTANT COFFEE: Instant coffee often contains iodine preservative and > > should be avoided. Fresh made percolator or drip coffee is acceptable. > > > > TEA and LEMONADE: These foods often contain food coloring and > > preservatives made with iodine and should be avoided. Lemonade from > > fresh lemons is acceptable. > > > > BRIGHT RED FOOD, PILLS, and CAPSULES: Many red, red-orange, and brown > > food dyes contain iodine and should be avoided. > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > I think the low iodine diet does not make a difference in most > > patients. > > > > That's probably why some physicians use it and others don't. However, > > there are some patients who are bingeing on something on the list and > > get > > iodine overloaded. So I use it as a precaution because its hard to > > tell > > who is iodine overloaded and who is not. > > > > The diet is very hard to follow. (I usually smile and tell patients > > that > > the diet is easy to remember: If you like it, you probably can't eat > > it.) I expect patients to cheat on the diet. However, the diet seems > > to > > be successful in preventing patients from loading up on iodine by > > eating > > high iodine foods every day. > > > > Jeff > > -- > > A. , MD > > Nuclear Medicine, A-72 (Fax) > > Albany Medical Center (Beeper) > > Albany, NY 12203 cooper@... > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Dear Dr. & thyca group: > > > > A low iodine diet is absolutely essential to optimize the > > effectiveness > > of radioiodine scans and treatments. I have had a number of patients > > with > > metastases recalcitrant to I-131 therapy at other institutions, easily > > > > respond to similar I-131 doses with the only difference being > > adherence > > to such a diet. Because it is very difficult to memorize a long list > > of > > specific foods, I have reprinted our diet which has only 11 main items > > > > to avoid and is otherwise easy to follow:Low-Iodine Diet Directions > > (Used For Preparation For Radioiodine Scan Or Therapy) > > > > Avoid the following foods, starting when instructed prior to your > > radioactive iodine test, and continue until after your radioactive > > iodine treatment is completed. > > > > 1. Iodized salt, sea salt (Non-iodized salt may be used). > > 2. Dairy products (milk, cheese, cream, yogurt, butter, ice cream) > > > > 3. Eggs > > 4. Seafood (fish, shellfish, seaweed, kelp) > > 5. Foods that contain the additives: carragen, agar-agar, algin, > > alginates > > 6. Cured and corned foods (ham, lox, corned beef, sauerkraut) > > 7. Bread products that contain iodate dough conditioners (usually > > small bakery breads are safe; it's best to bake it yourself or > > substitute > > with Matzos) > > 8. Foods and medications that contain red food dyes (consult your > > doctor before discontinuing any red-colored medicines). > > The specific bad red dye is Red Dye #3 (erythrosine). > > The problem is that most ingredient lists do > > not tell you which red dye is used. > > 9. Chocolate (for its milk content) > > 10.Molasses > > 11.Soy products (soy sauce, soy milk, tofu) > > > > Additional Guidelines > > > > 1. Avoid restaurant foods since there is no reasonable way to > > determine which restaurants use iodized salt. > > 2. Non-iodized salt may be used as desired. > > > > Important Note:Food prepared from any fresh meats, fresh poultry, > > fresh > > or > > frozen vegetables, and fresh fruits should be fine for this diet, > > provided that > > you do not add any of the ingredients listed above to avoid. > > > > Best Regards, > > > > **************PLEASE BE ADVISED********************** > > THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS COMMUNICATION IS INTENDED > > FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. IT IS NOT INTENDED, NOR SHOULD > > IT BE CONSTRUED, AS SPECIFIC MEDICAL ADVICE OR DIRECTIONS. ANY > > PERSON VIEWING THIS INFORMATION IS ADVISED TO CONSULT THEIR OWN > > PHYSICIAN(S) ABOUT ANY MATTER REGARDING THEIR MEDICAL CARE. > > ************************************************* > > B. Ain, M.D. > > Associate Professor of Internal Medicine > > Director, Thyroid Nodule & Oncology Clinical Service > > Division of Endocrinology and Molecular Medicine > > Department of Internal Medicine, Room MN520 > > University of Kentucky Medical Center > > 800 Rose Street, Lexington, Kentucky 40536-0084 > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 25, 2001 Report Share Posted June 25, 2001 Here are some ideas for meals. It was e-mailed to me (in a slightly different form) and I modified it to show the items I liked to eat. Good Luck! in Michigan Papillary Thyroid Cancer w/ Lymph Node involvement pt 3/1/00, tt 4/12/00 RAI 100 mCi's 5/26/00 Tg 8.8 while suppressed - Tg 357 with TSH of 96 on 12/27/00 2nd RAI 150 mCi's 1/19/01 threegolfers@... Menu Tips BREAKFAST Oatmeal with honey, jam 1/2 cup of Kellogg's All Bran (Kellogg's says it does not use iodized salt. orange juice can be used in place of milk) Malt-o-Meal (plain only - no Maple / Brown Sugar because of the molasses) Toast w/ jam or honey apples bananas kiwis grapes berries any fresh fruit LUNCH Homemade soups (use only fresh ingredients and non-iodized salt) Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwiches Homemade (with PLAIN salt, no dairy) bread salt-free natural peanut butter 100% fruit spread Lettuce or any vegetable Plain, fresh chicken, beef, pork etc. Be sure it hasn't been injected with any additives DINNER Potatoes (baked, boiled, fried, french fried) Vegetables Fresh (only) meat Pasta (only no salt brands and no yokes) Make your own spaghetti sauce using only fresh ingredients and NON-iodized salt SNACKS puffed wheat or rice marshmallows unsalted nuts Raisins Edy's Whole Fruit Sorbet (check ingredients. Some contain carrageenan, which is not allowed on the LID) Homemade Popcorn (can be sprayed with olive oil and salted with non-iodized salt) Matzos (can also be used to make 'bread' crumbs) Rice Cakes (no salt) Peanut Butter & Banana's Peanut Butter & Celery Sticks Re: LOW IODINE DIET > Thanks for the LID guidelines, I need to start thinking about them > before I get too HYPO! The list is soooo long on what we can't eat it > might be easier to list what we CAN EAT!! LOL! > > I have my 10mlc dose set up for Aug 8th, scan Aug 10th. I talked to the > nuclear meds guy today & he said I didn't have to follow a LID. As long > as I stayed away from Kelp & Sushi I should be fine? I think I'll do the > LID just to make sure my scan is accurate! > > > Nov.3/00;lymph node removal, Nov.13/00;pap/thyca,TT .. Dec.19/00; > 2mlc.RAI, Dec.22/00;100mlc.RAI quarantine ... June 15/01;tg 0.5 ... NOW > GETTING READY FOR TRACER BODY SCAN Aug 10th/01! > > > > > Gail Gundling wrote: > > > > > > > This diet is followed ONLY during the last 2 weeks before scanning. > > > > > > Low iodine diet recommended by our thyca list DR'S. AIN AND COOPER > > > > LOW IODINE DIET > > > > For patients with thyroid cancer undergoing radioactive iodine > > scanning > > at Albany Medical Center: We request that you follow a low iodine diet > > > > for at least 2 weeks before your nuclear medicine scan. This diet > > increases the reliability of the test. Continue the diet through the > > testing procedure and during any treatment with radioactive iodine. A > > low iodine diet consists of not eating food with high iodine content. > > Please discontinue all of the following foods or food supplements: > > > > VITAMINS and FOOD SUPPLEMENTS: Check the label and ingredients and > > discontinue completely, if iodine is included. > > > > IODIZED SALT and SALTY FOODS: Avoid iodized salt and sea salt. > > Non-iodized salt may be used. Salty foods like potato chips, popcorn, > > slated nuts, pretzels may have iodized salt . Avoid if in doubt. > > > > OCEAN FISH, SHELL FISH, SEA FOOD, SEE WEED, and KELP: All are high in > > iodine and should be avoided. > > > > MILK, ICE-CREAM, CHEESE, and YOGURT: Animals excrete dietary iodine > > into > > their milk. Minimal amounts of milk products used for cooking, coffee > > or > > tea can be used. > > > > CURED or SPICY MEATS: Avoid bacon, ham, sausage, salami, etc. Fresh > > meat > > is acceptable. > > > > COMMERCIAL BAKERY PRODUCTS, WHITE BREAD and ROLLS: Homemade or local > > bakery products are acceptable. Commercial bakery products often > > contain > > iodine preservatives. > > > > CANNED FRUIT and VEGETABLES: Canned products may contain iodine > > preservatives and should be avoided. > > > > PIZZA, CHILI, ORIENTAL FOODS: Food coloring and preservatives in these > > > > foods often contain iodine and should be avoided. > > > > INSTANT COFFEE: Instant coffee often contains iodine preservative and > > should be avoided. Fresh made percolator or drip coffee is acceptable. > > > > TEA and LEMONADE: These foods often contain food coloring and > > preservatives made with iodine and should be avoided. Lemonade from > > fresh lemons is acceptable. > > > > BRIGHT RED FOOD, PILLS, and CAPSULES: Many red, red-orange, and brown > > food dyes contain iodine and should be avoided. > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > I think the low iodine diet does not make a difference in most > > patients. > > > > That's probably why some physicians use it and others don't. However, > > there are some patients who are bingeing on something on the list and > > get > > iodine overloaded. So I use it as a precaution because its hard to > > tell > > who is iodine overloaded and who is not. > > > > The diet is very hard to follow. (I usually smile and tell patients > > that > > the diet is easy to remember: If you like it, you probably can't eat > > it.) I expect patients to cheat on the diet. However, the diet seems > > to > > be successful in preventing patients from loading up on iodine by > > eating > > high iodine foods every day. > > > > Jeff > > -- > > A. , MD > > Nuclear Medicine, A-72 (Fax) > > Albany Medical Center (Beeper) > > Albany, NY 12203 cooper@... > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Dear Dr. & thyca group: > > > > A low iodine diet is absolutely essential to optimize the > > effectiveness > > of radioiodine scans and treatments. I have had a number of patients > > with > > metastases recalcitrant to I-131 therapy at other institutions, easily > > > > respond to similar I-131 doses with the only difference being > > adherence > > to such a diet. Because it is very difficult to memorize a long list > > of > > specific foods, I have reprinted our diet which has only 11 main items > > > > to avoid and is otherwise easy to follow:Low-Iodine Diet Directions > > (Used For Preparation For Radioiodine Scan Or Therapy) > > > > Avoid the following foods, starting when instructed prior to your > > radioactive iodine test, and continue until after your radioactive > > iodine treatment is completed. > > > > 1. Iodized salt, sea salt (Non-iodized salt may be used). > > 2. Dairy products (milk, cheese, cream, yogurt, butter, ice cream) > > > > 3. Eggs > > 4. Seafood (fish, shellfish, seaweed, kelp) > > 5. Foods that contain the additives: carragen, agar-agar, algin, > > alginates > > 6. Cured and corned foods (ham, lox, corned beef, sauerkraut) > > 7. Bread products that contain iodate dough conditioners (usually > > small bakery breads are safe; it's best to bake it yourself or > > substitute > > with Matzos) > > 8. Foods and medications that contain red food dyes (consult your > > doctor before discontinuing any red-colored medicines). > > The specific bad red dye is Red Dye #3 (erythrosine). > > The problem is that most ingredient lists do > > not tell you which red dye is used. > > 9. Chocolate (for its milk content) > > 10.Molasses > > 11.Soy products (soy sauce, soy milk, tofu) > > > > Additional Guidelines > > > > 1. Avoid restaurant foods since there is no reasonable way to > > determine which restaurants use iodized salt. > > 2. Non-iodized salt may be used as desired. > > > > Important Note:Food prepared from any fresh meats, fresh poultry, > > fresh > > or > > frozen vegetables, and fresh fruits should be fine for this diet, > > provided that > > you do not add any of the ingredients listed above to avoid. > > > > Best Regards, > > > > **************PLEASE BE ADVISED********************** > > THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS COMMUNICATION IS INTENDED > > FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. IT IS NOT INTENDED, NOR SHOULD > > IT BE CONSTRUED, AS SPECIFIC MEDICAL ADVICE OR DIRECTIONS. ANY > > PERSON VIEWING THIS INFORMATION IS ADVISED TO CONSULT THEIR OWN > > PHYSICIAN(S) ABOUT ANY MATTER REGARDING THEIR MEDICAL CARE. > > ************************************************* > > B. Ain, M.D. > > Associate Professor of Internal Medicine > > Director, Thyroid Nodule & Oncology Clinical Service > > Division of Endocrinology and Molecular Medicine > > Department of Internal Medicine, Room MN520 > > University of Kentucky Medical Center > > 800 Rose Street, Lexington, Kentucky 40536-0084 > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 25, 2001 Report Share Posted June 25, 2001 THANKS, I've printed everything out & I will begin the hunt while I still have enough brain cells! It looks like I'll be eating a lot of PB & J Sandwiches (of course providing I can find the proper bread, PB & Jelly)! No one told me about the LID before my 1st RAI ... time to do my homework now that this website has educated me ... thanks again everyone for Posting!! > > Nov.3/00;lymph node removal, Nov.13/00;pap/thyca,TT .. Dec.19/00; > 2mlc.RAI, Dec.22/00;100mlc.RAI quarantine ... June 15/01;tg 0.5 ... NOW > GETTING READY FOR TRACER BODY SCAN Aug 10th/01! threegolfers wrote: > Here are some ideas for meals. It was e-mailed to me (in a slightly > different form) and I modified it to show the items I liked to eat. > Good > Luck! > > in Michigan > Papillary Thyroid Cancer w/ Lymph Node involvement > pt 3/1/00, tt 4/12/00 > RAI 100 mCi's 5/26/00 > Tg 8.8 while suppressed - Tg 357 with TSH of 96 on 12/27/00 > 2nd RAI 150 mCi's 1/19/01 > threegolfers@... > > > Menu Tips > > BREAKFAST > Oatmeal with honey, jam > 1/2 cup of Kellogg's All Bran (Kellogg's says it does not use iodized > salt. > orange juice can be used in place of milk) > Malt-o-Meal (plain only - no Maple / Brown Sugar because of the > molasses) > Toast w/ jam or honey > apples > bananas > kiwis > grapes > berries > any fresh fruit > > LUNCH > Homemade soups (use only fresh ingredients and non-iodized salt) > Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwiches > Homemade (with PLAIN salt, no dairy) bread > salt-free natural peanut butter > 100% fruit spread > Lettuce or any vegetable > Plain, fresh chicken, beef, pork etc. Be sure it hasn't been injected > with > any additives > > DINNER > Potatoes (baked, boiled, fried, french fried) > Vegetables > Fresh (only) meat > Pasta (only no salt brands and no yokes) > Make your own spaghetti sauce using only fresh ingredients and > NON-iodized > salt > > SNACKS > puffed wheat or rice > marshmallows > unsalted nuts > Raisins > Edy's Whole Fruit Sorbet (check ingredients. Some contain carrageenan, > which > is not allowed on the LID) > Homemade Popcorn (can be sprayed with olive oil and salted with > non-iodized > salt) > Matzos (can also be used to make 'bread' crumbs) > Rice Cakes (no salt) > Peanut Butter & Banana's > Peanut Butter & Celery Sticks > > > > Re: LOW IODINE DIET > > > > Thanks for the LID guidelines, I need to start thinking about them > > before I get too HYPO! The list is soooo long on what we can't eat > it > > might be easier to list what we CAN EAT!! LOL! > > > > I have my 10mlc dose set up for Aug 8th, scan Aug 10th. I talked to > the > > nuclear meds guy today & he said I didn't have to follow a LID. As > long > > as I stayed away from Kelp & Sushi I should be fine? I think I'll do > the > > LID just to make sure my scan is accurate! > > > > > > Nov.3/00;lymph node removal, Nov.13/00;pap/thyca,TT .. Dec.19/00; > > 2mlc.RAI, Dec.22/00;100mlc.RAI quarantine ... June 15/01;tg 0.5 ... > NOW > > GETTING READY FOR TRACER BODY SCAN Aug 10th/01! > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 25, 2001 Report Share Posted June 25, 2001 THANKS, I've printed everything out & I will begin the hunt while I still have enough brain cells! It looks like I'll be eating a lot of PB & J Sandwiches (of course providing I can find the proper bread, PB & Jelly)! No one told me about the LID before my 1st RAI ... time to do my homework now that this website has educated me ... thanks again everyone for Posting!! > > Nov.3/00;lymph node removal, Nov.13/00;pap/thyca,TT .. Dec.19/00; > 2mlc.RAI, Dec.22/00;100mlc.RAI quarantine ... June 15/01;tg 0.5 ... NOW > GETTING READY FOR TRACER BODY SCAN Aug 10th/01! threegolfers wrote: > Here are some ideas for meals. It was e-mailed to me (in a slightly > different form) and I modified it to show the items I liked to eat. > Good > Luck! > > in Michigan > Papillary Thyroid Cancer w/ Lymph Node involvement > pt 3/1/00, tt 4/12/00 > RAI 100 mCi's 5/26/00 > Tg 8.8 while suppressed - Tg 357 with TSH of 96 on 12/27/00 > 2nd RAI 150 mCi's 1/19/01 > threegolfers@... > > > Menu Tips > > BREAKFAST > Oatmeal with honey, jam > 1/2 cup of Kellogg's All Bran (Kellogg's says it does not use iodized > salt. > orange juice can be used in place of milk) > Malt-o-Meal (plain only - no Maple / Brown Sugar because of the > molasses) > Toast w/ jam or honey > apples > bananas > kiwis > grapes > berries > any fresh fruit > > LUNCH > Homemade soups (use only fresh ingredients and non-iodized salt) > Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwiches > Homemade (with PLAIN salt, no dairy) bread > salt-free natural peanut butter > 100% fruit spread > Lettuce or any vegetable > Plain, fresh chicken, beef, pork etc. Be sure it hasn't been injected > with > any additives > > DINNER > Potatoes (baked, boiled, fried, french fried) > Vegetables > Fresh (only) meat > Pasta (only no salt brands and no yokes) > Make your own spaghetti sauce using only fresh ingredients and > NON-iodized > salt > > SNACKS > puffed wheat or rice > marshmallows > unsalted nuts > Raisins > Edy's Whole Fruit Sorbet (check ingredients. Some contain carrageenan, > which > is not allowed on the LID) > Homemade Popcorn (can be sprayed with olive oil and salted with > non-iodized > salt) > Matzos (can also be used to make 'bread' crumbs) > Rice Cakes (no salt) > Peanut Butter & Banana's > Peanut Butter & Celery Sticks > > > > Re: LOW IODINE DIET > > > > Thanks for the LID guidelines, I need to start thinking about them > > before I get too HYPO! The list is soooo long on what we can't eat > it > > might be easier to list what we CAN EAT!! LOL! > > > > I have my 10mlc dose set up for Aug 8th, scan Aug 10th. I talked to > the > > nuclear meds guy today & he said I didn't have to follow a LID. As > long > > as I stayed away from Kelp & Sushi I should be fine? I think I'll do > the > > LID just to make sure my scan is accurate! > > > > > > Nov.3/00;lymph node removal, Nov.13/00;pap/thyca,TT .. Dec.19/00; > > 2mlc.RAI, Dec.22/00;100mlc.RAI quarantine ... June 15/01;tg 0.5 ... > NOW > > GETTING READY FOR TRACER BODY SCAN Aug 10th/01! > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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