Re: SCD-legal liquid/pureed foods?

[Guest guest]

At 11:32 AM 3/21/2008, you wrote:

Bless you and thank you for your

help. I will start with your clear liquids suggestion and move on from

there. I'm " fortunate " that my condition tends to suppress

feeling hungry, so I don't have to feel excessively deprived when cutting

back my consumables. Pear juice sounds delightful. Is there a legal pear

juice out there?

Nina,

For pear juice, peel, core, and cook some pears in a small amount of

water. Puree pears and suitable extra water in blender. Run through sieve

to remove extraneous particles. Chill well.

I am in the process of testing the 4 ounce bottles of Earth's Best Pear

Baby Juice just to have something semi-legal that doesn't have to be

refrigerated for the hospital. I cannot recommend it as Elaine was

adamant about most juices except homemade, and those she specifically

approved for the legal list. She was especially wary of " baby

juices " because of the Beech-Nut indictment some years ago.

For whether or not I can tolerate the Earth's Best, it's " Reply

hazy. Ask again in about six hours, " because I just drank a 4 ounce

bottle of the stuff. Their apple juice, tested last week, caused

immediate (within 1 hour) diarrhea. I can tell you that I found both the

apple juice and the pear juice extremely sweet, and not nearly as good as

homemade. Even if I do tolerate their pear juice, I will not use it after

I get home to my juicer. But I have a strong suspicion that the hospital

would get upset if Harry installed a refrigerator, a blender, my juicer,

and a Foreman grill in my hospital room.

>> I have been thinking of you and sending positive

thoughts/wishes, and will continue to do so. I admire how you've handled

your situation, and applaud your ability to ask for the support you need.

That is a life skill that helps so much when things get tough. I'm still

learning how to do this, myself. Handling rough patches gives me more

practice. Another of the silver linings that I try to focus on :-)

<<

All positive thoughts are gratefully accepted. I'm really NOT handling

the situation well, whatever it may seem like on line.

Anyone on one of the SCD lists knows what it's like to deal with

allopathic medicine. It has its uses, but they create so very much stress

for the patients that I sometimes think maybe part of the reason for high

mortality amongst cancer patients is because they are run from pillar to

post with this test and that medication until dying is an easier

alternative.

IBD patients know the pillar to post routine rather too well,

also.

The thing which I have most appreciated about my years on SCD is the fact

that it places responsibility for my health squarely in my hands. Doctors

and their medicines can be a useful aid to health, but healing the body

through nutrition is the foundation without which no health can be

achieved.

Now I'm being thrust back into the medical machine, where I am a

collection of body parts, not a person. The feeling of helplessness it

engenders is difficult to handle.

My acupuncturist is helping with this. He has said to call him as soon as

I am out of the hospital, and he will come to me. Somewhat wryly, he

observed that western doctors tended to get nervous if he shows up at the

hospital and starts sticking needles in their patients. He also added

that the surgery is necessary, but that after surgery, the qi channels

are a mess. Straighten the channels, he says, and I will heal.

<fingers crossed>

One of the hardest things is that I'll be away from all my on-line

friends.

—

Marilyn

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

[Guest guest]

>

> But I have a strong suspicion that the

> hospital would get upset if Harry installed a

> refrigerator, a blender, my juicer, and a Foreman grill in my

hospital room.

Marilyn, you always manage to get a good laugh out of me [pictures

all the above strewn about the hospital room].

Seriously, though, couldn't you prepare juice ahead of time, freeze

it, and keep a small cooler in your room? I'll bet they would

refresh your ice - or you could have hubby bring new blue ice cold

packs when he comes to visit. That would at least help with the

juices and other perishable foods (and knowing it was truly legal

would probably help you from a mental perspective, too).

It must be very overwhelming - hang in there and just remember all

of us are thinking of you and wishing you good thoughts.

Kathy

UC since 12/05

SCD since 7/07