Re: CAnt eat--oops this has the list

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In a message dated 06/29/2001 4:55:12 PM Central Daylight Time,

Happy2knowU2@... writes:

<< Hi

to all you post ops help ...i am not able to eat i am weak and cant take in

tuna, i am sick of eggs and cottege cheese and protein drinks...any

suggestions, nothing taste good even chocolate pudding..i already was in the

hospital for an emergency hernia and am afraid to end up back there

again...any suggestions greatly welcomed

post op

karen

>>

,

What I believe you are involved in is a vicious cyle. You may have to force

yourself to eat for a few days in order to get back to eating. My friend was

having this problems and I made her a list of foods and told her she HAD to

eat at least 5 servings of food from the list each day. This may mean that

she would have to pick at it or take a bite every 10 to 15 minutes until it

was gone and then begin the process all over again. You know what. She did

it and now she is doing great eating. She force fed herself at least 5 of

these items a day for about 4 days and has been doing great eating ever

since. I am no nutritionist, but this is what worked for her. This list of

foods is as follows:

Remember begin by forcing yourself to eat 5 of these a day (slowly and just

picking at till gone if you need to). Then work up to 6 and beyond (she

never had to do this as eating 5 a day kicked her in to eating regularly and

now she doesn't have a probem eating)

1 cup chicken noodle soup (with noodles)

3 saltines spread thickly wit peanut butter

3 saltines w/1/4 cup tuna salad

3 slices turkey lucheon meat

3 slices ham luncheon meat

1/4 cup cashews

1/4 cup peanuts

1 piece string cheese

2 chicken nuggets

1 egg (fixed any way) w/1/2 piece toast

1 egg 9 fixed any way w/3 saltine crackers

1 slice American cheese w/ 3 saltine crackers

1 cup milk

1/2 beef pattie--no bun

1/4 bee patty with bun

1/3 cup cottage cheese

1/2 cup mashed potatoes

1/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese

1/2 cup chicken breast strips (frozen chicken fajita meat

Any other foods usually 1/2 cup would equal a serving to be counted.