Diet and Health FAQ

Tagged As: clear liquid diet food

Question:
Does anyone know how long it is safe to remain on a clear liquid diet? I've been doing a liquid diet since Wed ..... i've been able to keep some toast and bread and the other night was able to eat some mashed taters ...... and a bit of baked chicken tonight ..... but other than that it's been jello and water and sips of hot tea here and there ....... it's been awhile so how long can i last this out until i can start eating again ..... i hate hospitals so i'm putting off TPN as long as i possibly can .......

Answer:
Basically Tracy a clear liquid diet, I have however been eating some plain toast or crackers throughout the day. Wednesday and Thursday were nothing but Jello and water, Friday night i was able to eat a baked boneless white meat pork chop ...... Saturday night i made myself some mashed potatoes and ate some of them ...... last night i had some baked chicken ...... but mostly been staying away from solid food. Mostly drinking water, some hot tea when my tummy can handle it but even with that i haven't been drinking more than 2 cups of hot tea a day before i cannot tolerate drinking it anymore. Does that boost stuff taste any better than Ensure? I've tried the Ensure and gag everytime i take a sip of it. Right now, i have not spoke to my GI about it ....... I was waiting til this week to call him ..... i was hoping that the remicade treatment would ease my symptoms ...... it did seem to help a bit with the pain .... there's still alot of talking going on in the abs ..... and i'm still feeling very fatigued and have been doing too much sleeping .....