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6 days post surgery and looking for a list of foods both good and bad for me. Can only find one or the other.

Thank You

Colostomy or ileostomy? I have a colostomy. No changes in my diet. I do avoid foods that cause my system to "purge"! Over the years, I have discovered that greasy pizza, nut/nut oils, and some fish/fish oils set my system off. Not much different than before my ostomy however.
Obviously, you have to mindful of your diabetes issues.
From what I've read here, it can take some time for an ileostomy to get back to a more "normal" diet, but I don't have any experience with that....
As with all things ostomy, what you can and can't handle will be unique to you. I would recommend trying small portions of foods and see what does and doesn't work for your system. Keep a diet journal if that is something that would be beneficial for you.
Hope that helps some.

David

Thank You

Welcome to our Discussion Board. OT Dave gives sound info above. Also, have you checked out the UOAA website? It contains an entire plethora of information. Here is a link to a download for Diet & Nutrition guidance: https://www.ostomy.org/diet-nutrition/
Here is another for a new patient guide: https://www.ostomy.org/new-ostomy-patient-guide/
Thanks again for joining us.