full liquid diet?

[jcream 3]

Ok so im 7 days post op and im obviously on a full liquid diet. I have read several different things people have tried during this phase and one food made me curious. My friends made me Soup because they know I can eat it but what about potato soup? If I strained it in the smallest wire strainer would it be ok to eat? So far have tolerated everything I have ate. I know I should probably call my doctor and ask but just wanted opinions on this. Thanks :-)

[thesuse2000 698]

the rule i was given for liquids is that if you can drink it through a straw, it's okay (but you shouldn't drink through a straw). So I think strained potato Soup would be okay - you just might need to thin it out a bit with some chicken or veggie broth. That's what I've been doing with my various puree Soups.< /p>

[Susan-031314 179]

I agree with the Sues, be sure to measure 2 oz of Soup. Keep the quantity small, even if it goes down well. Like you said, that may differ with your healthcare team.

[Kindle 8,667]

I was given the "if it goes through a straw it's OK" guideline, too. I added unflavored Protein Powder to lobster bisque, Tomato Soup, potato leek Soup, hot and sour soup base broth, tortilla soup base broth, strained wonton soup, and every cream soup I could find.... Shrimp, mushroom, asparagus, spinach, chicken, etc. I just had to dilute and strain the cream Soups since they usually had chunks. I stopped straining them once I was on puréed food. Egg drop soup, and blended split pea soup and bean soups were big favs in my puréed stage.

[jcream 3]

Yeah I have a can of broth I can add to it. Im just ready to have something other than chicken broth, Jello, pudding ect. Thank you so much!

[stacielynntate 88]

Ok so im 7 days post op and im obviously on a full liquid diet. I have read several different things people have tried during this phase and one food made me curious. My friends made me Soup because they know I can eat it but what about potato soup? If I strained it in the smallest wire strainer would it be ok to eat? So far have tolerated everything I have ate. I know I should probably call my doctor and ask but just wanted opinions on this. Thanks :-)

i made potato soup in my crockpot then blended it really well so no bumps and doing just fine. I think as long as it is blended and you don't have chunks of potato you will be fine.

Edited June 28, 2014 by stacielynntate

[jcream 3]

I ate it and did fine. I meam just to taste something with real flavor was nice. Thanks everyone!