Sorry, but I have to get serious for a moment

[KayW]

Best wishes OP for good health VERY soon!

[MChang]

@Michael_Feldman

Jay, avoid all the “doctors’ advice” on this board. Have you considered talking to your Gastroenterologist about what foods you should eat?

I don’t think anyone giving him advice is a doctor, nutritionist or has any experience with what he’s dealing with except Bill. I would think that the best people to talk to about this type of issue would actually be surgeons or if there are specific nutritionists or RDs focusing on post-operative nutrition. As others have mentioned, it’s a pretty specialized area. Without knowing more specifics I wouldn’t have a good sense of who to recommend talking to, but if your issues are hepatobillary in nature which I believe I heard was the case, Hopkins probably has one of the best practices in the country. Mayo is also quite good.

[Michael_S_Monie]

Unsalted chicken bone broth flavored with miso.

[J_a_y_H_a_c_k]

@Bill_Tex_Landreth

ASPEN certified clinical nutrition pharmacist

Thanks. I have been looking for exactly such a scientific-based approach and it turns out that the only guy on their editorial board from NY is from MSKCC and probably has an office down the hall from my doctor there. I will contact him in the morning.

[J_a_y_H_a_c_k]

@MChang

@Michael_Feldman

Jay, avoid all the “doctors’ advice” on this board. Have you considered talking to your Gastroenterologist about what foods you should eat?

I don’t think anyone giving him advice is a doctor, nutritionist or has any experience with what he’s dealing with except Bill. I would think that the best people to talk to about this type of issue would actually be surgeons or if there are specific nutritionists or RDs focusing on post-operative nutrition. As others have mentioned, it’s a pretty specialized area. Without knowing more specifics I wouldn’t have a good sense of who to recommend talking to, but if your issues are hepatobillary in nature which I believe I heard was the case, Hopkins probably has one of the best practices in the country. Mayo is also quite good.

I ignore specific advice from this board, like what to eat. It’s like listening to legal advice from Victor. I was just looking for a process, and I think that Landreth gave me one. See my post immediately above. My question to an expert would be, “What and how much can I eat for the next six weeks that will trigger the lowest possible acid secretions in my stomach and irritate the surgical joint between my stomach and my intestines from the Whipple procedure in 2022 as little as possible?” Asking that question of a new age nutritionist who wants to tell me the advantages of olive oil and granola generated too much banging of my head against the wall.

[Alex_N]

Best of luck. I’d probably get a “safe list” of foods and understand their pH levels, and look up levels of various foods I’d want to try to see if they’re in the same range (ex: tomato is listed anywhere from 3.8-4.5 and a tomatillo at 3.8 so it would be a “no”). I’d think a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist/RDN would be able to consult you on that or at least point you in the best direction. Again, best of luck on this.

[Victor_Hong]

Noodles can slide effortlessly through you……especially my greasy ones.

Seriously, get well soon.

[J_a_y_H_a_c_k]

I had Chinese hand spun noodles from H-Mart with leftover Costco rotisserie chicken slices and home roasted yellow peppers (all the outside skin removed)and a cream sauce. The noodles slid through very well.

[Mark_Golodetz]

Let me echo all the good wishes from everyone.

I will also add that after surgery at White Plains hospital, when I was finally allowed solid food, they gave me what they called white potato soup.I have had worse things, but it’s hard to recall what.

A mixture of blandness and nastiness that their nutritionist came up with. You are right not to trust the bastards.

[Victor_Hong]

Who likes congee (juk)?

How easy to make! I threw a block of frozen chicken stock, one cup of rice, and a handful of salt-cured duck gizzards into a pot. After three hours of simmering, a thick, creamy, and flavor-rich porridge resulted, with virtually no tending or mess. To serve, I put olive oil, pickled ginger slivers, and a raw egg into a ceramic bowl, ladled over the hot congee, and finally garnished with diced scallions and sriracha sauce. OMG.

[Juliec]

wishing you the best recovery Jay! agree with the advice to find someone in your specialties with a nutrition certification as well. they are more likely to be interested and see some cross sectional information. or hospital nutrition dept?

it sounds like you may want to go Brat, Gerd, Dash and Mediterranian diet wise. when researching this i came across the gaples institute which has some videos that you can purchase to access for about $50 for 6 weeks of access. One person online is Be Well by Kelly. good luck in your journey to better health. You’ll get there and find the best nutritionist!!

don’t forget ginger, tumeric may be your best friends. when you are talking about your health it may be better to train and have good gut health by eating milder but nutritious foods. oatmeal, chicken soup, lowfat greek yogurt etc.

[Jason_T]

Swap out “cup of rice” for something with a better nutritional profile (even if only wild rice) and sounds delicious.