After surgery, you will not be allowed to eat or drink a thing until your doctor decides that it is safe for you. Once you are allowed to eat, you will be moved through a series of diets to help your stomach digest foods again.

Clear Liquid Diet

Your stomach does not need to work very hard to digest liquids on this diet.  This is the first step after surgery.. Foods that are allowed on this diet are:

• Water
• Popsicles
• Jell-O
• Juice
• Pop
• Italian ice
• Iced tea
• Lemonade
• Coffee
• Tea
• Broth
• Hard candy

Your next step would be to a “full liquid” diet if you can handle clear liquids.  How you handle food is based on nausea, vomiting, bowel movements, and pain.

Full Liquid Diet

This diet consists of all you can eat on a “clear liquid” diet and it adds in other liquids as well.  New liquids you will be able to eat include:

• Cream of wheat/rice
• Ice cream
• Pudding
• Milk
• Yogurt
• Cream soups
• Food supplements (Ensure, Boost, etc)