EATING DURING THE FIRST WEEK AFTER IBD SURGERY

Begin slowly once your doctor tells you that you can start eating. You'll usually start with liquids and advance quickly to a low fiber diet. From there, it's taking small steps, trying 1 food out at a time, to know if it causes excess gas or any other problem. 

• Chew well
• Eat slowly

Know that your intestine can be slow waking up and you can get nauseated if push yourself too quickly.  

You can usually get back to your regular diet, but better to do that over a few days or weeks rather than to create problems for yourself.     

A high fiber diet can help to prevent the disease from becoming active, but it can also cause considerable gas, so give yourself time to adjust. 

If you have an ostomy, there are several diet changes that can help.