Lisa

Although you avoid processed food, maybe you should consider them as medicine. There are many products out which are very good and are basdically plant based.

I had problems with soy/tofu products giving me terrible stomach cramps. Since I knew that I would be on a liquid diet after surgery I tried various products before I went in. I found that in addition to rice milk I could tolerate Vitasoy and it tasted good. Somehow since surgery, I can now enjoy tofu/ soy products. Maybe I had something which the weeks of antibiotics killed.

Most of the supplements are dairy and because I keep a level of Kosher which requires that all dairy products are supervised beginning with the milking of the cows I spoke with the dietician and found a non-dairy supplement. (look for the word Parve - it means do dairy or meat products.)

Try to increase sweets. There are "ice creams" which are non-dairy. Rice Dream and Tofuti have been around awhile and there are two new brands Good Karma and Decadent Delight which are gluten free and delicious(expensive, but delicious).

good luck
Malka


SCC stage II Partial mandibulectomy w. neck dissection- July 2005. Renal cancer w. partial nephrectomy-Jan 2004. Breast cancer discovered in routine mammogram. Successful lumpectomy, sentinal nodes clear, RT only-2008 Reconstruction of mandible w fibula free flap-Jan 09. TORS removal of begnin pappiloma from esophagus-2010. Masectomy,rt breast 2013.
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