Gastroparesis friendly recipes?

hyIianprincess

I'm having a difficult time maintaining my weight. I managed to get up to a healthy bmi earlier this year and now I'm nearly underweight again. I feel like I'm losing all my progress. I'm hoping to expand my palette of foods so that maybe I won't dread the thought of eating.

And to anyone that doesn't have gastroparesis but might know of some things I can try, I have a hard time digesting dairy, fat, and fiber (I can have them in small quantities). My diet is usually high carbs because that's what I can tolerate without getting sick. Does anyone have any ideas?

hyIianprincess

SexNerd

I just found out today for certain that I have gastroparesis too. I drink Glucerna, which is a nutritional drink like Boost and Ensure, and that's one think I can always seem to get down. I have been eating less fat and fiber in hopes that it goes down better, and it has seemed to help even in the short time I've been doing it. One other thing I can always seem to get down is Annie Chun's Soup Bowls, specifically the Udon bowl. Maybe because it's so processed and mostly just udon noodles and sauce, I always seem to be able to get it down. It also doesn't exacerbate my GERD even though looking at the ingredients, it's hard to tell if it would. I've been losing weight because of GP too. White rice, white bread, cereal (that isn't bran cereal), baby food (seriously! It's one of the things I can always get down!), applesauce, potatoes, tater tots, fruit cocktail and cut up pears, fruit juice, pureed vegetables or fruits, etc. All those things and other things without too much fiber could work well. You might want to check out Crystal Saltrelli's blog and books. Here's the link: http://livingwithgastroparesis.com/. She seems to offer some good, sound advice for GP.

hyIianprincess

Thank you so much for responding I'll look into it. I've pretty much been living off of bread.

chanel35

I suffer from gastropareais myself. The hardest thing for me is textured meat. such as red meat and pork. Before diagnosis which took a year for them to figure out, I lived off of frito corn chips. Lol. It sucked! After living with gastropareais for 5 years I have learned some of my ticks wants and can't haves. I slowly added salads, and lunch meat sandwiches back into my diet. For some reason cold meals sound appetizing. I can do some dairy but not milk. So I became very cheese friendly. Mac and cheese, soups, soft foods with minor texture. Infact I was at toddler like servings for over a year. I eventually branched out of carbs and did more chicken. Lots of eggs! If you like hot sauce, try adding more to your meals. For some reason I digest faster if I light it on fire! Wraps instead of bread, helped me. (I can handle Mexican food much better then any food) Potatoes and me are now enemies don't know why. Same with brococcoli. (Hard to digest) I also gave up pop. I drink nothing but water and I truly think it helps digest faster. If you are under weight be careful that you don't eat too much carbs/sugar with this. I fried the vagus nerve wrapped around my stomach with an Oreo cookie setting. (It was a bad day) I used to have chronic pain from the nerve damage that eventually went away about 3 years after diagnosis. Try to find a balance in your nutrition and you should start improving. Remember to chew really good, eat slow and drink lots of water. Let your stomach empty before adding. Listen for the growl! It might take 24 hours but it will start improving! Good luck!