Join the club of those who have gained weight due to eating normally, Del! :roll:

Wish you everything good Stephanie
Corsi

Hey you guys.... Can you remind me what it's like to eat normal? :D
P.S. Veggie soup forever!

Wine, ice cream, lots of chocolate candy, cookies, hot chocolate, potato chips=all bad, unhealthy things (except maybe the wine). And I forgot fat-laden cheese. Veggie soup is better for you!!!!

Ok cheryl, now i'm drooling...

If I have a drink with my friend, Lou (I love her!), I'll send a toast to you across the pond. I'll let you know if I drink any alcohol at the dinner theater!!! Your time will come, Steve. Remember I thought my life was all over once (because of an AF)!!!

Heya,
It's interesting to read people's diet tips; the macrobiotic diet looks good is some parts but it's very.. flakey. Seeds, nuts and that sort of thing is the kind of food that can end up cutting you down there. My Dad has problems in that area too, and he says he'll never eat oats, seeds and nuts because the sharp bits don't help the issue.
I really need to drink more water. It's just such an effort!
I think this is going to be my diet: (At least my intended diet)
Breakfast:
Cereal (something like museli would be good for fibre, but would the flakes cut me as well?)
500ml water
Snack: 500ml water (yeah, water ) and 2 clementines
Lunch - I work in an office and it's difficult to prepare a decent meal - So:
2 slices of wholemeal bread
Cherry tomatoes
Small piece of cheese
500ml water
Snack: 500ml water (aaargh) and dried fruit. Maybe a muffin if it's a special occasion.
1 Movicol or Lactulose if applicable (thanks guys for the tips there)
Dinner: Well, dinner could be anything actually. It's hard to control because I stay at my boyfriend's house every other day and I just have to accept what I'm given. Which could be a pile of pasta (not good for digestion) or fish and chips.
But the mention of soup sounds good, so maybe I'll take my own can of veggie soup round. hehe.
500ml water
Wow, 2 and a half litres of water every day! That's got to help surely? My weight should go down as well. I'm not too bad at 9 stone 8 pounds, but my stomach is pretty flabby. Looking forward to seeing that going!
Thank you again everyone for your replies. You've given me the motivation to do this properly, and stick at it :)

Hey Stephanie it's good to see that you're taking positive steps to help with the fissure, the diet sounds pretty ok, the water is essential for the bowel, I always aim for the 2L a day mark, but 1.5L will suffice with a good diet, i'd definitely stop the cheese and chips, these won't help with BM consistency! I try to stick to the same regime every day with wholemeal foods and veggie soup and of course - the water.
Good luck! :)

Thank you Steve, yeah I was wondering about the cheese. But I love it so much :(
Another thing I love is cheesy chips actually I know it's bad.
Another re-think and I'll have my final diet plan.

Hi Stephanie,
I have had fissures since I was about 15 also. Lately its really became a pain in the arse!! :D I hope all goes well for you.