by jr2 » 05 May 2013, 20:43
Are you on a liquid diet for that long under a doctor's care?
If not, BMs during a liquid diet can be hard to predict. Some people get constipation, some people get diarrhea. Right now your body needs as much nutrition as you can manage to help you heal. I would definitely suggest slowly adding healthy soft foods with gentle fiber (and stool softeners if needed). Sweet potatoes, cooked beets, fish, peas, steamed spinach, cooked broccoli, steamed cabbage, butternut squash soup, oatmeal, all make good choices. You've been on liquids for quite awhile, so you need to go easy and go slowly as you reintroduce foods so you don't overwhelm your digestive tract, but once your colon has something to work on to assist in its natural muscle movements you should start seeing improvement.
keep us posted!