My name is Chelsea and I am caring for my mother who has recently have her bowel removed. She is now on a soft diet and I am stuck on what to make her and what a soft diet is.
Dear Chelsea I am new to this forum but hope this helps. If your mum has difficulty swallowing too, you may get advice from Speech and Language Therapy about an appropriate soft diet. If the soft diet has been recommended because of the bowel resection, a Dietitian would be able to advise on appropriate soft foods. If you haven't had access to or don't have either of these professionals, here is a link for advice which you may find helpful. docs.google.com/.../viewer I hope you and your mum find some useful guidance here. Take care.
I have stomach cancer and a duodenal stent, so was advised to be on a soft diet. I started with lots of soup, stewed apples, yoghurt, ice cream, fish, pasta, omelettes, really well cooked shepherd's pie, mashed potatoes, etc. If her favourite food is too difficult to digest, try using a food processor to break it up into smaller pieces. But my main recommendation is fresh soup, either home made or shop bought. It's very nutritious and tasty. You can add things to bought soup to make it more enjoyable. Basically a soft diet is anything that slips down and doesn't require a lot of chewing. I eat chicken that has been cooked really well, but I never attempt red meat. I haven't had any problems, but my tumour is higher up the digestive tract.i hope this helps.
