No seafood, grapefruit, or pomegranates. Drinking tons of water. Of course. Be cautious when eating anywhere outside my house. I just got out of the hospital for stomach issues. Things can get really bad fast.
cleaned up the diet , much more fruits and vegetables, less beef (hardly any except special occasions) more fish , chicken , but cutting back on meat / animal protein , more focus on vegetable protein
I didn't eat before transplant (I had a feeding tube) so I learned how to eat for the first time post transplant. Literally everything I did was a change, and required so much effort to learn what my body needed and what I liked and didn't like and to actually remember to fuel my body.
Diet was a big part of my post transplant recovery process after my first transplant. I became a pescatarian after being meat a eater all my life. In doing so it helped with my digestive problems prior and after my transplant. My system was majorly screwed. With that I had more energy, lost a ton of weight, and it enhanced my new adopted healthy vice, running! Now when I got sick last year I had to start back from the beginning because of how sick I was and how my liver issues disabled me. Because of my malnutrition I had to start eating more protein and calories so I got back to eating meat so I can keep my head above water. Main reason also was to prevent a feeding tube which I had to have for almost 2 months after my surgery in December. So with that said, I just started cutting back on meat again and trying to see if it helps with my constant issues that has stuck with me all this time. Mainly my digestive issues. Especially after the Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy they had to perform due to my hepatic artery and bile ducts being so badly damaged. Thanks for reading. Hope this long reply didn't bore you too bad 😄.
Three months before my transplant, I was barely eating and I had a lot of restrictions I faced while on dialysis. After my transplant, I was placed on a renal diet and eventually upgraded to a regular diet. I’ll admit I haven’t always been the healthiest eater. But about four months ago, I started taking Mounjaro and committed to changing my eating habits. I’m not perfect, I still have my off days but 90% of the time I stay consistent. And the difference shows in my bloodwork and how I feel every day
As kidney transplant, it took me 20 some years to cut salt or no salt. As a pre-diabetes, it took me at least one year to cut hydrocarbons and no sugar.
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No seafood, grapefruit, or pomegranates. Drinking tons of water. Of course. Be cautious when eating anywhere outside my house. I just got out of the hospital for stomach issues. Things can get really bad fast.
No more beer or bourbon.
cleaned up the diet , much more fruits and vegetables, less beef (hardly any except special occasions) more fish , chicken , but cutting back on meat / animal protein , more focus on vegetable protein
Transplant Patient
I didn't eat before transplant (I had a feeding tube) so I learned how to eat for the first time post transplant. Literally everything I did was a change, and required so much effort to learn what my body needed and what I liked and didn't like and to actually remember to fuel my body.
Diet was a big part of my post transplant recovery process after my first transplant. I became a pescatarian after being meat a eater all my life. In doing so it helped with my digestive problems prior and after my transplant. My system was majorly screwed. With that I had more energy, lost a ton of weight, and it enhanced my new adopted healthy vice, running! Now when I got sick last year I had to start back from the beginning because of how sick I was and how my liver issues disabled me. Because of my malnutrition I had to start eating more protein and calories so I got back to eating meat so I can keep my head above water. Main reason also was to prevent a feeding tube which I had to have for almost 2 months after my surgery in December. So with that said, I just started cutting back on meat again and trying to see if it helps with my constant issues that has stuck with me all this time. Mainly my digestive issues. Especially after the Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy they had to perform due to my hepatic artery and bile ducts being so badly damaged. Thanks for reading. Hope this long reply didn't bore you too bad 😄.
Three months before my transplant, I was barely eating and I had a lot of restrictions I faced while on dialysis. After my transplant, I was placed on a renal diet and eventually upgraded to a regular diet. I’ll admit I haven’t always been the healthiest eater. But about four months ago, I started taking Mounjaro and committed to changing my eating habits. I’m not perfect, I still have my off days but 90% of the time I stay consistent. And the difference shows in my bloodwork and how I feel every day
As kidney transplant, it took me 20 some years to cut salt or no salt. As a pre-diabetes, it took me at least one year to cut hydrocarbons and no sugar.