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could you get used to eating legumes? maybe just a few beans at a time?

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Originally Posted by RoseRodent (Post 3600454)

I've seen a couple of dieticians, one said "there's nothing magic about vegetables" which didn't help a great deal and the other spent 35 of the 40 minutes we'd been allocated giving me a totally standard diet sheet and patronising me through every word on it before allowing me to ask questions when we had 5 minutes left and I said yes, I was referred here because I can't eat any of this stuff and need some personal recommendations, what do I do? She said she didn't realise but we'd run out of time! Then my doctor refused to refer me again because he said they can't help me if I can't eat the stuff they are going to tell me to eat - really not a bit helpful!

So it's a bit of a case of cast adrift and count bowel movements (I know, fun) and if they start to get too far apart stop eating new foods, and work through the desire to gag and heave up anything with a fibrous texture. I want to get through it this time because I've lost weight before, but it's really unsustainable on a low fibre diet, you're hungry from sun-up to sun-down and quite a lot of the other hours too!

Forgive me if I'm not taking into consideration all of your issues, but the highlighted section of your post caught my attention and therefore I'm going to make a suggestion simply directed at that section.

Could you consider making soups or smoothies that are pureed so fine that fiber/texture is not an issue? Start with what you've already been experimenting with (if I am recalling correctly, you are working at eating a spoon of veggies at this time). If you get an immersion blender you could easily make a puree that could be your new side dish. You could also use a blender or a food processor.

Or you could get a juicer, that pretty much strains out all the pulp, which might also help with your texture issues.

I hope you find something that works for you and keeps you healthy. :hug:

Okay, I just re-read 'no vegetables' so my suggestion will now be amended to suggest pureed fruit. Or a smoothie with some fruit in it.

I can see where the nutritionist would have trouble because they're trained to think about "food", not about "eating", if you see what I mean. This is too far out of their box. This is more an issue like rehabilitation, like physical therapy, but for eating.

There was actually an article in the Wall Street Journal a couple of months ago that dealt with people eating very limited diets, and children who have grown up on liquid or restricted diets was one of the issues it discussed. Your doctor needs to put you in touch with someone who is thinking more along those lines. But there may not be such a specialist in your area. Maybe someone who deals with phobias and behavior therapy would know where to start?

ETA: I found the article: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...457388718.html