Full Liquid Diet: Ultimate Guide to the Right Foods to Eat After Surgery with a 14-Day Meal Plan

Full Liquid Diet

You may have heard of a clear liquid diet, where you only take things like water, tea, and broth. A full liquid diet is similar, but it involves all foods that are liquid or will turn to liquid at room temperature, or melt at body temperature. It gives you more nutrition than a clear liquid diet. It also allows your body to heal from a procedure.

Your doctor may recommend a full liquid diet when you're:

• preparing for a test or medical procedure
• recovering from a surgery, such as bariatric surgery
• having difficulty swallowing or chewing

Most people will only need to follow a full liquid diet for short periods of time, such as five days to two weeks.

A full liquid diet is made up only of fluids and foods that are normally liquid and foods that turn to liquid when they are at room temperature, like ice cream. It also includes:

• Strained creamy soups
• Tea
• Juice
• Jell-O
• Milkshakes
• Pudding
• Popsicles

You cannot eat solid foods when you are on a full liquid diet.

You may need to be on a full liquid diet right before a medical test or procedure, or before certain kinds of surgery. It is important to follow the diet exactly to avoid problems with your procedure or surgery or your test results.

You also may need to be on a full liquid diet for a little while after you have had surgery on your stomach or intestine. You may also need to be on this diet if you are having trouble swallowing or chewing. If you are prescribed this diet for dysphagia (swallowing problems), your speech pathologist will give you more specific guidelines. Sometimes the full liquid diet is a step between a clear liquid diet to your regular diet.

Author: Joseph White
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: 12/30/2022
Pages: 46
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.17lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.10d
ISBN: 9798371813053

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