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New at this: most important food to have on hand when pancrease and kidney transplant patient comes home. Appreciate input.
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@mariancauwel Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect!
When a transplant patient comes home, having quality food available is critical. Some people may find everything tastes good, and overindulge. Others may find they aren't too interested in eating. Water is always good. In my husband's case, we basically continued the same renal diet he had been on, and eased into a more relaxed food plan over the course of the first month. He was enamored with an ice cream bar! His transplant team offered guidelines, also. One thing is to not stress the patient's digestive system! Because the immune system is compromised, they will recommend not eating out, especially at buffets and such. We found that having several choices available made sense, so he could eat what appealed to him.
Hope this helps,
Ginger
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Hi @mariancauwel,
This is a good question. What food should one have on hand with a kidney transplant patient comes home?
I'm tagging @gingerw @rosemarya @tasher3433 @katebw to name a few people to bring into this conversations.
Marian, you might also wish to check out this related discussion:
- Transplant Caregiver Advice: Got Tips to Share?
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/transplant-caregiver-advice-got-tips-to-share/
When is your kidney transplant patient coming home?