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Pre -Transplant Diet and Exercise Ideas

Transplants | Last Active: Dec 6, 2021 | Replies (59)
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@jolinda

Great topic, thanks for bringing it up. I struggled with calories right after transplant because everything started tasting so good. YUM! Before my kidney transplant I was pretty toxic and I was nauseous a lot and food smelled gross to me. Everything changed with that new beautiful kidney I received and it was so hard to stop myself from chowing down on everything in sight. I started drinking herbal tea, I kept sugar free popsicles in the freezer and started making lots of vegie soup so I could enjoy snacks with no negative impact on my health. 🙂

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Rosemary, Volunteer Mentor | @rosemarya | Jul 25, 2018

I enjoy homemade soup, and I have learned avoid the cream based ones. I especially enjoyed eating soup after my transplant because I imagined that I was pampering my new kidney.

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Teresa, Volunteer Mentor | @hopeful33250 | Jul 25, 2018

@rosemarya Hi Rosemary:

I love the imagery you used, "pampering my new kidney." Word pictures like that are so helpful, they help make habit changes much easier.
Teresa

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JK | @contentandwell | Jul 27, 2018

@jolinda I too was drinking herbals but then I learned that you do have to be careful because some herbals can conflict with immunosuppressants. Echinacea is definitely out, and there are a few others like some barks or roots. Some sources even rule out tumeric and ginger but from what I have learned these are fine in small quantities.
JK

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jolinda | @jolinda | Jul 27, 2018

Good point.
Currently I like Apple Cinnamon Tea, Chamomile and Mint.
I have run across Pomegranate which although is herbal I know doesn't mix well with my meds.
I appreciate the call out. Thanks,

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