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Recipes, Food Tips, Healthy Eating & More

Posted by Debbra Williams, Alumna Mentor @debbraw, Feb 22, 2019

Some of the members of the Gratitude Discussion Group were interested in having a place to share recipes and food ideas. I’m hoping that we can use this thread as a place to have that kind of discussion. I’d love to hear your ideas for quick meals, comfort food, healthy snacks, and more.

Personally, I’ve just been through a bad reaction to one of my medications that left me with a very queasy stomach. I would love to hear ideas – or recipes – that might be used when you need to get something on your stomach, but don’t want to overdo it.

Hopefully, this thread will even be a place where we can share recipes for special treats and yummy rewards. It doesn’t always have to be healthy!

I’d love to hear from members who have been part of other discussions AND from new members who have good ideas, recipes and food tips to share. I’m excited to see who might start us off here with an awesome food suggestion!

Interested in more discussions like this? Go to the Just Want to Talk Support Group.

JK | @contentandwell | Apr 24, 2019
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Teresa @hopeful33250 - I'm fine to share. Here's the story: From the time I had my knee replacement in late January, I was nauseated. As the days wore on, it varied from mild nausea to being totally unable to keep anything down. By week three, I was in severe pain and unable to tolerate even drinking water. I went to the emergency room. They determined I was bleeding internally. They blamed it on a bad reaction to Celebrex, the anti-inflammatory drug I was prescribed. My understanding is that Celebrex is in the NSAID family, but not supposed to be as harsh. Anyway, they took me off the Celebrex and gave me something to heal up my stomach. But the GI doctor said she noticed that this was the year for my colonoscopy, so she wanted to do an endoscopy whenever I scheduled the colonoscopy, just to make sure that the Celebrex really was the problem. I wanted to get all this medical stuff behind me as soon as possible, so I scheduled both of those procedures for last Friday. By that time, I was 12 weeks out from my knee surgery and it had been two full months since my ER visit. So I really was not having pain or serious symptoms, but I still had enough lingering nausea and occasional stomach discomfort to feel like something was not right. Obviously, it wasn't. They found the ulcer and now they have prescribed 10 weeks of Protonix morning and night, soft diet, and not a sip of wine until the next endoscopy. Hopefully, I'll be the picture of health, moral fortitude, and digestive purity by mid-July!

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@debbraw I hope your ulcer gets better quickly. I never knew an ulcer would cause nausea. So did the Celebrex cause the ulcer? No wine, huh? I feel for you, post-transplant patients are never supposed to drink any alcohol. I miss my glass of wine with dinner.
JK

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Teresa, Volunteer Mentor | @hopeful33250 | Apr 24, 2019
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Teresa @hopeful33250 - I'm fine to share. Here's the story: From the time I had my knee replacement in late January, I was nauseated. As the days wore on, it varied from mild nausea to being totally unable to keep anything down. By week three, I was in severe pain and unable to tolerate even drinking water. I went to the emergency room. They determined I was bleeding internally. They blamed it on a bad reaction to Celebrex, the anti-inflammatory drug I was prescribed. My understanding is that Celebrex is in the NSAID family, but not supposed to be as harsh. Anyway, they took me off the Celebrex and gave me something to heal up my stomach. But the GI doctor said she noticed that this was the year for my colonoscopy, so she wanted to do an endoscopy whenever I scheduled the colonoscopy, just to make sure that the Celebrex really was the problem. I wanted to get all this medical stuff behind me as soon as possible, so I scheduled both of those procedures for last Friday. By that time, I was 12 weeks out from my knee surgery and it had been two full months since my ER visit. So I really was not having pain or serious symptoms, but I still had enough lingering nausea and occasional stomach discomfort to feel like something was not right. Obviously, it wasn't. They found the ulcer and now they have prescribed 10 weeks of Protonix morning and night, soft diet, and not a sip of wine until the next endoscopy. Hopefully, I'll be the picture of health, moral fortitude, and digestive purity by mid-July!

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@debbraw It sounds like your medical team is really on top of your situation, that's great! I have also had an ulcer and they can be uncomfortable. It does sound like the NSAID might have been the problem.

On to better health with "moral fortitude and digestive purity by mid-July!"

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Merry, Alumni Mentor | @merpreb | Apr 25, 2019
In reply to @debbraw "Teresa @hopeful33250 - I'm fine to share. Here's the story: From the time I had my..." + (show)
@debbraw

Teresa @hopeful33250 - I'm fine to share. Here's the story: From the time I had my knee replacement in late January, I was nauseated. As the days wore on, it varied from mild nausea to being totally unable to keep anything down. By week three, I was in severe pain and unable to tolerate even drinking water. I went to the emergency room. They determined I was bleeding internally. They blamed it on a bad reaction to Celebrex, the anti-inflammatory drug I was prescribed. My understanding is that Celebrex is in the NSAID family, but not supposed to be as harsh. Anyway, they took me off the Celebrex and gave me something to heal up my stomach. But the GI doctor said she noticed that this was the year for my colonoscopy, so she wanted to do an endoscopy whenever I scheduled the colonoscopy, just to make sure that the Celebrex really was the problem. I wanted to get all this medical stuff behind me as soon as possible, so I scheduled both of those procedures for last Friday. By that time, I was 12 weeks out from my knee surgery and it had been two full months since my ER visit. So I really was not having pain or serious symptoms, but I still had enough lingering nausea and occasional stomach discomfort to feel like something was not right. Obviously, it wasn't. They found the ulcer and now they have prescribed 10 weeks of Protonix morning and night, soft diet, and not a sip of wine until the next endoscopy. Hopefully, I'll be the picture of health, moral fortitude, and digestive purity by mid-July!

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@debbraw- What a rough time you've had. Feeling nauseous is just the worst for me, it's a guarantee trip to the bathroom for me. I'll do anything to stop that feeling. I'm so glad that your doctor listened to you. How is the medicine doing? Are you feeling better? You must be just wrung out from fighting that feeling.

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Debbra Williams, Alumna Mentor | @debbraw | Apr 25, 2019
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@debbraw I hope your ulcer gets better quickly. I never knew an ulcer would cause nausea. So did the Celebrex cause the ulcer? No wine, huh? I feel for you, post-transplant patients are never supposed to drink any alcohol. I miss my glass of wine with dinner.
JK

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JK @contentandwell - My doctor is pretty confident that the Celebrex caused the ulcer. I didn't have any issues before my knee surgery. And somewhere along the line I read that they had almost quit prescribing Celebrex because so many people ended up with stomach issues. As to the nausea, I don't know if that's usually a symptom of ulcers or not. It certainly could have been due to the fact that the only meds/supplements I ever took was a one-a-day vitamin and now suddenly I had knee surgery, anesthesia, started oxycodone, Celebrex, an aspirin a day, senokot, etc. etc. That might have caused the nausea. All I know is that I had it bad and now I have an ulcer!

On a happy note, last night I made the Shepard's Pie (which technically would be Cottage Pie since I used ground beef). I used canned peas and carrots to make sure they were soft, and I used mashed cauliflower on top instead of potatoes. It was outstanding! Even my husband loved it. Thanks to all of you chefs out there for your soft-diet ideas! And @lioness - thanks for your toast. I hope you enjoy it as much as I would if I were sipping a glass of wine right now!

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Merry, Alumni Mentor | @merpreb | Apr 26, 2019

@debbraw- Be careful of ground beef. There was an alert of a recall from a seller in GA.

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Merry, Alumni Mentor | @merpreb | Apr 26, 2019

@debbraw- What herbs/seasonings did you use?

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Debbra Williams, Alumna Mentor | @debbraw | Apr 26, 2019
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@debbraw- What herbs/seasonings did you use?

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@merpreb - thanks for the ground beef warning. I buy from Publix. I'll stay alert. As to seasonings, I just used salt, pepper, and some garlic/datil pepper seasoning that is local to the St. Augustine area.

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conshohocken | @conshohocken | May 6, 2019
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@jakedduck1 Do you like yogurt? I start with non-fat Greek yogurt (Chobani is good), add some low carb granola, and some fresh fruit -- preferably berries -- and there you have it! It's delish. I seem to have developed a lactose intolerance so I am now using a lactose-free yogurt that I can purchase at Whole Foods but it is low-fat, not non-fat, and it does not have the protein that is in Greek yogurt.
JK

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I like a variety of nuts and raisins on top of my fresh fruit and yogurt.

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Harriet Hodgson | @harriethodgson1 | May 6, 2019

When I'm hungry I have a few walnuts or carrot sticks. They quell my hunger until the next meal. Homemade soup--tomato basil, vegetable, mushroom--is often a meal at our house. Eating soup before dinner also quells hunger.

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