Need some help

[kasper87]

So I Have been on TPN for about a week now. I am not sure I gained any weight yet but I do feel a lot better.

I tried eating for the first time in a week last night and woke up with real nasty diarrhea and gas... a bit of some pain to..

I hear remissions happen from no food by mouth while on tpn for awile but im scared because my nurse told me i can develop an eversion to food and that my mind will just not want to eat. i really dont want this to happen.

thing is... i really dont want to pop pain killers all the time and experience this pain and gas.

 

[lmr48]

Just from experience try clear liquids first for a coupleof days. If you tolerate that
move on the fuul liquids (custards,cream soup, etc...) give that a few days also.
you cant go from nothing to solid food. It will throw your small intestine into spasms which is why you get the gas and pain. once your system slowly gets used to woking them try solids. If your back to the pain revert back to full liqoids for a while longer. hope this helps.