Hi Jeff,
I'm sorry about all your recent troubles. I hope things improve very soon. I was lucky in one regard, I had no trouble with the ostomy. Just my butt incision was killing me.
Now I'm eating just about anything I want. Here I am at work with grapes, blueberries, strawberries, and a banana. For lunch I can have a huge turkey sandwich with tomatoes and onions - and potato chips. I do try and remember to chew very well. After all this fruit, my ouput is thick like toothpaste. (gee, that sounds gross)
While I was recovering, I only had a taste for junk food, cakes, chocolate, etc. I put back on 10 to 15 lbs already, and I'm still about 5lbs under my normal weight. But, my tastes changed back to normal, hence the fruit.
I write this to hopfully give you hope that this will soon pass and you'll be back to a normal diet!
Best wishes,
Joe