Due to my very strong family history of colon cancer I’ve got my first colonoscopy scheduled for Monday so I have to start eating a low fiber/low residue diet today and I’ve been avoiding seeds and nuts and high fiber veggies for a couple days and tomorrow it’s only like, eggs and maybe white rice in the morning and gingerale followed by a full afternoon of evacuating my bowels and forcing myself to drink tons of water. And let me just say, this is really opening my eyes to how much fiber I normally eat. Like, it didnt seem like a big deal until I realized that I had to go shopping especially for products made of white flour, and make a new batch of chicken stock because all my stuff is full of spices. I can’t put paprika or furikake on my eggs or cook up any veggies with them and it’s gonna suck. My default snack is like an apple or pear and some walnuts or pumpkin seeds; I eat plenty of beans and am currently really craving refried bean tacos; for sandwiches I prefer caraway rye and that’s what I keep in the freezer. I prefer fruit based desserts and baked goods with nuts in them. No WONDER I get all screwed up gi-wise when I travel and have to eat out a bunch. Apparently my preferred diet is a full list of everything you can’t eat before a colonoscopy. Like, I’m allowed to eat jello but not the red or blue flavors, which are the only acceptable jello flavors anyway. I’m allowed to have cottage cheese but I only like cottage cheese with blueberries and nuts on top. I’ve been trying to avoid high fiber foods for a couple days now in preparation and my guts are annoyed as hell with me. I crave a salad so bad right now.
