Any tips for calorie laden soft foods after hospitalisation for diarrhea?

Lucozade might help a bit. When my taste buds were shot it was all I "ate" for days.

How about smoothies. You can get dairy free.
Jelly I like and that helps thicken there’s lovely flavours and cool the throat. My mum loved trifle. But that’s hard to get non dairy   Not sure how to pump up the calories.  You can make up Complan a meal substitute with water. Though I didn’t find it very appealing 

https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/coping/physically/diet-problems/managing/putting-on-weight/high-calorie-drinks

You might find this helpful but also ask for a dietitian to become involved . My mum could tolerate the milk shake approach as she could sip it slowly but we also used complan chicken soup to boost her food intake . That was the most bearable one for her . But the leaflet above has some other tips for adding protein .

We added cream to mash potatoes, high calorie desserts , really made every mouthful count as my mum lost three stones too . This was by far one of the harder aspects to manage and she too ended up in hospital round 2 . We had to get strict with fluid intake too .

It was a complete departure from our normal approach to food but needs must .

Our helpline might also have some ideas 0808 808 0000 and we also have an “ask an expert “ section where you could leave a question for the nurses .

Take care ,

Court 

Thanks for taking time to respond - good to know you can just live on lucozade for a while!

Thanks Artsie 

Court - Thanks for the link. Looks useful. Parents have spoken to dietician at hospital but not offered any practical suggestions.

It’s so hard and frustrating but it is a case of perseverance. You can get the chicken complan soups at supermarket health sections of you want to get started on them . My mum could not tolerate the flavoured ones but this seemed a bit more like cuppa soup with a slice of toast . It settled me that I at least knew she had her nutritional needs met for the day .

I also became an expert at hiding calories by adding cheese etc . M and S have some very high calorie desserts . It surprised me just how high , if he has a sweet tooth adding one of them adds about another 300/400 calories which does start to add up .

I did use small plates , less big dinners and went for additional small meals . 

Even things like French toast has the benefit of the egg !

It was exhausting as a bit frightening as I had never seen my mum so small . But it was enough to stabilise the weight loss . She went through two years of chemo like that . 

That is disappointing on the dietitian front ! We need them to help us navigate tricky waters . I will see if we can access more info .

Court 

https://www.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-information-and-support/impacts-of-cancer/building-up-diet/adding-protein-and-energy

This is Macmillan’s one . It seems to suggest you might be able to access a community dietitian through your GP .

Take care ,

Court 

hi jm54 - Lucozade SPORT good as it replaced electrolytes lost. My Macmillan Nurse recommended this a long time ago. I'd lost three stone after two rectal cancer ops.