Hungry Overnight!!

So my tummy takes about 3 hours to empty the bag… so when we eat dinner at 6… it's out by 9ish. I am wondering if anyone else gets starving in the middle of the night. And what snacks do you recommend?
TIA!

Wow, 3 hours is your turnaround from digesting food to excreting it to your pouch?

Usually, it takes me six to eight hours, but then I guess my diet is different from yours.

I just happen to eat a lot of marshmallows and a lot of binding foods, and I can probably set my watch to the number of times I need to go to the bathroom. So if you have high liquid output, I can understand your situation. But yeah, marshmallows help me out tremendously, and I usually have a semi-solid output. And yeah, even though I eat early, I get hungry at 9:00, and I usually just have some marshmallows. It's probably the safest thing you can eat at that late hour. I don't know. That's just my opinion. It works for me.

Have I mentioned marshmallows? 🤣

Usually takes me a day or two before I get any output. But, even when not hungry, I love to munch.

Blueberry Pop-Tarts

Hi JMR,

Mine is about an hour and a half... so consider yourself lucky! But what you're seeing isn't all you consume coming out that quickly, just what doesn't find a spot in between some villi to be digested, or what your bile couldn't fully break down. You can eat whatever you want for a snack, but if you're concerned about filling and popping your bag while you sleep... eat 'low residue' foods. They typically produce the least waste. Or eat whatever you want and set that alarm clock for 3 hours and you're all set. Just note that your motility slows down at night, so you might get a bit longer before your bag fills when sleeping. I typically grab a couple of low-sugar protein bars as the last thing I eat, as those are low residue for me. Just Google 'low residue foods' and then do a little trial and error and you'll be golden!

;O)

Yes, we do know your addiction

to Godiva chocolates. 🤦

Tia, that photo of Bob?

He knows what he is talking about.

The bench photo is really his before and after profile picture.

🤣🤪

Golden Oreos with cold milk.

I'm eating popcorn because I wanted salt… Don't do as I do? Isn't that how the saying goes? 😉

It depends on whether you want to lose weight or gain weight.

Hi Tia, my last snack around 8ish is usually a yogurt or one of those single-serve cups of applesauce, and I usually sprinkle some cinnamon on the applesauce.

Double stuffed filled cream!!

I've had an ileostomy for a little over a year now and was told not to eat popcorn or any corn at all for fear of blocking my bag. Does that not pose a problem for you?

See's chocolates are great too. Got a box of nuts and chews for Christmas from Mrs. Beachboy. I hid them behind the couch... they are mine!!! No sharing... Ah ha ha ha haaaaas

Hey lady, you're right about being told not to eat it unless it's heirloom popcorn… that's why I said don't do as I do 😉. I have no colon, but had a reversal (ileorectal anastomosis) a little over a year ago. I'm still not supposed to eat much of it. In fact, my small intestine really hates me today. I've been doing food aversion therapy off and on the past year and pretty much if I feel like eating it, I eat it. My favorite ‘snack' for the moment is Blue Bunny banana split ice cream. I'm ok getting protein from ice cream 😁

I made homemade veggie soup earlier in the week and used some corn in that. It's so cooked it breaks down easier but I still try to watch the amount because knowing me I will do something not smart and go snack on too much of popcorn for no colon. 😁

And then... the cat... 🙀 went behind the couch... meeee-ooooh.

I have a pretty fast turnout too. What I do is eat a little something at 8:30 with my nighttime meds. You probably won't like my snack idea... I use what I call veggie pouches and fruit pouches. They are baby food that comes in a pouch and you just suck it out. It keeps the calories down, provides a little food, and works really well because it is also healthy. It also gives you extra doses of fruits and veggies. (As an ileostomate, getting veggies and fruits can be hard for me, so I have had to adapt.) You can find them in a variety of different veggie and fruit combos, some with yogurt, some with oatmeal, and even oat milk pudding. They aren't that bad, and it helps me not get up in the middle of the night looking for food.

Lee

I will check that out when I have money! Thank you!

I'm just curious, what other binding foods do you eat besides marshmallows?

Hi Jules.

I just saw this and I wanted to reply now... As far as the marshmallows go, I eat them instead of chocolate chip cookies or Pop-Tarts. Yeah, I eat like I'm 5 years old, but I eat marshmallows, number one, because they're convenient, and number two, I happen to like them. I just don't want to eat any other kind of snack before I sleep, so that's very convenient.

The other thing I eat are at least two bananas a day. Yeah, I go ape s*** over bananas. I think that's a very good binding fruit. So those are the base of the only two I really munch on, and once in a while, I'll go off and have a Mounds bar beeeee---cause sometimes 🎵 you feel like a nut and sometimes you don't 🎵. 😋