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A friend was just discharged from the hospital after being treated for a bleeding ulcer. He's in his 80s and they were able to avoid surgery by cauterizing the ulcers in his stomach. He'd like to avoid the problem again at all costs. His wife is trying to prepare food that won't upset his stomach, but is running short of ideas for bland food. She's also wondering if bland really has to be boring. She needs recipes that aren't milk _base_d, because milk is so difficult to digest. She asked if I could search the Internet. I wasn't able to find sites on the Web that were especially helpful, so I thought I'd ask one of the newsgroups. If you have ideas, could you please post them here? Thanks in advance for all your help.

A friend was just discharged from the hospital after being treated for a bleeding ulcer. He's in his 80s and they were able to avoid surgery by cauterizing the ulcers in his stomach. He'd like to avoid the problem again at all costs. His wife is trying to prepare food that won't upset his stomach, but is running short of ideas for bland food. She's also wondering if bland really has to be boring. She needs recipes that aren't milk _base_d, because milk is so difficult to digest. She asked if I could search the Internet. I wasn't able to find sites on the Web that were especially helpful, so I thought I'd ask one of the newsgroups. If you have ideas, could you please post them here? Thanks in advance for all your help. If he's in his 80's he probably has Medicare.  Ask if they will refer his wife to a registered dietitian for a good bland diet. Milk isn't necessarily to be avoided because it's hard to digest but rather because it will cause his stomach to produce lots of acid.  That's the kind of thing you have to be careful about and many people don't realize that bland doesn't just mean not spicy in cases like his. gloria p

so difficult to digest. She asked if I could search the Internet. I wasn't able to find sites on the Web that were especially helpful, so I thought I'd ask one of the newsgroups. If you have ideas, could you please post them here? Thanks in advance for all your help. Your message reminds me so much of when I was first dx'd with arthritis... the military doctors prescribed 24 aspirin a day to control the inflamation... it burned a hole in my stomach.   I couldn't eat.   I couldn't drink.  I Lost 50+ lbs in less than 2 months.   Finally I got a chance to meet a few doctors at the VA hospital and one of them prescribed Carafate & Zantac and switched from aspirin to a few other NSAIDS. Immediate relief!!!   Things were back to normal within a few months and I haven't had any GI problems since! As far as a diet, during these few months it was recommended that I not consume any red meat and/or alcoholic beverages. Hope this helps!

thought I'd ask one of the newsgroups. If you have ideas, could you please post them here? Thanks in advance for all your help. If he's in his 80's he probably has Medicare.  Ask if they will refer his wife to a registered dietitian for a good bland diet. Milk isn't necessarily to be avoided because it's hard to digest but rather because it will cause his stomach to produce lots of acid.  That's the kind of thing you have to be careful about and many people don't realize that bland doesn't just mean not spicy in cases like his. How times have changed.  I remember when the treatment for ulcers was cream or half & half every two hours.  (Because of that I as always most thankful that I never had an ulcer.) Gabby

Have your friend go to a real doctor and get some anti-biotics. Cure the 'ulcer' and he can eat whatever the fuck he wants. SIMPLE.

A friend was just discharged from the hospital after being treated for a bleeding ulcer. He's in his 80s and they were able to avoid surgery by cauterizing the ulcers in his stomach. He'd like to avoid the problem again at all costs. His wife is trying to prepare food that won't upset his stomach, but is running short of ideas for bland food. She's also wondering if bland really has to be boring. She needs recipes that aren't milk _base_d, because milk is so difficult to digest. She asked if I could search the Internet. I wasn't able to find sites on the Web that were especially helpful, so I thought I'd ask one of the newsgroups. If you have ideas, could you please post them here? Thanks in advance for all your help. Your friend should find a competent physician.  Stomach ulcers are the result of a viral infection, and are treated quickly and effectively with the proper antibiotics/antivirals.  Surgery for ulcers usually indicates an uninformed physician, or one who is pushing a surgery practice.  The surgery may eliminate the current ulcer(s), but does nothing to prevent recurrence. If your friend receives the proper treatment, he will be cured in a matter of days, and will require no special diet due to stomach ulcers.  Given his age, he may or may not have other digestive considerations, but that is a separate matter.