What should I eat after eyelid surgery for faster recovering? Can in eat rice porridge?

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please can give me the best food list for after recovering?

Mathew A. Plant, MD, FRCSC · Answer

There is no specific diet that will help with healing. Just follow the guidelines for a healthy diet in general and get lots of rest. Hope that helps!

James R. Gordon, MD, FACS, FAAO · Answer

Thank you for sharing your interesting question. An all around healthy diet is probably best for the healing process. It might be beneficial to take a multivitamin as well. I hope you find this helpful.

Suzanne Kim Doud Galli, MD, PhD, FACS · Answer

In the immediate postoperative period, your best option would be to follow your surgeon's postoperative instructions.

Gustavo A. Diaz, MD · Answer

Great question. You would like to eat a high protein diet to help the healing process. Vitamins and minerals are also important but stay away from vitamin E and fish oil that can cause blood thinning and bleeding. Soft diet can be advantageous the first 24-48 hours.Hope this helps,Dr. Gus Diaz

James Romano, MD · Answer

In close consultation with many doctors including Barry Sears PhD of the Zone Diet fame, I always insist on my patients be on certain supplements, stop taking many things that are blood thinners (like Omega 3) and are on a low carbohydrate low salt diet. Complex carbohydrates like rice porridge are large molecules that retain fluid, cause more swelling and I think lead to extended bruising. I put all my patients on a Paleo type diet 1 week before and about 2 weeks afterwards. You can visit my website for the exact supplements and diet information including PDF downloads.Dr. RomanoSan Francisco

Henri P. Gaboriau, MD, FACS · Answer

Very good questions indeed!! I do advice: 2 to 3 gm of Vit C per day. High protein low carb diet. I do work with VitaMedica that have Surgical Vitamins to speed up recovery . you may want to look online. In general you want to avoid carbs (bread, pasta, rice..anything white and processed).

What should I eat after eyelid surgery for faster recovering? Can in eat rice porridge?

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