Full Liquid Diet

Aim:

To provide oral nourishment to the patient who cannot tolerate solid foods, prevent dehydration and alteration in nutrition. It is often used after surgery or fasting, which require least effort for digestion and absorption.

Characteristic:

Intermediate between Clear Liquid and Soft Diet. Consist of liquid or strained semi-liquid foods and foods that liquefy at room and body temperature, free from cellulose and irritating spices and condiments. When carefully planned, the diet may be made adequate in energy value and protein and can be used for several days. A termination diet from clear liquid to soft and regular diet and nutritionally adequate diet by proper planning.

Indications for Use:

Post operative cases with normal gastro-intestinal function, fevers and infection, difficulty in swallowing as fractured jaw and after oral surgery, patients too ill to eat solid or semi-solid foods, face lifting and lesions in the mouth and G.I. disturbances.

Feeding Administration:

The diet is given is 6 or more feeding and can be used for several days. Given every 2 to 3 hours feeding interval but not more than 300ml. per feeding.

Foods Allowed:

Those foods that are included in the Clear Liquid Diet plus strained cream soups, pureed strained meat and fish, vegetable pureed and juices, strained lugao and oatmeal, strained fruit juices, plain ice cream, plain gelatin, custard or cornstarch pudding, milk and milk drinks. cocoa, cream, melted butter or margarine.

Foods to be Avoided:

All solid foods, breads and other cereals, cheese, all raw and cooked vegetables, all frozen/fresh or canned foods or fruits. 

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