Pre or Post Surgery

After a gastrointestinal surgery, such as a bowel resection, most patients will have to abstain from vegetables for two to six weeks after surgery, doctor's orders, to allow the intestines time to heal. "We generally recommend low-fiber foods in order to reduce the roughage that's going through the intestines," Rumsey explains. "Then we suggest people add foods back in one at a time to see how they do."