Scared to eat food after obstruction :(

hi all!

i spent the weekend in the hospital with a small bowel obstruction. It happened after I ate what I thought was a really healthy meal of zucchini, eggplant and tomatoes on brown rice. I've had blockages before, but this was by far the worst.

They gave me almost no instruction on diet or how to avoid recurrence. They said "gradually go from clear fluids to full fluids to low fibre foods". So far, I have tolerated all kinds of liquids and also avocado, yogurt, white bread, banana, dark chocolate, and cheese. I am terrified to eat a vegetable though.

I am a vegetarian (no meat, but milk ok) so if I have to avoid veggies and meat, my diet will be really restrictive and unhealthy. but obviously I don't want more obstruction. Any ideas on what I can/should eat? Any resources you know of that I can read?

Thanks for all thoughts and advice!!!

5/16/1711:26 PM

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