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My wife (who has gastroparesis and frequently needs to go on liquid diets) was watching some tiktoks about people on liquid diets.

People in both the videos and the comments had extremely different (and often startlingly wrong) ideas of what a liquid diet is.

So I figured I would do a post to clarify for anyone who might be confused, and maybe save you from having a surgery rescheduled due to eating the wrong things.

Clear Liquid Diet:

A clear liquid diet is a diet where ONLY liquids you can see through are permitted. That means no other solid food (that won't turn into a clear liquid in your stomach), no chunks, and no milk. If you're prepping for a surgery or colonoscopy there might also be limits on what food colorings are permitted as well (usually red and purple). A clear liquid diet includes:

Water

Flavored drinks (sports drinks, soft drinks, Kool Aid, etc...)

Broth/stock (vegetable, chicken, beef, etc...)

Popsicles/italian ice

Fruit juices (no pulp)

Gelatin

Coffee/Tea

Specialty clear liquid protein shakes

Full Liquid Diet:

A full liquid diet is a diet where ONLY clear liquids and cloudy/opaque "full" liquids are consumed. No other solid foods and no chunks are permitted. A full liquid diet includes:

Everything on the clear liquid list

Milk and milkshakes

Yogurt (no chunks)

Ice cream (no chunks)

Pudding

Custard

Blended Diet:

A blended diet is a regular diet in which the food has been blended with water. Usually, this is the consistency necessary for a gastric feeding tube.

Everything on the full liquid list

Smoothies

Blended soups (no chunks)

Applesauce

Literally anything as long as it's been put in a blender and is now liquid-y

Pureed Diet:

A pureed diet is a diet in which the food has been mashed into a very fine mash. It can be thicker and drier than a blended diet and the food can be "molded" into shapes that resemble the original food on a plate. This is good for people who have few to no teeth or pain with chewing.

Everything on the blended list

Mashed potatoes (no chunks)

Anything the consistency of mashed potatoes

Mechanical Soft Diet:

A mechanical soft diet is one that is easy to chew. Unlike pureed, there can be small chunks. Examples include:

Everything on the pureed list

Oatmeal/cream of wheat/cream of rice

Very well cooked vegetables

Ground and finely chopped meats

Poached or soft boiled eggs

"You feeling okay?"

2. "I literally never get sick. Why is this happening?"

3. "Relax, babe. It's just a cold."

4. "It tastes terrible, I know. But it'll make your fever go down."

5. "I don't think I've ever seen somebody pass out so hard while taking a nap."

6. "Why are your hands so cold?"

7. "You okay? You're never this quiet."

8. "Weren't you sick just last month?"

9. "Come on, baby. It's time to wake up."

10. "Just let me take care of you, okay?"

11. "Your face is white and your hair is a mess, but it's actually pretty cute."

12. "I poked your nose once and it made you sneeze. That's not normal."

13. "This is what happens when you don't sleep."

14. "Bless you."

15. "Do you know where you are and what time it is?"

16. "I made you tea."

17. "I just can't get warm."

18. "Stay here. I'll go get you a blanket."

19. "You look like death."

20. "Can you stay awake for me?"

21. "Is it okay if I touch you?"

22. "You're sick. If you overexert yourself, you're gonna get sicker."

23. "Go back to sleep, honey."

24. "Lightheaded, huh? Perhaps I should carry you to bed."

25. "I don't need to have the heater on when I can just cuddle with you, you human fireplace."

26. "Don't feel bad if you puke this up. At least you tried to keep it down."

27. "I don't care if I get sick. Give me a kiss."

28. "I'll try my best to not sneeze on you."

29. "You have a fever, sweetheart. Of course I'm not going anywhere."

30. "I'm right here if you need anything."

31. "Feeling any better?"

32. "I wish I could make your sick go away."

33. "Here's some medicine, love."

34. "Let me just swim through this ocean of tissues first."

35. "Sit up for me, baby. Just for a second so you can take your medicine."

36. "Don't push yourself so hard. Let me help you."

37. "Go lie down before you pass out."

38. "When were you planning to tell me you were sick?"

39. "Follow my finger."

They inched around in their hospital bed, seeing caretaker sitting next to them. Their head was down and face red with tears. They sniffled as their lip trembled.

"Why are you crying?" Whumpee whispered.

“let me take your temperature. …oh, honey.”

“103.8? that’s impressive.”

“i can feel your heart pounding. does something hurt?”

feeling lymph nodes for swelling and picking up the febrile heat at the same time

“your fever is breaking. that’s a good thing.”

“drink some more water. i think you’re dehydrated.”

"No sweetheart. Leave that in." Spoke a gentle voice.

A: are you still dizzy?

B: yeah..

Characters that get dizzy and they have to prop their legs up so they don’t faint ☺️

Whumping in EESU: Gagging/muzzling

Newly detained class 4 whumpee made to wear a muzzle as a part of their restraint.

Whumpee undergoing electric shock interrogation or experiment made to wear a special muzzle to avoid breaking their teeth or tongue in the process.

A screaming/biting whumpee getting muzzled for the guards' safety.

Class 2-4 whumpee shoved into a sensory deprivation box, tied up and gagged beforehand.

An interrogator taking the muzzle off whumpee's mouth, asking "Ready to talk to us now?"

ASR test subject whumpee threatened with a muzzle if they keep screaming, pleading or asking questions.

Gas masks work as muzzles too - whumpee can't speak or take it off when subjected to chemical inhalation study.

Whumpee being chosen by researchers to test the new muzzles planned for production; forced to wear a different muzzle every time, try taking them off, try speaking in them and then tell about the experience.

An important foreign political figure arrested in EESU for suspicious activity led by officers into their cell - muzzled, blindfolded, made to wear sound-proof headphones and strapped to a wheelchair. Because they've been chosen for future prisoner exchange, they must know nothing about here.

A "personal use" whumpee made to wear a muzzle for their owner's amusement. Especially in front of all of their comrades.

Owner punishing their "property" with a muzzle for talking back.

Intimate whumper kissing their "state enemy" whumpee through a muzzle.

Muzzles so tight and firm they're physically painful for the whumpee to wear.

Detention guards taking the muzzle off to give whumpee water, then putting it back. Not to really give; they keep teasing their whumpee with a drink, promising to give it to them in exchange for needed information.

A very defiant whumpee forced to keep a muzzle on indefinitely, shoved a feeding tube down his nose every time he needs to eat or drink.

Class 4 whumpee strapped to a chair and tightly muzzled for the medical team to put an ID tag on their ear.

Whumpee starting to struggle and back away every time they see a muzzle, begging not to put it on them.

Whumpee's fabric muzzle or gag becoming wet and dirty from their blood and tears.

Military training tool whumpee made to wear a muzzle every time they're being put to use - not only to avoid distracting soldiers and officers by their noise but to prevent them from talking to the "state enemy" subject.