The protective effects of fibre seem to be specific to cancers of the digestive tract, and even then, it's not clear.
So if you find you need a low-fibre diet long-term, it's not a sentence of doom.
So ever since I got sick, even though I'm not in bed anymore, I've continued eating like an invalid
How long have you been recovered for? Maybe your digestive tract is still recovering from the norovirus and needs the "invalid diet" for a while longer while it heals, but will then allow you to get back to your previous less-restrictive diet.
The thing that bugs me the most: how am I going to maintain a healthy weight and muscle mass as I get older (I'm 48 now) and get stronger, if I have to live on white carbs and cheese?
Can you tolerate whey or other protein powders at all?
And cheese and yoghurt can be good protein sources. I particularly love Greek (strained) yoghurt; much higher protein, serious creaminess, and friendly bacteria. It's the basis of my standard breakfast.
You might need to take a multivitamin supplement and watch out for micronutrients you may be missing. It seems like getting enough "good fats" may be the biggest problem.
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FWIW, it's increasingly looking as if non-celiac gluten sensitivity may be a real entity:
http://celiacdisease.about.com/od/glutenintolerance/a/Gluten-Intolerance-Research.htm
(Obviously you may already have established that gluten isn't a problem for you.)
My husband, a biologist, points out that I'll "get cancer" eating like this.
Apparently evidence on that now seems to be more equivocal than previously thought:
http://www.webmd.com/diet/fiber-health-benefits-11/fiber-cancer
The protective effects of fibre seem to be specific to cancers of the digestive tract, and even then, it's not clear.
So if you find you need a low-fibre diet long-term, it's not a sentence of doom.
So ever since I got sick, even though I'm not in bed anymore, I've continued eating like an invalid
How long have you been recovered for? Maybe your digestive tract is still recovering from the norovirus and needs the "invalid diet" for a while longer while it heals, but will then allow you to get back to your previous less-restrictive diet.
The thing that bugs me the most: how am I going to maintain a healthy weight and muscle mass as I get older (I'm 48 now) and get stronger, if I have to live on white carbs and cheese?
Can you tolerate whey or other protein powders at all?
And cheese and yoghurt can be good protein sources. I particularly love Greek (strained) yoghurt; much higher protein, serious creaminess, and friendly bacteria. It's the basis of my standard breakfast.
You might need to take a multivitamin supplement and watch out for micronutrients you may be missing. It seems like getting enough "good fats" may be the biggest problem.