Can you live on just this food and not get ill?

[Alex_B]

I have really bad tooth problems, I am waiting for my appointment to have the tooth that is causing this pain removed, I wanted to know if you can live on pot noodles and porridge without getting ill from it? I am just under 8 stone now. Also, if they see that you are underweight can they put you under hospital admission to build you up? My height is 5ft 3 so I don't know if I am underweight.

 

[miahara]

Hi @Alex_B !
Here's a link to the NHS BMI calculator. If you enter your age, height and weight it will show you if you are underweight or not.
http://www.nhs.uk/Tools/Pages/Healthyweightcalculator.aspx
If your pot noodle and porridge diet is just temporary due to your tooth problem then you'll survive though a decent bowl of veg and chicken soup would probably provide better sustenance. However if you are eating such a restricted diet on the longer term it will be doing you no good at all.

 

[Deleted member 308541]

I am just under 8 stone now. Also, if they see that you are underweight can they put you under hospital admission to build you up? My height is 5ft 3 so I don't know if I am underweight.

According to the BMI app I have, you have a BMI of 19.8 which is normal healthy weight.

As for eating noodle and porridge that's your choice, but if it was my tooth that was painful I would have been to my dentist before now.

Edit: @miahara beat me to the post.

 

[Alex_B]

@Tipetoo I went to the dentist ages ago, I am waiting for an appointment so I can get extractions and fillings done under sedation at the same time. They are trying to find a place where they can do it all in one.

 

[Deleted member 308541]

@Tipetoo I went to the dentist ages ago, I am waiting for an appointment so I can get extractions and fillings done under sedation at the same time. They are trying to find a place where they can do it all in one.

Oh right, my dentist has access to the day surgery units at the two private hospitals. I keep forgetting about the different system in Australia.

 

[JTL]

Porridge will keep you going for some time especially with whole milk.
Don't know about Pot Noodle.

 

[JTL]

Oats Are Incredibly Good for You
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/9-benefits-oats-oatmeal#section12

 

[JTL]

Behind the Label: Pot Noodle

http://www.theecologist.org/green_g...label/324563/behind_the_label_pot_noodle.html

 

[CherryAA]

I have really bad tooth problems, I am waiting for my appointment to have the tooth that is causing this pain removed, I wanted to know if you can live on pot noodles and porridge without getting ill from it? I am just under 8 stone now. Also, if they see that you are underweight can they put you under hospital admission to build you up? My height is 5ft 3 so I don't know if I am underweight.

In all honesty, you can probably live on practically anything for a few days without causing yourself too many problems ! so I guess it depends on how long you are proposing to do it

I'm struggling a little to understand why the the choice of pot noodles and porridge though? what about making a nourishing soup and then liquidising that - it would be far better for you than the pot noodles - and tastier too. Pot noodles are very salty for a sore mouth.
Hope you manage to get them fixed soon !

 

[Alex_B]

@CherryAA It's the only thing I can eat without it hurting. I tried soup earlier and it just made it worse. It just made it even more painful than it already was. I had porridge and a pot noodle earlier and it didn't hurt.

 

[Kristin251]

Most people , with far on their bodies can live on no food for days, weeks or months.
Personally I wouldn't be eating pot noodles and rice. I'd eat something with nutrition though soft. Like avocado, fish, streamed veggies.

 

[Alex_B]

@Kristin251 I don't eat avocado or fish, tried it once and threw up. I have vegetables most days. I am just going for the cheaper option right now. I don't get paid until Thursday. When I get some money then I will get some food thats soft and nutritional. If I don't eat I can't have insulin which means I will get a lecture of my DSN about it, and she will most likely have a go at me, which right now I don't need.

 

[ickihun]

Let us updated as to your extraction appointment. You are trying your best. I'd take multivitamins whilst your on a restricted diet hun. But thats just me. I have other health problems too.

 

[Geordie_P]

Porridge should be OK as long as you account for the high carbs obviously- it's very nutritious. Pot noodles are spectacularly bad for you though- couldn't you get some bananas or soft boiled eggs? Shouldn't cost any more than the pot noodz

 

[JTL]

3. Oats Contain a Powerful Soluble Fiber Called Beta-Glucan
Oats contain large amounts of beta-glucan, a type of soluble fiber.

Beta-glucan partially dissolves in water and forms a thick, gel-like solution in the gut.

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BOTTOM LINE:Oats are high in the soluble fiber beta-glucan, which has numerous benefits. It helps reduce cholesterol and blood sugar levels, promotes healthy gut bacteria and increases feelings of fullness.

From the link above.
I have turned my diabetes off as good and lowered my blood pressure lowered my bad cholesterol raised my good cholesterol and I put a lot of that down to persisting with having a bowl of porridge every morning.
At first it spikes the blood but for me that was less than a week.
Probably 4 days can't remember.
I now take no medication for cholesterol blood pressure or diabetes.
No I'm sure it won't work for everyone.