I know this is an overdone question, but.....Help!

I need some help with what to eat for the first 2-3 weeks after surgery. Not for myself, but for my friend, who recently just had her surgery. Her surgeon didn't give her very specific advice as to what to eat, which I find to be a bit disconcerting, so she is in the dark as to what to eat. The only thing he said for her to eat was baby food and to drink water. He also said that she can't drink three hours before or three hours after eating, which I thought was really, really odd. She is afraid to eat much jello, since it made her a little gassy. She called her surgeon today and told him about the gas, and he told her to drink out of a straw. I thought we weren't supposed to do that anymore? I also need help finding out how to get a hold of a nutritionist in the area that will take Tricare Prime. ( Military insurance.) She will probably need that sort of help, as she has yet to speak to a nutritionist, and that sort of worries me as well. Any help and advice will be greatly appreciated. Right now, she is basically living on chicken broth and water, and she is scared and lost as to what to do. Please, help. Thank you very much for your time. <|:0)

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