Post-Transplant diet
Specific foods and drinks to avoid to help reduce your risk of food borne infections
The attached list of foods should be avoided by all transplant patients to minimize the risk of Listeria or Salmonella infection.
| Types of food to avoid | Alternative choices | |
| Milk | Unpasteurised milk such as milk sold on local farms |
Pasteurised milk, tinned milks, UHT, dried milk |
| Yoghurts |
Unpasteurised yoghurts Yoghurt which is described on the label as bio or probiotic or ‘bio’ drinks or supplements such as Yakult, Actimel |
Pasteurised yoghurts Any yoghurt that does not describe itself as bio or probiotic including live, plain, Greek and fruit yoghurts |
| Cheeses |
Blue-veined and soft mould-ripened cheeses such as Brie, Camembert, Dolcelatte, Roquefort, Feta, Cambozola, Stilton, Danish blue Soft sheep and goats cheeses |
Hard cheeses such as Cheddar, Red Leicester and Edam (cut off any visible rind) Processed cheese, for example Philadelphia, Dairylea, Kraft, Cottage cheese |
| Eggs | Raw eggs or undercooked eggs
Dishes containing raw egg, such as homemade mayonnaise, mousse hollandaise sauce, egg nog |
Hard boiled eggs, |
| Fish | Raw fish such as sushi Raw or lightly cooked shellfish Raw oysters, caviar Avoid smoked salmon unless eaten directly from a freshly opened packet |
Well cooked fresh, frozen, tinned fish |
| Meat | Raw or undercooked meats, including rare meats for example steak tartare Fresh pate Smoked meat such as salami |
Well cooked fresh, frozen, tinned meat |
|
Fruits & Veg |
Unwashed Fruit |
Washed fresh fruit |
|
Ice cream |
Soft ice-cream for example Mr Whippy, McFlurry.Homemade icecream |
Hard or individual ice-creams |
Remember looking after your food is part of looking after your health.
