Colitis Diet
If you have colitis, you probably know which foods trigger your symptoms. There is really no colitis diet that is agreed upon by all healthcare professionals. The good news is there are ways of eating with colitis that allow you to avoid the foods that aggravate your bowel condition. In addition, some new research indicates that specific nutrients in some foods may help decrease GI inflammation. That can make it easier to self-manage your illness.
Most eating plans that are advertised as a colitis diet were designed by those who suffer from the disease or those who love them. Therefore, it may be wise and most effective to design your own colitis diet, taking into account any known food allergies or sensitivities.
Some of the suggested diet for colitis:
1. Papaya juice, raw cabbage juice and carrot juice. Diet plays a crucial part in the treatment of colitis. It is advisable to observe a juice fast for five days or so, in most cases of ulcerative colitis. Papaya juice, raw cabbage juice, and carrot juice are especially beneficial.
2. Citrus juices should be avoided.
3. Steamed vegetables, rice, and home-made cottage cheese. After the juice fast, the patient should gradually adopt a diet of small, frequent meals of soft cooked or steamed vegetables, rice, porridge, broken wheat, and well ripened fruits like banana and papaya, yogurt, and home-made cottage cheese. Sprouted seeds and grains, wholemeal bread, and raw vegetables may be added gradually to this diet after about ten days. All food must be eaten slowly and chewed thoroughly.
4. White sugar, highly seasoned foods, and alcoholic beverages should be avoided. Foods which should be excluded from the diet are white sugar, white bread, and white flour products; highly seasoned foods; highly salted foods; strong tea, coffee, and alcoholic beverages; and foods cooked in aluminium pans.
If you find that there are certain foods that trigger your bowel symptoms, then you may want to avoid these foods to reduce your symptoms and self-manage your illness. For example, some patients suffering from ulcerative colitis find that coffee or caffeine exacerbates diarrhea and cramping. Other people complain that raw vegetables or high-fiber foods cause their GI symptoms.
Other people periodically follow a low-residue diet or low-fiber diet, getting about 10-15 grams of fiber a day. That would help in reducing the frequency of bowel movements and it would also prolong the intestinal transit time.
Learning to avoid food triggers may give patients better control of their disease and would allow them greater freedom to enjoy an active life. Despite the fact that there is no scientific proof, many patients have found one or more of the following foods can trigger their GI symptoms:
- Caffeine
- Alcohol
- Carbonated beverages
- Dairy products
- Hot sauce, pepper
- Dried fruits
- Nuts
- Refined sugar
- Raw vegetables
-- VDoctor
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