Been diagnosed with Stage 4 Ulcerative Colitis and Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Can you please specify in details about my diet - what I should and shouldn't eat.

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loki tori green vegitables lassi curd with isabgol bhushi bd15 days

Dinesh Bajpai · Accepted Answer

loki tori green vegitables lassi curd with isabgol bhushi bd15 days

Jyoti Goel · Answer

1. Avoid food from outside

2. Avoid fatty/ fried spicy food for few days

3. Take homemade freshly prepared light food like chapati, dalia, curries, Fruits etc

4.plenty of fluids.

5. Vegetable juice. Carrot, cucumber, and green leaf vegetables juice well to provide the basic nutrients (Homemade freshly prepared)

Pritam Mohapatra · Answer

Hi Mr. lybrate-user,
I appreciate you seeking help. Chronic constipation is often the lead cause behind ulcerative colitis. You definitely do need to streamline your diet which should mostly comprise of softly cooked or steamed vegetables with less of salt, oil, ghee, spices etc all. Preferably, use olive oil for cooking. The more bland the diet is, easily digestible will it be and the better it will be for your health/ recovery. Also, do consume well ripened fruits especially papaya & banana. Home made buttermilk (to which a pinch of fresh turmeric is added) and tender coconut water too are immensely valuable in this condition. Also consume vegetables like cabbage, carrot, papaya, beet, spinach and fruits like apple that can be of help. Do take care to avoid citrus fruits as it may exacerbate your colitis issue. Flesh foods, tea, coffee, sweets, cakes, pastries, greasy, oily, salty, spicy foods including fast foods are best avoided too. Fresh cold water fish, 3 times bi-weekly, helps. Do take plenty of water daily, and ensure that you get enough of bed rest, avoiding stress/ strain/ anxieties. Also, take care not to strain while passing stools. A light abdominal massage on a regular basis also helps. In addition to the above-mentioned natural guidelines, you can take 'Triphala Churna' (Patanjali) - 1/2 tsp daily with warm water, preferably after dinner, for next 1 month. Also, consuming 'Bael Churna' (Patanjali) - 1/2 tsp daily with warm water, post lunch, for next 1 month helps remove chronic constipation, if any and help feel better. Being a heart patient, with pacemaker (PPI ?), the above-mentioned advisory is subject to your cardiologist's/ endocrinologist's concurrence. Do take care and all the very best.
Sincerely,