Diet For Intestinal Colitis - What Can You Eat And What Not?

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Diet for intestinal colitis

Colitis of the intestine is a formidable condition that requires timely diagnosis and proper treatment. To a large extent, the treatment of colitis consists in the selection of the correct and balanced diet, without which getting rid of such an unpleasant and dangerous pathology is impossible.

Content:

• What can you eat?
• What shouldn't be eaten?
• Menu for the week

What can you eat with intestinal colitis?

• With colitis in the acute phase, the use of astringent "fixing" drinks is allowed: black tea. It is recommended to drink jelly, berry decoctions. Blueberries and black currants have a particularly pronounced astringent effect. In addition to broths, you can eat fresh berries. The consumption of natural fruit juices should be limited. Concentrated juices should not be drunk, since most are highly acidic and can further irritate the already inflamed intestines.

• Fresh and boiled vegetables. The consumption of vegetables is allowed in the form of mashed potatoes. Boiled vegetables should be crushed (also mashed). Eliminates the consumption of vegetables that cause increased production of intestinal gas. Cauliflower has a calming effect. It should definitely be included in the diet.
• Fruit. Apples, peaches, pears (especially) are allowed, but also puree.
• Soups, cereals. Soups and cereals for dietary purposes must be cooked in water or low-fat broth. The high fat content of the dish increases the load on the digestive system (liver, small intestine, etc.). In terms of consistency, soups and cereals should be homogeneous, rubbed (as for baby food).
• Dairy products. It is better to refuse fermented milk products during the course of the acute phase of colitis, however, low-fat cottage cheese, low-fat milk, low-fat varieties of cheese are allowed in small quantities.
• Meat fish. Minced meat and fish should be cooked, and then steamed cutlets with pearl barley or whole grains of rice.
• By-products. Homemade liver pate is allowed.
• Bakery products. Fresh bread is excluded. You should only consume yesterday's durum wheat bread, crackers (soaked in tea).
• Confectionery. Small amounts of sweets, sugar up to two teaspoons a day.

What can not be eaten with intestinal colitis?

The following products are prohibited:

• Fresh bread, muffins. Fresh bread and rich baked goods contribute to increased production of intestinal gases, and also accelerate intestinal motility. In conditions of damage to the colon wall, this will aggravate the patient's already serious condition.
• Broths of meat, fish (strong). Animal fats in large quantities are difficult to process and significantly load the liver and the entire gastrointestinal tract.
• Pasta, as well as legumes and peas. Increase the production of intestinal gas, "loading" the intestines.
• Fried meat, fish, fatty meat products (lard, bacon, ham).
• Pickles, smoked dishes, pickled dishes. Irritates the mucous membrane of the small and large intestines, provoking diarrhea.
• Canned food, pickles.
• Raw fruits, raw vegetables. Promotes better intestinal motility due to its rich fiber content. In particular, pumpkin, beets, radishes, turnips, watermelon, melon should be excluded.
• Fatty fermented milk products: sour cream, whole milk, etc.
• Strong coffee and cocoa with fat milk.
• Peanut.
• Fast food (fast food).
• Spicy foods, seasonings.
• Eggs (1 hard boiled egg per day is allowed).
• Dishes from cereals.

• Meals containing animals and trans fats. Allowed to use up to 50 grams of butter per day.

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Menu for a week with intestinal colitis

Monday

• Meal number 1: cauliflower salad with mashed walnuts, buckwheat with a small amount of natural butter, berry broth.
• Meal number 2: pureed fruit.
• Meal number 3: vegetable broth, mashed boiled beef with carrots, fruit broth.
• Meal number 4: pureed fruit.
• Meal number 5: a piece of boiled fish (chopped).

Tuesday

• Meal number 1: boiled prefabricated vegetables (carrots, tomatoes, etc.), cottage cheese casserole, berry broth.
• Meal number 2: baked fruit with powdered sugar (pear or apple).
• Meal # 3: barley soup, cabbage stuffed with boiled rice.
• Meal # 4: fresh carrot salad with lemon juice.
• Meal number 5: a piece of boiled fish (chopped), rosehip decoction.

Wednesday

• Meal # 1: cucumber salad with chopped beef, scrambled eggs from one egg, dried fruit decoction.
• Meal number 2: salad of mixed vegetables.
• Meal number 3: cabbage soup (cabbage soup), boiled beef with tomatoes, rosehip decoction.
• Meal number 4: soaked dried fruits (except for prunes, since it has a pronounced laxative effect).

• Meal 5: steamed chicken cutlets, stewed vegetables, strong tea.

Thursday

• Meal number 1: salad of cucumbers, tomatoes without oil with chopped onions, rice porridge in water.
• Meal number 2: grated fruit (apple, pear).
• Meal number 3: vegetable broth, steamed cutlets, cauliflower puree.
• Meal number 4: low-fat cottage cheese.
• Meal number 5: fruit (apple).

Friday

• Meal number 1: steamed fish cutlets, vegetable salad, a glass of berry broth.
• Meal number 2: a glass of tea and dry biscuits.
• Meal number 3: vegetable soup with chicken broth, chopped boiled beef.
• Meal number 4: dried fruits (soaked).
• Meal number 5: curd casserole with raisins.

Saturday

• Meal number 1: oatmeal in the water, steam fish cutlets, a glass of rosehip broth.
• Meal number 2: apple or pear.
• Meal number 3: boiled beef with vegetables, cottage cheese casserole and a glass of tea.
• Meal 4: apple salad with lemon juice.
• Meal number 5: steamed chicken cutlets with low-fat cottage cheese.

Sunday

• Meal number 1: chopped lean fish with lemon juice, mashed potatoes, a glass of tea.
• Meal number 2: apple salad.
• Meal number 3: cabbage soup in a weak broth, cottage cheese casserole, berry broth.
• Meal number 4: boiled vegetables.
• Meal number 5: beef meatballs, stewed cabbage, a glass of tea.

Thus, it is necessary to strictly monitor the diet to achieve a high therapeutic effect. Meals should be fractional, with a minimum of fiber. It is also important to exclude rough foods, salty, smoked, spicy foods. All dishes should be served chopped and mashed. This is the only way to quickly forget about colitis.

The author of the article: Gorshenina Elena Ivanovna | Gastroenterologist

Education: Diploma in the specialty "General Medicine" received at the Russian State Medical University named after N. I. Pirogova (2005). Postgraduate studies in the specialty "Gastroenterology" - educational and scientific medical center.