The diet for ulcerative colitis should be rich in vegetables and vegetables, fruits, fish and lean meats - being essential to ingest a lot of liquid like water, coconut water and fresh fruit juices.
Omega-3 rich foods, such as sardines, salmon or nuts, can help decrease the symptoms of the disease by their anti-inflammatory action.
In severe phases of ulcerative colitis, diarrhea or partial bowel obstruction may occur and hospitalization may be necessary for intestinal rest and, therefore, a specific feeding of hospital context, such as tube feeding.
What Not to Eat for Ulcerative Colitis
In a diet for ulcerative colitis should avoid some foods that can aggravate the symptoms of this disease as:
- bran and seeds;
- whole milk and its derivatives;
- Red meat;
- beans, beans, beans, peas;
- dark green leafy vegetables such as butter cabbage;
- candy
It is also important to make frequent, small-volume meals and to cook low-fat foods with a preference for boiling and grilling. The patient with ulcerative colitis should keep a food diary recording all the food they eat, to more easily identify foods that aggravate the symptoms of the disease.
Useful links:
- Treatment for colitis
- Foods rich in omega 3
