Diet Tips to Relieve IBD’s – Part Three

In addition to the general tips given in an earlier post, eating a high-fiber diet when your inflammatory bowel disease is under control can help keep it that way by preventing constipation, lowering cholesterol, helping with weight loss management and many more benefits.

A product or a food item can be labeled "High Fiber" when it contains more than 5g of fiber per serving. You can see a nice chart with portions on our high fiber diet page, but here are some general things to keep in mind when you’re off to the market.

Grain Products:
• Whole grain breads, buns, bagels, muffins
• Bran Flakes, All Bran, bran Buds, Corn bran, shredded whole wheat, 100% Bran and Fiber One
• Cooked cereal such as Red River and Oat Bran
• Whole-wheat pastas
• Whole grains such as barley, popcorn, corn and brown rice

Fruits:
• Dried fruits such as apricots, dates, prunes and raisins
• Berries such as blackberries, blueberries, raspberries and strawberries
• Oranges, apple with skin, avocado, kiwi, mango and pear

Vegetables:
• Broccoli, spinach, Swiss chard, green peas and other dark green leafy vegetables
• Dried peas and beans such as kidney beans, lima beans, black-eyed beans, chick peas and lentils

Nuts and Seeds:• nuts and seeds such as almonds, whole flaxseed and even soy nuts