PLEASE NOTE:  NOT ALL SUGGESTIONS ON THIS PAGE WILL BE SUITABLE FOR EVERY IBD SUFFERER, AS EACH PERSON IS DIFFERENT.

General Guide Lines

Many IBD patients cannot digests certain foods. I have compiled a list of these "forbidden foods".

Many of these foods and food elements (such as spices) are hidden in a lot of popular products.

If you have a forbidden food not listed here, let me  know about it.

• Animal flesh

• Dairy products

• Refined sugar

• Table salt

• White flour

• Anything containing caffeine
  

Non Colon friendly foods

• Avoid fibre - especially insoluble. Soluble fibre is not too bad apparently.

• Avoid spicy foods and fried foods

• Wholemeal bread and wholemeal pasta

• Cream, fruits, nuts, oatmeal, bran

• Pickles, spice, curries, beans, pulses, sweet corn, sprouts, spinach, prunes(!), raisins.

• Celery, cabbage, carrots, mushrooms, tomatoes, oranges, pears, plums, strawberries

• Milk, coffee, chocolate

• Carbonated drinks

Colon friendly foods

• Meat (low fat)
  

• Fish

• All beverages (but go easy on caffeine and alcohol)

• Soya Milk

• Low fat yoghurt
  

• White bread (moderate amount)
  

• White rice
  

• White pasta.

• Semolina/sago/tapioca (again - moderation)

• Potatoes (no skin)
  

• Soup (clear, chicken etc - not high fibre).

• Cauliflower florets (well cooked)
  

• Swede (boiled), marrow, courgette,
  

• Peeled apple

• Fruit juices (without the bits!)

Eat slowly, chew well, and stay inactive for 20-30 mins after each meal. Get plenty of fluids - including (fibre less) fruit juice for vitamin C (or supplement this) ..