Dietary principles and precautions for ulcerative colitis

It is said that ulcerative colitis is caused by diet, such as unhealthy diet, overly greasy and irritating food, irregular diet, etc. But on the other hand, a reasonable and healthy diet can improve the symptoms of ulcerative colitis. For patients diagnosed with ulcerative colitis, they must pay more attention to their diet structure while taking medication.

1. Dietary principles for ulcerative colitis

Low-fiber, low-fat foods can promote intestinal motility and stimulate the intestinal wall, but they are difficult to digest and are not good for the intestines, so they should be limited. Oily and fatty foods are not only difficult to digest, but their laxative effect can also aggravate diarrhea. Therefore, the amount of frying, cooking, pan-frying, fatty meat and cooking oil should be controlled.

2. What foods should I eat for ulcerative colitis?

The most common symptom of patients with ulcerative colitis is diarrhea. Eating more of the following foods can help stop diarrhea, such as purslane, coix seed, lentil, yam, hawthorn, black plum, apple, lychee, lotus seed, glutinous rice, japonica rice, coix seed, lotus root, ham, black chicken, etc.

Patients with ulcerative colitis should supplement more protein and vitamins during treatment. They should usually choose some easily digestible high-quality protein foods, such as fish, eggs, and fresh young leafy vegetables rich in vitamins. It is best to consume vegetable juice. For patients with diarrhea, the fiber intake should be reduced.

3. Dietary considerations for ulcerative colitis

1. Low in fat and low in fiber. Foods that are too oily or contain too much fat are not only difficult to digest, but their laxative effect can also aggravate diarrhea symptoms. The main cooking methods are steaming, boiling, stewing and braising; dietary fiber promotes intestinal peristalsis and stimulates the intestinal wall, which is not good for diseased intestines, so it needs to be limited. Foods high in fiber, such as leeks, celery, bean sprouts, onions, etc. should be avoided.

2. Pay attention to the intake of protein and vitamins. In your daily diet, you should choose more easily digestible high-quality protein foods, such as fish, eggs, soy products, vitamin-rich green leafy vegetables, fresh fruit juice and vegetable juice, etc., to replenish the nutrition loss caused by long-term diarrhea. Patients with chronic enteritis have poor digestion and absorption functions. They should adopt easily digestible semi-liquid diet or soft food with less residue, and should not eat too much at one time.

3. Replenish water, salt, etc. If chronic enteritis is accompanied by dehydration, you should drink light salt water, vegetable soup, vegetable juice and fruit juice in time to replenish the lack of water, salt and vitamins.

4. Eat less gas-producing foods and sweets. When flatulence and bowel sounds are too strong, you should eat less sucrose and foods that are easy to produce gas and ferment, such as soybeans, sweet potatoes, white radish, pumpkin, soybeans, etc.

5. Pay attention to food hygiene. Patients with chronic enteritis are weak and have poor resistance, and are particularly prone to gastrointestinal infections, so they should pay more attention to food hygiene. Do not eat raw, cold, hard or spoiled food, avoid drinking alcohol and spicy or irritating condiments, and try not to eat out in restaurants or food stalls.