Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Running with Crohn’s: Diet 2

This is a continuation of my previous entry on diet for patients with bowel strictures.  I’ve thought of several other foods with fiber that never caused me bowel obstruction issues.  These foods include





Food
Fiber g / serving
Notes
Honeydew melon
1.1
Avoid seeds!
Cantaloupe
5
Avoid seeds!
Watermelon
1.1
Avoid seeds!
Sweet potato
4
No skin!
Potato
4.7
No skin!
Spaghetti sauce
3.7

Whole wheat bread
1.9

Rice
3.5

Banana
3.1

Avocado
10

Pumpkin pie
1.8

Pumpkin bread
2

peanut butter
6
smooth only
Baked apple
5
avoid skins
Mashed potato
1.3



If you experience bowel obstructions and have other suggestions, please let me know.  I'm always looking for ways to improve my diet.

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