The low-FODMAP diet involves cutting out certain carbs and then reintroducing them to find the triggers of GI symptoms. Here's what you can and can't eat.
April 1, 2021
Pureed soups are a great way to reap the nutritional benefits of vegetables without irritating your GI tract.
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For most people, the general advice on nutrition is pretty straightforward: Eat plenty of fruit and vegetables. For people with ulcerative colitis, however, the advice isn’t so simple. The high-fiber content found in nutrient-rich produce can create digestion problems for people with an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) like ulcerative colitis, especially during a flare (when inflammation is present). And certain foods can even worsen symptoms like cramping and diarrhea.
The idea that everyone should eat lots of produce is “targeted toward a general population . that does not need to know where a restroom is in all situations,” says Beth Saltz, RD, a dietitian and chef based in Los Angeles whose husband has Crohn’s disease, another type of IBD. Laura Manning, MPH, RD, a clinical nutrition coordinator in gastroenterology at Mount Si