When colitis, colon diseases, which are characterized by inflammation occurring in its mucosa, you should be very careful about the use of fiber, which the body needs for healthy digestion. With this pathology of the digestive organs, not all of its types contribute to the removal of severe symptoms of the disease, as well as to reduce the inflammatory process on the mucosa.
Some foods rich in it can cause a relapse of the disease. Therefore, when dieting this disease is to keep a diary of nutrition, which should include any changes in health, which occur when introducing a menu of a product.
Vegetable food, which is the main source of fiber, must be subjected to heat treatment in colitis, besides this, vegetables or fruits should not contain an insoluble form. To eat in dietary patients with IBD only a soluble variety is allowed, which improves intestinal motility and softens the stool.
It is found in rice, oat flakes, as well as in all vegetables and fruits. But they should be consumed without the skin, which is saturated with insoluble fiber, which can cause exacerbation of colitis. The largest amount of soluble fiber is required for a patient who has this intestinal pathology with atonic constipation. In this case, it is recommended to include in the diet such fruits and vegetables as dates, prunes, figs, boiled beets and steam pumpkin. Useful for colitis is also the use of bread from wholemeal flour.
What is the harm of insoluble fiber in colitis?
The inadmissibility of using this variety of plant fibers in IBD is that, passing through the entire digestive tract, it practically does not lend itself to processing. Having reached this form to the large intestine, it is attached to its walls, aggravating the process of inflammation that flows on them.
To avoid this, patients with colitis should limit themselves to eating the following foods: grapes, apples with skin, corn, cabbage, as in all this there is an insoluble variety of fiber. In order not to be mistaken when choosing products for dietary nutrition appropriate to this disease, you should always seek the advice of a specialist.