Crohn's disease is a condition defined by chronic inflammation and irritation of the digestive tract. Nutrition is very important for patients and diet should be soft, easy to digest, bland and low-fiber. A high-fiber or high-fat diet including whole-grains, whole pulses, fried foods, processed foods, alcohol, Carbonated Beverages can increase flare-up or worsen symptoms like abdominal cramps and pain.
Vegetables | |
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To Avoid | To Consume |
Tomato | Carrot |
Eggplant | Pumpkin |
Garlic | Bottle-guard |
Ginger | Ridge-guard |
Green leafy vegetable | Round-guard |
Peas | Bitter-guard |
Cauliflower | Turnip |
Cucumber | Potato |
Taro roots | Radish (if it suits) |
Beans | Capsicum- Boiled |
Okra | Grilled and stuffed with rice and potatoes |
Cereals | |
Whole refined flour and products made of it. | Whole wheat flour |
- | Semolina |
- | Vermicelli |
- | Broken wheat |
- | Cornmeal |
Pulses | |
Whole pulses like chickpeas | Split Moong Dal only- Split with removed skin. |
Kidney beans | Split chickpeas |
Black gram dal | Pigeon peas |
Bengal gram dal | Yellow lentils |
Fruit | |
lemon | Apple |
orange | Pear |
pineapple | Papaya |
grapefruit | Water melon |
Mosambi | Sapodilla plum |
canned fruits | Muskmelon |
- | Bael fruit |
- | Banana |
- | Pomegranate juice (without seeds) |
Dairy Products | |
Milk | Low-fat yogurt (fresh) |
Full-fat yogurt | Buttermilk (Can be consumed, if it suits you) |
Cream cheese | - |
Sour curd | - |
Cheese or Condensed milk | - |
Non-Veg | |
Fried,Processed or frozen meats | Egg white part only |
Prawns | Lean meat |
Lobster | Skinless chicken |
Crab | Poultry chicken |
Lean beef | Grilled or Roasted chicken and fish |
Pork | - |
Lamb | - |
Ham | - |
Salami | - |
Spices | |
Red chili powder | Fennel |
Peppers | Cumin |
Turmeric | Coriander |
Excess salt | Thyme |
Fenugreek | Salt (limited) |
Cardamom | - |
Oils | |
Unsaturated fats | Cow ghee |
Cream | Rice bran oil |
Palm oil | Mustard oil |
Coconut oil | - |
Butter | - |
hydrogenated oil | - |
Soybean oil | - |
Drinks | |
Alcohol | Homemade soup |
Carbonated beverages | Coconut water |
canned soup | Buttermilk |
packaged soup and canned fruit juices | Sugarcane juice |
caffeinated drinks | Carrot juice |
Smoothie | Bitter Gourd juice |
Lime water | Herbal Tea |
- | Green tea |
- | Pomegranate juice |
- | Soya milk ( limited) and Almond milk (limited) |
Mint leave juice with Coriander leaves
Veg upma / Veg Dalia / Veg Vermicelli (Sewian) / Veg poha / Veg Idli / Semolina chila / Toast Brown bread (2 slice) / Stuffed Chapatti / Chapatti with Veg or Dal / Curd + 2 Eggs (white portion) / Pomegranate juice- 50 ml.
Fruit / Coconut water/ Herbal tea / Green tea / Rose petal juice
Plain chapatti / Makki roti / Boiled Rice/ Veg khichri / Veg Dalia / Vegetable + Dal + Curd
Herbal tea / Green tea / Rice flakes snack / Marigold juice / Veg Soup (Home-made)
Plain chapatti / Makki roti / Veg khichri / Veg Dalia/ Boiled Rice / Vegetable + Dal