Re: Low Residue Diet

From: toni welsh (twelsh1@hotmail.com)
Mon Nov 6 06:33:05 2000


At Sun, 5 Nov 2000, Pam Markford wrote: >
>[] Ask the Mayo Dietitian - Low Residue Diet:
>" I've been told to eat a "low-residue" diet. I have had a lot of
>stomach pain after eating ever since I had surgery on my intestine. My
>doctor tells me that I have 'adhesions.' What are adhesions? What is a
>low-residue diet? What can I eat? ".....Carol / CT
>
>http://www.mayohealth.org/mayo/askdiet/htm/new/qd980318.htm
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>1.) [] Fiber-Restricted Diet
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>http://cancernet.nci.nih.gov/eating_hints/fiberdiet.html
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>2.) [] LOW-RESIDUE / LOW-FIBER DIETS: To reduce the symptoms of
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>inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), physicians often recommend various
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>special diets. But many people with IBD suffer from deficiencies of
>essential nutrients, and unnecessary dietary restrictions can contribute
>to malnutrition. Robin A. Henderson, Ph.D., R.D. (Staff Nutritionist,
>The Johns Hopkins Children's Center, Baltimore) evaluated a particular
>diet, the "low-residue/low-fiber diet," which often is recommended to
>IBD patients who suffer from diarrhea, or from narrowing or partial
>blockage of the small intestine. The purpose of the diet is to decrease
>the amount of undigestible fiber a person consumes. This reduces stool
>weight and frequency and prevents intestinal obstruction. The patient
>must avoid whole-grain breads and cereals, nuts and seeds, most raw, and
>some cooked fruits and vegetables.
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>http://www.ccfa.org/medcentral/library/diet/fiber.htm
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>3.) [] Low Fiber Low Residue Diet
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>http://www.endowsec.com/pated/edtgs02.htm
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>4.) [] Low Fiber Low Residue Diet:
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>Purpose
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>Dietary fiber is the undigestible part of plants that maintains the
>structure of the plant. Dietary fiber includes cellulose,
>hemicellulose, polysaccharides, pectins, gums, mucilages, and lignins.
>Although they are chemically unrelated, they all resist digestion by the
>human body. It is this resistance that makes these fibers important in
>both the normal functioning and in disorders of the large intestine or
>colon. In certain medical conditions, it is important to restrict
>fiber. These include acute or subacute diverticulitis, and the acute
>phases of certain inflammatory conditions of the bowel -- ulcerative
>colitis or Crohn's disease. After some types of intestinal surgery, a
>low fiber, low residue diet may be used as a transition to a regular
>diet. A low fiber diet is also used for a period of time after a
>colostomy or ileostomy is performed.
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>Nutrition Facts
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>Depending upon individual food selection, the Low Fiber, Low Residue
>Diet is........
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>http://www.gicare.com/pated/edtgs02.htm
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>5.) [] Low-Fiber / Low-Residue Diet:
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>What You Should Know: The fiber in fruits, vegetables, and grains is not
>absorbed by the body. Instead, it adds bulk to bowel movements. When
>smaller, softer bowel movements are important, doctors therefore
>recommend a low fiber / low residue diet. You may need this type of
>diet if you have diarrhea, cramping, bowel problems, or difficulty
>digesting certain foods. A low-residue diet is also often recommended
>after surgery.
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>What You Should Do: Choose only foods on the approved lists below. Be
>especially careful to avoid the items on the "Do not eat" lists.
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>http://www.healthsquare.com/mc/fgmc2014.htm
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>6.) [] Ask the Mayo Dietitian - Low Residue Diet:
>
>" I've been told to eat a "low-residue" diet. I have had a lot of
>stomach pain after eating ever since I had surgery on my intestine. My
>doctor tells me that I have 'adhesions.' What are adhesions? What is a
>low-residue diet? What can I eat? ".....Carol / CT
>
>http://www.mayohealth.org/mayo/askdiet/htm/new/qd980318.htm
>
>7.) [] Low residue diet: A low residue diet is needed to reduce both the
>number and size of stools. To achieve this some foods must be avoided.
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>1.) Foods to avoid
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>2.) Foods allowed each day
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>http://www.nch.edu.au/parents/health/factsheets/folowres.htm
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>8.) [] Restricted-fiber or Low-residue Diet
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>Restricted-fiber or Low-residue Diet. This diet is designed to prevent
>the blockage of the intestines and to reduce the frequency and volume of
>feces. It is indicated for persons with inflammatory bowel disease,
>diverticulitis, intermittent or partial obstruction, as a postoperative
>diet, or following radiation to the gastrointestinal tract. The
>restricted fiber diet excludes most raw fruits and vegetables, as well
>as whole-grain breads and cereals, seeds, and nuts. It does not
>restrict meat or dairy products. On a low-residue diet, prune juice is
>eliminated and milk and milk products are restricted to two cups daily
>as these items increase colonic residue.
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>http://www.rush.edu/worldbook/articles/004000a/004000084.html
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>9.) [] Low Fiber, Low Residue DIet: The low fiber, low residue diet
>provides food that will result in a reduced amount of fecal material in
>the lower bowel, and produce only a moderate amount of intestinal
>residue. This diet is designed for the patient receiving radiation
>therapy on or near the intestines or for the patient with partial bowel
>obstruction.
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>http://www.vh.org/Patients/IHB/Peds/PBMT/17LowFiberLowResidue.html
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>10.) [] Clear-liquid diet...Full-liquid diet...Soft
>Diet...Fiber-restricted diet...Low lactose diet
>http://cancernet.nci.nih.gov/eating_hints/eatdiets.html
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>In Friendship, Pam Markford PJtweetyRN@aol.com
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Hello, my son has IBD, not IBS, and he has not yet been put on a special diet, he does take 2400 mgs of Asacol daily, and for the rest of his life. I pray everyday that he keeps healthy, I have a sister who has crohns disease, and she was very sick all her kife. The dr says there are severe cases like my suster, and hopefully my son stays on the less severe cases. He was diagnosed almost 4 years ago, and he has not had a flare up yet, his GI dr said most patients with the disease have at least one flare up a year, I think my son has a special angel watching over him, my mother, he would have had a fit to know Jason has the disease, I know she knows, and she is in heaven watching over him.

I worry about him so much, but like the drs say, you cannot change it.

toni


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