Low Fibre Diet
Low Fibre Diet
Start low fibre diet and continue until you start taking your bowel prep medication. For the best results in cleansing the bowel a low fibre diet is advised. Eating other foods may affect how well the bowel preparation works to ensure good views of your bowel during your procedure.
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Low Fibre Foods Allowed |
High Fibre Foods NOT allowed |
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White meat, including skinless chicken, grilled or poached fish |
Red meats, bacon, sausages or pies, black pudding |
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White bread, toast, pasta, rice, noodles or boiled or mashed potatoes (no skins) |
Breakfast cereals |
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Cheese, Eggs boiled or poached, Tofu |
Wholemeal or seeded bread, wholemeal pasta or brown rice |
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Clear jelly (NO red or blackcurrant), boiled sweets |
Fruit, Vegetables or salad |
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Butter/margarine |
Deep fried or roasted potatoes, potato skins or chips |
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Shredless marmalade or clear jam (no bits) |
Nuts, pulses, lentils, beans |
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Clear soups |
Chocolate, Cakes, Yoghurts, Cream |
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Rich tea Biscuits or similar plain biscuit |
No other Biscuits than specified in foods allowed |
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Water, Tonic water, black tea or coffee sugar or sweetener |
Milk |
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Soft drinks (non fizzy) including quash (no red or blackcurrant) |
Fresh orange or juices with pulp Alcohol |
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Bovril |
Crisps |
Low Fibre Diet Vegan
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FOODS ALLOWED |
FOODS TO AVOID |
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Breads and grains made with refined white flour including rolls, muffins, bagels, pasta. White rice, pasta, noodles and risotto rice Couscous, polenta, semolina and tapioca Plain crackers Low-fibre cereal including puffed rice, cream of wheat, cornflakes.
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NO whole grains or high-fibre: Brown or wild rice Whole grain bread, rolls, pasta, or crackers Whole grain or high-fibre cereal (including granola, raisin bran, oatmeal) Bread or cereal with nuts or seeds Quinoa, bulgur or barley |
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Tofu- silken, marinated, smoked Pea protein Tempeh Non-dairy vegan cheese Non -dairy milk alternative (soy, almond, rice, oat Textured vegetable protein Mycoprotein Vegan yogurt Creamy (smooth) peanut or almond butter
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Legumes, including dried peas (including split or black-eyed), dried beans (including kidney, pinto, garbanzo/ chickpea) and lentils. Nuts, including peanuts, almonds, walnuts and chunky nut butter Seeds, including fennel, sesame, pumpkin, sunflower.
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Canned or well-cooked vegetables without skin or peel Peeled carrots Turnips Asparagus tips Potatoes without skin Cucumbers without seeds or peel Avocado (ripe) Tomatoes without seeds or skin *Limit intake to 2 portions of vegetables per day (1 portion = 3 heaped tablespoon)*
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NO raw, skin, seeds, peel; or certain other vegetables: Corn Potatoes with skin Cucumbers with seeds and peel Cooked cabbage or Brussels sprouts Green peas Summer and winter squash Lima beans Onions Mushrooms |
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Applesauce Ripe cantaloupe and honeydew Watermelon Ripe, peeled apricots and peaches Canned or cooked fruit without seeds or skin *Limit intake to 2 portions of vegetables per day (1 portion = 1 piece of fruit or the equivalent of 1 handful)*
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NO seeds, skin, membranes; or dried fruit: Raw fruit with seeds, skin, or membranes (includes berries, pineapple, apples, oranges, watermelon, banana) Any cooked or canned fruit with seeds or skin Raisins or other dried fruit |
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Vegetable and other oils Salad dressings made without seeds or nuts Vegan mayonnaise
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Unstrained soups Chilli Lentil soup Dried bean soup Corn soup Pea soup |
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Non-dairy custard/pudding Plain sponge pudding Vegan ice cream Sherbet or sorbet Cookies or cake made with white flour, prepared without seeds, dried fruit, or nuts |
Coconut Anything with seeds or nuts Cakes or desserts containing raisins, sultanas, currants or candied peel. Cookies or cakes made with whole grain flour, seeds, dried fruit, or nuts |
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Yeast extract spread Honey Jam with no seeds Marmalade with no peel Smooth chutneys or pickles Salt and pepper Herbs and spices |
Seeded jam Marmalade with peel Chutneys or pickle containing skins, peel or raisins. |
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Coffee / Tea Hot chocolate / cocoa Clear fruit drinks (no pulp) Soda and other carbonated beverages Fruit juice without pulp Complan, Fortisip or Ensure without added fibre Non-dairy milkshakes |
Fruit or vegetable juice with pulp Beverages with red or purple dye Smoothies containing fruit or vegetables |