Low Fibre Diet

Low Fibre Diet Instructions

Start a low fibre diet and continue until you start taking your bowel preparation 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 and may prevent a clear view of your bowel during your procedure.

Low Fibre Diet Table

Low Fibre Foods Allowed	High Fibre Foods NOT Allowed
White meat, including skinless chicken, grilled or poached fish	Red meats, bacon, sausages or pies, black pudding
White bread, toast, pasta, rice, noodles, or boiled/mashed potatoes (no skins)	Breakfast cereals
Cheese, eggs (boiled or poached), tofu	Wholemeal or seeded bread, wholemeal pasta or brown rice
Clear jelly (no red or blackcurrant), boiled sweets	Fruit, vegetables, or salad
Butter or margarine	Deep fried or roasted potatoes, potato skins, or chips
Shredless marmalade or clear jam (no bits)	Nuts, pulses, lentils, beans
Clear soups	Chocolate, cakes, yoghurts, cream
Rich tea biscuits or similar plain biscuits	Other biscuits not specified in foods allowed
Water, tonic water, black tea or coffee (sugar or sweetener allowed)	Milk
Soft drinks (non-fizzy) including squash (no red or blackcurrant), clear fruit juices without pulp/bits (e.g., clear apple or white grape)	Fresh orange juice or juices with pulp, alcohol
Bovril	Crisps

Vegan Low Fibre Diet

Follow this diet until you start your bowel preparation. Eating other foods may affect how well your bowel prep works.

Vegan Low Fibre Diet

Foods Allowed	Foods to Avoid
Breads and grains made with refined white flour (rolls, muffins, bagels, pasta) White rice, pasta, noodles, risotto rice Couscous, polenta, semolina, tapioca Plain crackers Low-fibre cereal (puffed rice, cream of wheat, cornflakes)	NO whole grains or high-fibre foods Brown or wild rice Whole grain bread, rolls, pasta, or crackers Whole grain or high-fibre cereal (granola, raisin bran, oatmeal) Bread or cereal with nuts or seeds Quinoa, bulgur, barley
Tofu (silken, marinated, smoked) Pea protein, Tempeh Non-dairy vegan cheese Non-dairy milk alternatives (soy, almond, rice, oat) Textured vegetable protein, Mycoprotein Vegan yogurt Creamy (smooth) peanut or almond butter	Legumes (dried peas, beans, lentils) Nuts (peanuts, almonds, walnuts, chunky nut butter) Seeds (fennel, sesame, pumpkin, sunflower)
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 tablespoons)	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
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 fruit per day (1 portion = 1 piece or 1 handful)	NO seeds, skin, membranes, or dried fruit Raw fruit with seeds, skin, or membranes (berries, pineapple, apples, oranges, watermelon, banana) Cooked/canned fruit with seeds or skin, raisins, or other dried fruit
Vegetable and other oils Salad dressings made without seeds or nuts Vegan mayonnaise	Unstrained soups Chilli, lentil soup, dried bean soup Corn soup, pea soup
Non-dairy custard/pudding Plain sponge pudding Vegan ice cream Sherbet or sorbet Cookies or cake made with white flour (no 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
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 pickles containing skins, peel, or raisins
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