Low Residue Diet

Hi all,

I am currently trying to follow a low residue diet on the advice of my IBD nurse. I am waiting to see the dietician but it will be a long wait.  Oh the joys of the NHS.  I printed some low residue diets off the internet.  But I am struggling to know what fruit and veg I can eat, my diet certainly seems to be helping me , but oh how I miss sprouts.  Yes folks I really did used to get away with eating sprouts.

Cany anyone suggest any fruit or veg that can be eaten on a low residue diet.

I follow a low residue diet always, unless I eat out and know I will suffer later, but sometimes its worth it. The ONLY fruits and veg I can tolerate come out of a can. they are: Peachs, pears, apricots, cherries, carrrots, and string beans. While they may not be strictly "low residue", I can tolerate them the best. Often when people question my diet, they think because it comes from a can there is no nutritional value, but I have had 2 dieticans tell me otherwise. I do what I can.

I am currently in remission so I am now able eat a few more fruits than I use too. I eat tangerines (no more than 1 a day), plums (no peels), bananas, pears (no skin), apples (no skins).

Are you removing the skins off your fruits and veggies? That will help some. But most stuff I eat usually is cooked to mush.

Mashed potatos are a good way of getting some veggies...but only at a stage where I was doing better. I find that if I'm wanting a banana, I can only tolerate a quarter of it and not everyday or I feel it. I can get away with having some really really well cooked veggies in small amounts once in awhile- I miss salads etc but just can't do it- not worth it.