Diet for Ulcerative Colitis
7 days diet plan:
Meal timing | Day-wise Meals |
Monday | |
8:30 am | Lauki oats chilla with coriander chutney |
11 am | Coconut water with 1 tsp chia seeds |
1 pm | Jowar roti + Pumpkin curry + Low-fat home set curd |
4 pm | 2 walnuts + 3-4 thin slices of pineapple |
7 pm | Moong dal khichdi (Add rice bran) + Carrot cucumber salad |
9 pm | Fennel ginger tea |
Tuesday | |
8:30 am | Poha (Add peanuts) with fresh home-set curd (low-fat) |
11 am | Cucumber ginger juice with 1 tsp chia seeds |
1 pm | Cooked and refrigerated rice + Palak moong ki dal + Cucumber and lettuce green salad |
4 pm | 1 tbsp pumpkin seeds + 1 Orange |
7 pm | Jowar roti + Raw banana curry/sabji |
9 pm | Fennel ginger tea |
Wednesday | |
8:30 am | Quinoa upma (add carrots and beans) |
11 am | Coconut water with 1 tsp chia seeds |
1 pm | Ragi roti + Aloo palak sabji (use boiled and refrigerated potatoes) + Carrot raita (use low-fat home-set curd) |
4 pm | 2 walnuts + 1 bowl Grapes |
7 pm | Cooked and refrigerated rice + Green moong ki dal |
9 pm | Fennel ginger tea |
Thursday | |
8:30 am | Egg omelet |
11 am | Cucumber ginger juice with 1 tsp chia seeds |
1 pm | Jowar roti + Brinjal curry/sabji + Cucumber carrot lettuce salad |
4 pm | 1 tbsp roasted flax seeds + 1 sweetlime |
7 pm | Grilled/steamed fish (salmon/mackerel) + Lauki soup |
9 pm | Fennel ginger tea |
Friday | |
8:30 am | Idli with coconut chutney |
11 am | Plain Chaach (use low-fat curd) + 1 tbsp flax seeds |
1 pm | Jowar roti + Capsicum ki sabji + Any dal / low-fat home-set curd (if digestible) |
4 pm | 6-7 almonds + 1 Kiwi fruit |
7 pm | Jowar roti + Egg bhurji + Cucumber salad |
9 pm | Fennel ginger tea |
Saturday | |
8:30 am | Vegetable vermicelli (add carrots and capsicum) |
11 am | Coconut water with 1 tsp chia seeds |
1 pm | Soya pulao (add rice bran) + Cucumber carrot raita |
4 pm | 2 walnuts + Strawberries/grapes |
7 pm | Bajra/ragi porridge with 1 tsp ghee |
9 pm | Fennel ginger tea |
Sunday | |
8:30 am | Vegetable uttapam with coconut chutney |
11 am | Roasted makhana with 1 tbsp roasted flax seeds and 1 tbsp pumpkin seeds |
1 pm | Cooked and refrigerated rice + Chicken curry (very less spices and oil) /steamed or boiled chicken + Tomato cucumber salad |
4 pm | 2 walnuts with 1 bowl pineapple |
7 pm | Ragi dosa with sambar (use very less spices and oil) |
9 pm | Fennel ginger tea |
Foods to include-
- Gluten free grains – Jowar, ragi, bajra
- Fiber rich foods – mainly insoluble fiber
- Foods rich in resistant starch – cooked and refrigerated rice, potatoes
- Low FODMAP foods – cucumber, carrot, potato, pumpkin, beans, eggplant, kiwi, pineapple, orange, berries, raw banana, plant-based milk, eggs, steamed/boiled chicken, fish, rice, oats, quinoa, walnuts, pumpkin seeds
- Foods rich in fat soluble vitamins – carrots, pumpkin, eggs, nuts and seeds
- MCTS – Coconut oil
- Protein rich foods – if excessive weight loss and muscle wasting is observed.
- Foods rich in Omega-3 – Walnuts, flax seeds, fish (salmon and mackerel)
Foods to avoid-
- Gluten-containing foods – Wheat, rye, barley
- Cruciferous vegetables like cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower
- High FODMAP foods – Apple, onion, watermelon, mango, milk, cheese, yoghurt, honey, cashews, pistachios, wheat,
- Dairy products – if allergic to lactose
- Tea and coffee
- Caffeinated beverages
Do’s | Dont’s |
Eat small, frequent meals at every 3-4 hours. | Avoid intake of alcohol, caffeine, and carbonated beverages, spicy foods and fatty foods. |
Liberal intake of fluids and water is recommended to avoid dehydration. | Avoid wheat in the diet if you have gluten allergy and avoid milk products if you are intolerant to lactose. |
Use coconut oil or butter for cooking. | Avoid prolonged usage of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs like ibuprofen and aspirin. |
Try to keep the stress levels as low as possible. | Avoid talking while eating the food. Talking while eating leads to swallowing of air and causes intestinal gas. |