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.