The diet to relieve symptoms of the irritable bowel should be low in substances that worsen intestinal inflammation or increase the intensity of peristaltic movements. Therefore, you should avoid eating foods with a lot of fat, caffeine or sugar, as well as eliminating alcohol consumption.
It is also important to ensure good hydration, as water is essential to avoid dehydration, when the irritable intestine causes diarrhea, or to improve intestinal function when constipation occurs.
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- Having several small meals throughout the day is better than a very abundant meal.
- As it prevents excessive work of the stomach and intestines.
- Preventing or relieving symptoms.
To control symptoms of the irritable bowel it is advisable to avoid or eliminate from the diet foods such as:
Since nearly half of cases of irritable bowel syndrome have a high sensitivity to lactose, it may be necessary to exclude milk from the diet to see if this food irritates the intestinal lining of the intestine. Similarly, a high-fiber diet should also be studied because in some cases it can regulate bowel function, while in other cases it can worsen symptoms, especially in cases of associated diarrhea.
In the diet for irritable bowel syndrome it is also important to control the amount of water ingested, it is determined that the patient with irritable bowel syndrome should drink about 30 to 35 ml of fluids per kg of weight, meaning that a person of 60 kg must drink about 2 liters of water. The calculation is performed by multiplying the actual weight of the patient, in kg, by 35 ml.
Watch this video to learn more about irritable bowel syndrome and what to eat or not:
This diet is just one example, and each diet for the irritable bowel should be prepared by a nutritionist or gastroenterologist.