Jun 14 2008
IBD and the Elimination Diet
Inflammatory Bowel Disease, or IBD, is the inflammation of the intestines from Crohn’s Disease or Ulcerative Colitis. It gives widespread nutritional difficulties and some with IBD are put on what is called the elimination diet.
Elimination diets are those that will typically have an allergy rate that is low in the foods that are allowed. Food allergies are a common factor in most Inflammatory Bowel Disease cases.
The most common foods that offend typically are wheat or dairy products. People on a standardized elimination diet will have a menu of lamb, chicken, potatoes, rice, banana, apple, cabbage, broccoli, and brussels sprouts. Not a lot of variety, but better for the IBD patient than a nice spicy curry;)
