Ulcerative Colitis Diet Plan

As a follow up to last week's article on A Natural Treatment Program for Ulcerative Colitis, this article provides a specific diet plan that many people with ulcerative colitis and other types of inflammatory bowel disease can benefit from.

The following diet plan is appropriate for people with ulcerative colitis who are not in the midst of a flare up:

Breastfast Choices

1. Fruit smoothie made with bananas, blueberries, and enough water to get it going.

2. Bowl of porridge made out of long grain white rice (2 cups of water for 1 cup of rice), a small handful of raisins (cooked for at least 5 minutes), and a sprinkle of cinnamon and 1 teaspoon of raw or unpasteurized honey.

3. Green smoothie made with 2-3 peaches, 2 tablespoons of blueberries or blackberries, 2 big handfuls of spinach, and enough water to blend everything together.

4. Power Shake

Note: if you are taking food powders like a super green food or acerola cherry powder, you can mix them in with any of these smoothies. On days when you don't make a smoothie, you can take these food powders with water.

Lunch Choices

1. Steamed sweet potato, avocado, and 2 soft boiled eggs.

2. Steamed zucchini, avocado, and a potato-based soup. Please see our recipes section for several potato-based soup ideas.

3. Long grain white rice (1.5 cups of water for 1 cup of rice), steamed cabbage, and hummus.

4. Quinoa (2 cups of water for 1 cup of quinoa), avocado, and steamed butternut or acorn squash.

Dinner Choices - I recommend taking Carlson cod liver oil right before or with dinner.

1. Long grain white rice (1.5 cups of water for 1 cup of rice) with chickpeas and avocado, dressed with extra virgin olive oil and fresh lemon juice, to taste.

2. Avocado-orange salad with raw or steamed wild salmon.

3. Quinoa (2 cups of water for 1 cup of quiona) with mashed garlic sweet potatoes and avocado.

4. Steamed zucchini, steamed carrots, steamed red beets, and sardines.

Note: If you are not taking a super green food that contains friendly bacteria sometime during the day, I recommend taking another high quality source of friendly bacteria with or right after dinner. If you prefer not to take a probiotic supplement, you can add a traditionally fermented vegetable to your dinner meal, such as kim chee or sauerkraut.

Snacks

1. Any fresh fruit in season.

2. Baked potatoes, sweet potatoes, or chestnuts.

3. Small handful of raw walnuts that have been soaked for at least 2 hours.

4. Any of the smoothies listed under breakfast choices.

If you are in the midst of a flare up, you can follow the same general guidelines listed above, but should lean towards eating the food choices that are cooked rather than those that are raw.

Please observe how your body reacts to each of your food choices and make adjustments accordingly.

Be sure to chew all of your foods well and to follow other principles of eating for optimal digestion.

Other Recommendations:

1. Whenever possible, allow your skin to be exposed to sunlight. Just be sure not to get burned.

2. Make it a habit to breathe deeply from your abdomen at least once every 5 minutes for every hour that you are awake. Doing so will help to keep your parasympathetic nervous system active and your sympathetic nervous system subdued.

3. Spend at least 15 minutes each day writing any and all thoughts that come to mind in a private journal. Don't censor yourself, and be sure that no one else can see it. Write down all thoughts that enter your mind, no matter now ridiculous they may seem. This exercise can help increase your awareness of emotional stressors that may not be obvious at first thought.

4. If life circumstances allow, do something that you really enjoy every day. Think of an activity that is really fun for you and make time for it.

5. Every morning and every night, spend a few minutes thinking about:

• People in your life who you really care about
• >People in your life who really care about you
• Things that you are grateful for

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