ostomy friendly nutrition and diet

Foods to Include:

1. Low-Fiber Foods: Start with easily digestible foods, as recommended by your healthcare professional:
   • Refined Grains: White bread, white rice, and white pasta.
   • Cooked, Peeled, and Seedless Vegetables: Potatoes, zucchini, tomatoes, lettuce.
   • Peeled and Seedless Fruits: Ripe bananas, honeydew, cantaloupe, seedless watermelon.
   • Canned Fruits: Apricots, peaches, pears.
2. High-Protein Foods: Essential for wound healing:
   • Lean Proteins: Eggs, tofu, skinless poultry, fish.
   • Smooth Nut Butters: Peanut butter, almond butter, cashew butter, walnut butter.
   • Low-Fat Dairy: Skim milk, nonfat yogurt, cheese.
3. Hydration: Stay hydrated with:
   • Water, pulp-free fruit or vegetable juice, broth, sports drinks, decaf tea, or coffee.

Foods to Limit:

• Raw Vegetables: Broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, artichokes.
• Raw Fruits with Skin: Apples, grapes, strawberries, plums, pears.
• Legumes: Lentils, beans, chickpeas.
• Whole Grains: Buckwheat, barley, rye, quinoa, brown rice.
• Nuts and Seeds: Almonds, walnuts, pistachios, cashews, macadamia nuts, chia seeds, flax seeds, hemp seeds.
• High-Fat Dairy: Whole milk, full-fat yogurt, butter, ice cream.
• Spicy Foods: Jalapeños, curries, hot sauce, hot peppers.
• Fried Foods: Chicken wings, bacon, fried fish, mozzarella sticks, donuts.
• Carbonated Beverages: Soft drinks, seltzer water, club soda, sparkling water.