High Fiber Diet!

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acastelan
acastelan Posts: 3
in Food and Nutrition
Hi!
I just recently had a laparoscopic surgery done and my doctor notices that my colon was extremely enlarged and very backed up. He said it has been going on for years, I guess. So he has told me I need to go on a high fiber diet.
Any snack or meal ideas that are high in fiber??
Thank you!

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  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
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    Careful, as fiber can temporarily make the problem worse. Build up slowly.

    http://www.webmd.com/diet/insoluble-soluble-fiber

    If you eat soluble fiber, take it with lots of water or cook it in water first. I think all my snacks are high in fiber. I am eating popcorn with hummus right now. An apple is high in fiber.
  • kmblank
    kmblank Posts: 43 Member
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    This might be a good resource...http://www.todaysdietitian.com/newarchives/063008p28.shtml

    Bob's Red Mill has a Organic High Fiber hot cereal that would be good for breakfast or snack. Just be careful if you aren't used to a lot of high fiber food, you might want to take it a little slow so you don't have stomach issues.
  • CA_Underdog
    CA_Underdog Posts: 733 Member
    edited March 2015
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    Quest Bars pack a whallop--20g of dietary fiber. Beans provide a huge boost, as does Kashi cereal or traditional oatmeal. Other sources that help throughout the day include brown rice, whole-grain bread, popcorn, and potatoes or sweet potatoes w/skin (including chips and fries!).. as well as many fruits and vegetables. I try to avoid carbs with no fiber and easily average about 40g/day.
  • acastelan
    acastelan Posts: 3
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    Thank you!!!
  • NewMeSM75
    NewMeSM75 Posts: 971 Member
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    I generally try eating whole wheat bread; beans - one of the best is lentils. Peanuts, peanut butter; vegetables such as spinach.
  • TrickyDisco
    TrickyDisco Posts: 2,869 Member
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    Agree with the advice to build up slowly, it's easy to add fibre by choosing wholemeal options of bread, pittas, muffins etc, as well as eating plenty of grains, pulses, fruit and veg - also oatmeal or porridge oats not only provide fibre but help lower cholesterol too.
  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,488 Member
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    Check out this website - you don't have to join or anything to find the recipes and such. They focus on a high fiber diet to lose weight and have some good ideas for getting extra fiber in your diet: https://fullplateliving.org/diet/power-ups

    and the list of "superfoods" - ie high fiber foods they recommend: https://fullplateliving.org/high-fiber-foods/list
  • hesn92
    hesn92 Posts: 5,966 Member
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    I eat fiber one cereal in the morning. The plain bran kind. 1 cup has 28 g of fiber alone. After that it's easy to reach my goal of 40 g but I usually get 50-60, the other day I got 71. I also eat beans a lot. Also quest bars have like 18 g. You can look at my diary if it's open (not sure how to do that on mobile)
  • ahamm002
    ahamm002 Posts: 1,690 Member
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    You should be eating at least 5 servings of fruits and veggies every day. That's a decent amount of fiber right there. You can also get additional fiber from nuts, legumes, whole grains, etc.
  • Pootler74
    Pootler74 Posts: 223 Member
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    I eat lots of fruit and veg, but because I don't really like grains, I miss out on the fibre in things like bread. So I add psyllium husk powder to things like protein shakes and smoothies, to home made cakes and cookies, and sometimes to sauces.

    And Quest bars, as if they weren't fabulous enough already with their excellent macros, have loads.

    The suggested intake is about 25g for women, 38 for men. (I aim for 40g but I've not had gastric surgery.) Try to get both sorts - basically the sort in grains, and the sort in fruit and veg. And make sure you drink enough.

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