Some Vegetable Recipes for Someone with Ulcerative Colitis
There are some vegetable foods someone with ulcerative colitis can prepare to ensure they get enough minerals and vitamins. These foods also contain low amounts of fibre to prevent digestion problems. Some vegetable recipes you can attempt include;
- Mediterranean vegetable soup: Ingredients for this may include zucchini, onion, a cup of water, yellow squash, oreganos, low sodium vegetable broth, low-fat yoghurt, tomatoes, garbanzo beans and chickpeas. Over a heated sauce pan, you can add onion and fry quickly for a few minutes. Add yellow squash and zucchini and fry quickly for another few minutes. Then add water, chickpeas, diced tomatoes, oregano and vegetable broth and boil the combination. After a while, reduce the heat for some minutes and add yoghurt.
- Butternut squash soup: Ingredients may include peeled butternut squash, nutmeg, yoghurt, olive oil, onion, vegetable stock, and black pepper. Heat olive oil in a pot and add onions for some minutes. Add squash and vegetable stock and cook for up to 20 minutes. Using a hand blender, mash the ingredients in the pot. Cool the soup a bit then add salt, nutmeg and black pepper.
The two vegetable foods explained above are filled with a lot of minerals like sodium with low fibre content, which makes them easy to digest.
Conclusion
Ulcerative colitis is an inflammatory bowel disease that can affect how nutrients are absorbed by the body. Diarrhoea is a major symptom of ulcerative colitis and this allows a lot of nutrients to be lost through faeces. Taking vegetables when you have ulcerative colitis is a good option but you have to make sure you are taking the right one, so that your symptoms don’t get worse. Vegetables that are high in soluble fibres are recommended. Those with high insoluble fibres usually irritate the gut and make it difficult to digest.
Cooked and pureed vegetables are preferable to raw vegetables. If you are having problems choosing a vegetable diet, you should speak to a dietician, so you can get a good list of vegetables that are safe for you to eat.
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