Meat and Meat Sources

Vegetables
Fruits
 look for less than 2g of fibre
per serving on label)

Starches: Bread & Grains

Milk & Milk Products
Fats and Oils

Sweets and Desserts

Miscellaneous
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 In disease and conditions in which the colon has the
potential to be inflamed, a low residue diet may "rest" the
colon. The low residue diet limits the amount of work the
colon has to do in forming feces because most of the
content of the diet is absorbed and less waste is required to
be eliminated. Since there is a reduced quantity of stool,
the time it takes to pass through the length of the colon is
increased, resulting in smaller, less frequent bowel
movements.
Low residue diets are often recommended for patients with
a number of different conditions, including the following:
• Flares of inflammatory bowel disease, either Crohn's
Disease or ulcerative colitis
• Bowel tumors
• Inflamed bowel due to radiation or chemotherapy
treatments
• Before or after bowel surgery, or before colonoscopy
• Inflammation or narrowing of the bowel