What to do during symptoms of IBD/IBS

Foods/Beverages to TRY

Bananas, apple sauce, canned varieties of fruit
White bread, crackers made with white flour, plain cereals
White rice, refined pastas
Potatoes without the skin
Cheese (if you’re not lactose intolerant)
Smooth peanut butter
Bland soft foods
Cooked vegetables
Broth
Broiled or steamed fish (e.g.,herring, salmon, halibut, flounder, swordfish or pollack)
Canola and olive oils
Low-sugar sports drinks and Crystal Light® diluted with water

Food/Beverages to AVOID

Fresh fruit(unless blended or juiced)
Prunes, raisins or dried fruit
Uncooked vegetables and raw foods
High-fiber foods (such as fiber-rich breads, cereals, nuts and leafy greens)
High-sugar foods
Skins, seeds, popcorn
High-fat foods
Spicy foods
Beans
Some dairy products
Largefood portions
Caffeine in coffee, tea and other beverages
Ice-cold liquids (even water)

Jennifer Heipel has approximately 12 years of experience working as a hepatology nurse/clinical research coordinator for several gastroenterologists, hepatologists, infectious diseases and addiction specialists. She is trained in the treatment of Hepatitis B and C therapies as well as general hepatology and pre/post liver transplant follow up. Jennifer serves as Charlton Health’s full time Hepatology Nurse and manages the Hepatology Program. She has worked and continues to work with Dr. Puglia at McMaster University and other area Gastroenterologists to develop a comprehensive, in-house Hepatology program and Hepatitis C program here at Charlton Health.

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