High Fiber Diet

Fiber and Ulcerative Colitis

We still do not have strong evidence in the medical literature on what is the best diet for UC.  Eating plenty of soluble fiber, including prebiotic fibers will nourish the best colon bacteria.  It is hoped that this will result in a decrease in the bad or Firmicutes bacteria.  It is well-known that when the good bacteria proliferate that they produce lots of acid substances called short chain fatty acids (SCFA).  The SCFAs actually nourish the cells of the colon wall, the very ones that become inflamed in UC.  In addition, when the colon contents become acid, the smelly sulfide gases are not produced and the flatus becomes less noxious and may even have no smell at all.  This may have a beneficial effect on the inflammation.  Prebiotics such as Prebiotin are the best type of soluble fiber. You may go to Ulcerative Disease Diet for more dietary information.