Bland Diet

  • A bland diet is a diet consisting of foods that are generally soft, low in dietary fiber, cooked rather than raw, and not spicy.
  • Target patients:those with gastric ulcer, duodenal ulcer, gastritis, ulcerative colitis, and diarrhea or irritable bowel.
  • Principle eating habit:regular meals, frequent small meals, chew thoroughly and swallow slowly.
  • Suggested foods:milk and dairy products, soft tender meat free of tendons and sinews, animal internal organs, seafood, soy products, low-fiber vegetables and fruits, peeled and seeded fruit that are less sweet, rice and oat products, saltine crackers, bland toast … etc.
  • Fried and fatty foods, strong cheeses, whole grains (rich in fiber), and the medications aspirin and ibuprofen should be avoided while on this diet.

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