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Confused about fiber and IBD? You’re not alone.
After 15+ years of working with people who have Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, I’ve learned that fiber isn’t the enemy. For most people with IBD, it’s about eating the right fiber, in the right form, at the right time.
Less fear and confusion. More of the foods you love.
Fewer moments reading the same label again and again in the grocery aisle. Fewer menus where it feels like there’s nothing you can eat. Instead, you know a food isn’t off limits just because it has fiber. You spot what could work on the menu. And you bring home the fruits and vegetables you’d been avoiding for years, knowing how to prepare them to be easier on your gut.
What makes this guide different?
Most low-fiber advice counts grams and stops at “soluble” and “insoluble.” This guide explains what different types of fiber actually do in your gut. Most advice hands you a list of foods to avoid. This guide shows you how to change a food’s texture so you can keep eating it. Most advice rarely explains how to add foods back. This guide walks you through it, step by step. Most advice gives everyone the same list. This guide helps you see when cutting back on rough fiber helps, and when it doesn’t.
Cut through the fiber myths. Find out what’s actually true about fiber and IBD, so you stop avoiding foods you don’t need to.
Look past “soluble” and “insoluble.” Gel-forming, fermentable, or rough? Learn how each kind of fiber behaves in your gut, and why it matters for the foods you eat.
Add foods back, one step at a time. Use the food lists and meal ideas to widen your diet at a pace that works for you.
What's inside
A 29-page guide you can start using today. • Fiber myths, busted • What fiber does in your gut, and why your gut bacteria need it • Fiber’s key properties, explained simply: gel-forming, fermentable, and rough • How to change a food’s texture so you can keep eating it • When a low-roughage approach can help, and when it may not • Detailed low-roughage food lists • A to Z lists of fruits and vegetables, with how to prepare each • Favorite meal and snack ideas • How to add foods back, step by step • What to do when lowering roughage doesn’t help • When to get extra help
Why I wrote this guide
The same fiber questions come up constantly: What can I eat? What should I avoid? Will this cause a flare? I wanted one clear place to send people. This guide is the clarity I wish every patient had from the start. I hope it helps you eat more of the foods you love. Colleen Webb, MS, RDN
Ready to get clear on fiber?
Learn what fiber really does, which kinds fit your gut, and how to add more of it back, one step at a time. $15 this weekend only (regular price is $24) Launch pricing ends Tuesday, October 20 at 11:59 pm ET.
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