Constipating Diet (Anti-Diarrhea Diet)

What It Is
A diet that aids in stool formation. It is recommended for loose bowel movement.

This diet is a combination of the low-residue, low fiber and low-fat diets. Restriction is based on the severity of loose bowel movement. Restriction in fat is important, because fat contributes in lubrication. Restriction in fiber is also important because fiber and residue make stool soft and watery.


Some Tips

• Eat low-cellulose vegetables. Avoid fatty meats.
• Avoid leafy vegetables and high-fiber fruits temporarily.
• Eat more bananas, apples and star apples. They make stool firm.
• Eat small frequent meals.
• Drink more liquids. Boil water before drinking.
• Drink strained juice or fat-free broths as desired.
• Add salt and sugar in diet. They prevent electrolyte imbalance.
• Avoid milk for at least 2 days.
• Gradually changes from constipating diet to usual diet.

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Constipating Diet (3-Day Sample Menu)

Day 1

Breakfast
6:00-7:00

• Banana
• Lowfat potato-egg omelet
• Toasted white bread with jelly
• Oatmeal with sugar (no milk)
• Rice coffee

Morning Snack
9:15

• Soda crackers
• Apple

Lunch
11:45-12:15

• Apple
• Lowfat arroz caldo with egg
• Constipating fruit gulaman delight
• 7-Up

Afternoon Snack
3:15

• Boiled saba (banana)
• Strained rice coffee

Supper
6:00-6:30

• Banana (tundan)
• Lugaw
• Hard-boiled egg
• 7-Up

Night Snack
(before going to bed)

• Salabat

Day 2


Breakfast
6:00-7:00

• Banana
• Grilled vegetarian tocino
• Oatmeal, no milk
• Boiled potato
• Rice coffee

Morning Snack
9:15

• Juice
• Soda crackers

Lunch
11:45-12:15

• Fat-free tokwa adobo
• Rice
• Darkly toasted bread with jelly
• Fat-free broth
• Star apple

Afternoon Snack
3:15

• Apple

Supper
6:00-6:30

• Hard-boiled egg
• Mashed potato
• Strained soup

Night Snack
(before going to bed)

• Soda crackers
• Soy coffee

Day 3


Breakfast
6:00-7:00

• Apple
• Lowfat tempura chunks
• Pandesal with jelly
• Rice
• Salabat

Lunch
11:45-12:15

• Lowfat vegetarian apritada
• Rice
• Banana
• Juice

Supper
6:00-6:30

• Vegetarian pancit bihon
• White bread
• Apple
• Fresh buko

Note: When loose bowel movement is controlled, gradually shift from constipating diet to balanced diet.

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Constipating Diet Food Selection Guide

Foods Allowed

Protein-rich Foods

For Vegetarians:

• Vegetarian products like tokwa, gluten, vegemeat, vegesausage, etc.

For Non-vegetarians

• Fish, lean meat (baked, boiled well with little or no oil)
• Hard-boiled egg

Vegetables

• Low-cellular vegetables like chayote, carrots, upo (white squash) without seeds (for mild diarrhea case only)

Fruits

• Banana, apple, star apple

Beverages

• Apple juice
• Clear strained fruit juices
• Orange juice
• Gatorade

Carbohydrates

• White bread
• Polished rice
• Noodles, pasta

Desserts

• Plain jello, plain gulaman and any dessert, preferably with no milk and fat

Foods Not Allowed

Protein-rich Foods

• Fatty meat
• Raw or half-cooked fish or meat
• Legumes and nuts

Vegetables

• Leafy vegetables

Fruits

• Papaya, pineapple, orange (with skin and pulp)

Beverages

• Prune juice
• Alcoholic beverages
• Dairy Products
• Whole milk, butter milk and milk products

Dessert

• Cakes, pastries, cookies
• Fried desserts such as turon, banana cue, camote cue

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