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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