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High Fiber Diet for Hemorrhoidectomy and Rectal Procedures
To prevent or treat constipation, it is recommended that you follow a high fiber diet. A typically high-fiber
diet contains at least 20 to 35 grams of fiber per day. Fiber grams of foods are listed on all packaged
foods. The amounts listed are for individual servings.
Hints
o Add fiber to your diet gradually.
Sweets & snacks
Increasing fiber too quickly can cause
o Popcorn, desserts with raw fruit, cakes
gas, cramping, diarrhea or bloating.
and cookies made with oatmeal, whole
o Fiber absorbs large amounds of water.
wheat pretzels.
Drink plenty of fluids with increased
SAMPLE
MENU
fiber intake - at least eight 8 ounce
Breakfast:
glasses per day to prevent constipation.
‘All-bran’ type cereal, whole wheat toast with
o Look at food labels for those foods
containing whole grain or whole wheat
margarine, apple, coffee.
first in the ingredient list. Wheat floud
Snack:
usually means white flour, which is low
Graham crackers, water or milk.
in fiber.
Lunch:
o Highest fiber-containing foods (with 6
Split pea soup, orange, fruit milkshake, water or
grams or more per serving) include
iced tea.
kidney, baked and navy beans and ‘allTurkey sandwich on whole wheat bread with
bran’ type cereals.
o Most fiber-containing foods have
mayonnaise, lettuce and tomato
between 1 and 4 grams of fiber per
Snack:
serving.
Whole wheat blueberry muffin with margarine,
WAYS TO INCREASE DAILY FIBER INTAKE
iced tea.
Fruits & veggies
Dinner:
o Eat raw fruits and vegetables, as they
Cucumber and shaved carrot salad with vinegar
typically contain more fiber than cooked
and oil-type dressing
or canned products or juice.
Baked fish, brown rice with peas, rye bread with
o Eat dried fruit.
margarine, water, oatmeal raisin cookies.
o Remember that the skin of fruits and
Snack:
vegetables contain fiber.
Banana, chunky peanut butter on whole grain
Bread, cereals, rice and pasta
toast, water.
o Whole grain, whole wheat, cracked
wheat, stone ground, whole oat or rye
bread and crackers.
o Whole wheat pastas.
o Barley, bulgur, millet, wild and brown
rice.
o Cereals made with wheat, corn, oat or
rice bran, whole grains or wheat germ.
Meats, fish, poultry, dried beans, eggs &
nuts
o Excellent fiber sourced include baked,
kidney, pinto, lima, garbanzo and navy
beans; lentils; yellow or black-eyed
peas; split green peas; nuts; and seeds.
Patients with diverticulosis: Follow a highfiber diet to prevent inflammation of the
intestines, constipations and hemorrhoids.
Certain fiber-containing foods cannot be eaten
by patients with diverticulosis, as they may
settle in pockets in the colon and cause
irritation. The foods to avoid include nuts, seeds,
kernels and foods that contain them, such as
berries, popcorn, corn, chunky peanut butter,
figs, jams, preserves and foods with poppy,
sesame or caraway seeds.