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MERIDIAN SURGERY CENTER 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.