Low Residue Diet Preparation

Your physician may direct you to eat a low residue diet prior to your procedure.

 

• 3 days prior to your procedure, begin eating only those foods listed as acceptable below.

• Day before your procedure (Starting at 6pm) follow instructions for the prep you were prescribed

 

 

Milk and Dairy

 

Allowed

• Low fat milk

• Cream

• Hot chocolate

• Buttermilk

• Cheese, including cottage cheese

• Yogurt

• Sour Cream

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Not Allowed

• High Fat Dairy

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Bread and Grains

 

Allowed

• Breads and grains made with refined white flower (including rolls, muffins, bagels, and pasta)

• White rice

• Plain crackers, such as Saltines

• Low Fiber cereal (including puffed rice, cream of wheat, corn flakes)

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Not Allowed

• Brown or wile rice

• Whole grain bread, rolls, pasta, or crackers

• Whole grain or high-fiber cereal (including granola, raisin bran, oatmeal)

• Bread or cereal with nuts or seeds

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Meat

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Allowed

• Chicken​

• Turkey

• Lamb

• Lean Pork

• Veal

• Fish and Seafood

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Not Allowed

• No tough meat with gristle

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Legumes

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Allowed

• None Allowed

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Fruits

 

Allowed

• Fruit juice

• Applesauce

• Ripe cantaloupe and honeydew

• Ripe, peeled apricots and peaches

• Canned or cooked fruit without seeds or skin

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Not Allowed

• Raw fruit with seeds, skin, or membranes (including berries, pineapple, apples, oranges, watermelon)

• Any cooked or canned fruit with seeds or skin

• Raisins or other dried fruit

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Vegetables

 

Allowed

• Canned or cooked vegetables without skin or peel (includes peeled carrots, mushrooms, turnips, asparagus tips)

• Potatoes without skin

• Cucumbers without seeds or peel

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Not Allowed

• Corn

• Potatoes with skin

• Tomatoes

• Cucumbers with seeds and peel

• Cooked cabbage or brussel sprouts

• Green peas

• Summer and winter squash

• Lima beans

• Onions

 

Fats and Oils

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Allowed

• Butter

• Margarine

• Vegetable or other oils

• Mayonnaise

• Salad dressings made without seeds or nuts

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Not Allowed

• Fish oil

• Salad dressing made with seeds or nuts

 

Soups

 

Allowed

• Broth, bouillon, consommé, and strained soups

• Milk or cream-based soup, strained

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Not Allowed

• Unstrained soups

• Chili

• Lentil soup

• Dried bean soup

• Corn soup

• Pea soup

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Desserts

 

Allowed

• Custard and plain pudding

• Ice cream and sherbet or sorbet

• Jello/gelatin, without added fruit or red/purple dye

• Cookies/cake made with white flour, prepared without seeds, dried fruit, or nuts

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Not Allowed

• Coconut

• Anything with seeds or nuts

• Anything with red or purple dye added

• Cookies or cakes made with whole grain flour, seeds, dried fruits, or nuts

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Beverages​

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Allowed

• Coffee

• Tea

• Hot chocolate or cocoa

• Clear fruit drinks (no pulp)

• Soda and other carbonated beverages

• Ensure, Boost, or Enlivens without added fiber

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Not Allowed

• Fruit or vegetable juice with pulp

• Beverages with red/purple dye

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Other​

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Allowed

• Sugar

• Salt

• Jelly

• Honey

• Syrup

• Lemon Juice

• Eggs

• Tofu

• Creamy peanut or almond butter

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Not Allowed

• Coconut

• Popcorn

• Jam

• Marmalade

• Relishes

• Pickles

• Olives

• Stone ground mustard