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Add simple foods like mashed potatoes to your post--colonoscopy diet.
Image Credit: Jacobo Zanella/Moment Open/GettyImages
Image Credit: Jacobo Zanella/Moment Open/GettyImages
Most colonoscopies are done to screen for colorectal cancer. Some, though, are diagnostic, per the American Gastroenterological Association. That means they’re done to try to find a reason for unexplained symptoms like bleeding or weight loss. If you have a diagnostic colonoscopy and your doctor confirms that you have a particular medical condition, such as Crohn’s disease, you may need to go on what’s called a “therapeutic diet” designed to control or treat that condition, Msora-Kasago says. In this case, your doctor will help you determine what foods are best for you.
If you have a diagnostic colonoscopy and your doctor confirms that you have a particular medical condition, such as Crohn’s disease, you may need to go on what’s called a “therapeutic diet” designed to control or treat that condition, Msora-Kasago says. In this case, your doctor will help you determine what foods are best for you.
Here’s a sample menu to try after your procedure:
Breakfast: Eggs and toast Snack: Applesauce Lunch: Cooked vegetables with rice Snack: Pudding Dinner: Mashed potatoes and lean chicken or fish
Breakfast: Eggs and toast
Snack: Applesauce
Lunch: Cooked vegetables with rice
Snack: Pudding
Dinner: Mashed potatoes and lean chicken or fish
Raw, fiber-rich vegetables are not the best foods to eat after a colonoscopy. Image Credit: Instants/iStock/GettyImages
Image Credit: Instants/iStock/GettyImages
You may lose some weight after a colonoscopy because of the food limitations before the procedure, but you’ll likely return to your normal weight soon after you start eating your regular diet again.
