A doctor may recommend a low residue diet for a few reasons, including a flare-up of ulcerative colitis (UC). But it isn’t right for everyone with UC and isn’t meant as a long-term solution.

When you're having ulcerations in your intestines or your colon, I think this is going to be some food that's going to be very painful to eat… Try a low residue, fiber-restricted diet.

A gastroparesis diet aims to overcome these issues with a low-fiber/low-residue eating plan and, in some cases, the avoidance of solid foods. A certified dietitian can help you build a healthy ...

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) affects 10-15% of Americans. Dietary changes, like increasing fiber or following a low FODMAP diet, help manage symptoms. Avoiding trigger foods and staying hydrated is ...

A low-residue diet is used to reduce the amount of dietary fiber in the digestive tract. Doctors may prescribe low-residue diets after bowel surgery, before a colonoscopy or during a period of ...

As you recover from a flare, it can help to start with smaller, more frequent meals and to follow a low-residue diet. A low-residue diet involves limiting dietary fiber, whole grains, and dairy.

the low FODMAP diet, the low-residue diet and Whole30. We've selected some of the categories below and included the top-scoring diets in each category—including which diet was crowned best overall.

The Mediterranean Diet was picked as the most highly-rated, according to the 2025 edition of Best Diets released by US News and World Report.

Low-Residue, Meopause and Whole30 Diets. The Body Rest Diet, followed by the SlimFast and Atkins Diets were named as the worst overall diets for 2025. U.S. News and World Report had 21 different ...

The list had 13 new additions this year: Acid Reflux, AIP, Alkaline, Body Reset, BRAT, Cleveland Clinic, GAPS, Gluten-Free, Gout, Low FODMAP, Low-Residue, Meopause and Whole30 Diets. The Body Rest ...