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This special diet helps to ensure your bowel is thoroughly cleaned, which is crucial for the procedure to be as accurate and effective as possible.  \nA clean bowel allows the endoscopist to clearly see the lining of your colon, improving the quality of the examination and helping to detect any abnormalities.  \nTwo days before your procedure, only eat a low residue diet, which means foods from the allowed column in the table below. Do not eat any high residue/fibre foods.  \nPlease refer to your bowel preparation information sheet for specific instructions on when to stop eating solid food. The timing may vary depending on your procedure and the type of bowel prep prescribed.  \nPlease follow the dietary instructions carefully to ensure the best possible outcome from your colonoscopy.  \n\n| Food Type | Food ALLOWED | Food to AVOID |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Bread, Cerealsand Grains | Refined breakfast cereals such as: Rice Krispies, Coco Pops, Cornflakes, Sugar puffs, Frosties.\u003Cbr>Products made from white flour such as: white bread, white pasta, crumpets, wraps, pitta bread, bagels.\u003Cbr>Cooked white rice, rice noodles, egg noodles, white noodles.\u003Cbr>Plain naan bread, plain chapatti, poppadoms. | Wholemeal cereals. Cereals containing nuts, seeds or dried fruit.\u003Cbr>Muesli, fruit and fibre, shredded wheat, bran flakes, crunchy nut cornflakes.\u003Cbr>Any bread products or biscuits containing coarse grains, seeds, nuts or dried fruit such as multigrain bread, seeded batch, rye crispbread, rough oatcakes, hobnobs, muesli bars, flapjacks, teacakes, scones, fruit loaves.\u003Cbr>Brown rice, Brown pasta, quinoa. |\n| Meat, Fish and other sources of protein | Soft, tender, minced or pureed white lean meat. Skin and fat removed. | Red meat.\u003Cbr>Tough, fibrous meat such as hamburgers or sausages. |\n\n\n|  | Boiled or steamed fish with no bones or skin such as cod, salmon.\u003Cbr>All eggs.\u003Cbr>Quorn mince, vegetable protein mince, vegetable\u003Cbr>protein plain sausages, plain tofu. | Fish with bones such as tinned sardines.\u003Cbr>Beans, pulses and lentils. |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Milk and Dairy | Limit milk to 150ml per day.\u003Cbr>Smooth yoghurt with no fruits or nuts.\u003Cbr>Cheese such as cheddar, brie, mozzarella, cream cheese.\u003Cbr>Limit dairy to no more than 2 portions per day such as 150ml of milk and 1 yoghurt. | Yoghurt containing fruit or nuts\u003Cbr>Cheese containing dried fruit or nuts. |\n| Potatoes | Well cooked potatoes without skin such as: boiled potatoes, mashed potatoes, roast potatoes, chips or the inside of a jacket potato. | Potatoes with skin. |\n| Vegetables | Well-cooked root vegetables such as carrots, swede or cauliflower.\u003Cbr>Strained soup.\u003Cbr>Avocado. | All vegetable stalks, skins, seeds and peel.\u003Cbr>Sweet corn, broad beans, runner beans, mange tout, sugar snap peas, sweetcorn, spinach.\u003Cbr>Raw vegetables such as peppers, radishes and celery, tomatoes, cabbage, leeks, onions, lettuce, spinach and salad leaves.\u003Cbr>Firm beans and pulses with thick skins like kidney beans, baked beans, haricot beans, barlotti beans, soybeans, puy lentils, mushy peas or chickpeas. |\n\n\n| Fruits | Fruit Juice or smoothies (no seeds/pips/skins/piths) .\u003Cbr>Cooked or stewed fruit without skin.\u003Cbr>Melon, canned pears, peaches or apricots, canned citrus fruit with no pith, skin or pips such as mandarins or grapefruit.\u003Cbr>Pureed fruit. | All dried fruit.\u003Cbr>Any fruit skins, pips or seeds.\u003Cbr>Strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, blackcurrants, gooseberries, passion fruit, pineapple, kiwi, mango, apricots. |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Fats | Butter or margarine in small quantities.\u003Cbr>Small amounts of oil such as: olive oil or rapeseed oil. |  |\n| Desserts | Custard, rice pudding, icecream, milk puddings.\u003Cbr>Clear jelly.\u003Cbr>Plain cakes.\u003Cbr>Limit amount of custard, rice pudding and ice cream as this is included in the dairy portions above. | Coloured Jel","cbCaik8wHpdKNc81","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaik8wHpdKNc81","pdf",89890,"English","# Low residue diet purpose\n## When to start and follow instructions\n# Food allowed vs to avoid","[{\"question\":\"Why is a low residue diet important before a colonoscopy?\",\"answer\":\"It helps ensure the bowel is thoroughly cleaned, which improves how accurately and effectively the procedure can be performed. 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