Increase Odour:Īsparagus, baked beans, cod liver oil, eggs, fish, garlic, onions, peanut butter, strong cheese, and some multi-vitamins. Alleviate Diarrhea:Īpple sauce, bananas, bran, cheese, cottage cheese, creamy peanut butter, marshmallows, noodles, nuts, oatmeal, potatoes, pretzels, Rice Krispies, saltine crackers, tapioca, white rice, whole wheat bread, yoghurt, and reducing fat consumption. Alleviate Constipation:Ĭooked fruit, cooked vegetables, coffee, fresh fruit, hot tea, and increasing fluid intake.

Increase Output:īeer, broccoli, cabbage, chocolate, coffee, cucumber, dried or string beans, figs, fried foods, fruit juices, greasy foods, green leafy vegetables, highly seasoned or spicy foods, iced beverages, onions, plums, potatoes, prunes, raisins, raw vegetables, rhubarb, spinach, tea, and whole grain wheat (bread etc.). Change Stool Colour:īeets, iron pills, licorice, red food colouring, red gelatine, red pop, and strawberries. Which means our digestive fluids and the acids in our stomach are active. The digestion process still occurs even when asleep.

These foods take an average of about 4 hours for your body to digest. May cause obstructions because they are hard to digest or are irritating to the gut:Ĭoconut, corn, crab, fibrous foods such as celery, fried foods, lobster, mushrooms, nuts, many vegetables used in Asian cooking, popcorn, raw vegetables, salads, shrimp, and string beans. What is the food that takes the longest to digest The foods with the longest time to digest are bacon, beef, lamb, whole milk hard cheese, and nuts. If you have an ostomy, or even if you have had sections of your bowel removed and do not have an ostomy, understanding these food characteristics may be helpful: These foods are likely to produce gas:īeer and other alcohol, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, chewing gum, cucumber, dairy products, dried beans, eggs, hot drinks, lentils, melons, mushroom, nuts, onions, pop, radishes, strong flavoured cheese, sugar, sweet potatoes, turnips, and yeast.

Foods that are easily digested