Lifestyle Recommendations for Inflammatory Bowel Disease

(Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s Disease)

1. Early To Bed Early To Rise Makes A Man Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise. Try to have 8 hrs of sleep

during the night. Go to bed between 9:30-10:00 pm and wake up between 5:30-6:00 am. Eat dinner 2-3

hrs before going to bed.

2. Drink two full glasses of water (at room temperature) after waking up. Try to have complete bowel

evacuation every morning. Increase your daily intake of water (without ice) and try to drink 2 liters (0.5

gallons) during the day. Avoid prolonged exposure to heat, especially during summer months.

3. Practice 2-4 rounds of Surya Namaskar (Sun salutation) in the morning and 10 min of Kapalbhati

Pranayama. Join a Yoga class and research them online. Other useful poses for you are: Bhujangasana,

Shavasana, Vajrasana, Sarvangasana, Halasana, and Yoga Nidra. Practice Vajrasana for 10 min after

meals. Slow relaxed walking is very good, especially after meals.

4. Avoid: red meat, alcohol, sour foods and fruits, egg yolk, fried foods, coffee, fermented foods (bread),

chili and pepper, vinegar products, yogurt, processed and canned food, sour salty and pungent tasting

foods, and tobacco products.

5. Prefer: milk, mozzarella cheese (avoid dairy products during a flare up), mild green or black tea, whole

wheat pasta or tortilla, mung beans, rice, cooked or baked vegetables, sweet astringent and bitter tasting

foods. Use filtered water or bottled water.

6. Try our herbal formula for Inflammatory Bowel Disease. It contains twelve different herbs: foeniculum

vulgare, cyperus rotundus, glycerhiza glabra, aegle marmelos, emblica officinalis, tinospora cordifolia,

messua ferrua, plantago ovata, withamnia somnifera, curcuma longa, asparagus racemosus, and

shilajeet. One tsp of this herbal supplement powder is stirred in a cup of water, along with 1 tsp local

honey, and taken orally three times a day, after meals.

7. When you start feeling better consult with your Gastroenterologist to slowly taper steroids and other

anti-inflammatory medications. If you have iron deficiency anemia, talk to your doctor about venofer-iron

sucrose injection. Avoid oral iron or multivitamin supplements.

8. Have faith in the Almighty and learn a prayer for difficult times. According to Ayurveda, IBD

(sangrahani) is a Pitta disorder that affects people with Pitta predominant constitution when their lifestyle

habits continue to push Pitta (fire) energy out of balance. The root cause is chronic small bowel (site of

Pitta) constipation which is treated by Pitta pacifying herbs, lifestyle changes, and Yoga-Pranayama

exercises.

With Best Regards and Speedy Recovery,

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