- 1). If your diet does not generally include fresh fruits and vegetables, add several servings of these healthful foods every day.
- 2). If your colitis includes constipation, be sure to eat prunes and add some bran to your breakfast cereal.
- 3). If you get diarrhea, drink green tea, take 1 tsp. of apple cider vinegar in a glass of water before meals, or take grapefruit seed extract in tablets or capsules. Lemon juice can also be effective: squeeze 1 lemon and add it to 1 cup of water. Drink 3 to 5 cups of this “lemonade” each day.
- 4). Make an herbal tea with 1 tbsp. each of plantain leaf, marshmallow root and yellow dock root. Mix these herbs with 2 cups of water and simmer it for 20 minutes. After you turn off the heat, add 1 tbsp. of chamomile flowers. Cool, strain and take 1 cup two to three times each day.
- 5). Do some stretching exercises and learn to relax.
- 6). Do not eat fried food, food that is highly spiced or foods containing cow’s milk.
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