A diet that is non-irritating, does not over-stimulate the digestive tract and is soothing to the intestines; generally avoiding alcohol, strong tea or coffee, pickles, and spices.
A diet in which someone eats mainly milk-based foods, boiled vegetables and white meat, as a treatment for peptic ulcers.
Diet designed to potentially avoid irritation of the gastrointestinal tract and to decrease peristalsis. Considerable variability exists among diet manuals for foods allowed on a bland diet; many health care facilities do not use a bland diet because the diet does not decrease gastric acid secretion or increase healing rate of peptic ulcers. Peptic ulcers have been found to be the result of a bacterial infection and are usually treated with antibiotics.
Diet that is chemically and mechanically nonirritating, often prescribed in cases of peptic ulcer, colitis, and other intestinal disorders and after abdominal surgery. Spicy and highly seasoned foods, raw fruits and vegetables, and carbonated beverages are usually avoided.
A diet designed to buffer gastric acidity by providing meals of palatable, nonirritating foods. Content of diet includes milk, cream, prepared cereals, gelatin, soup, rice, butter, crackers, eggs, lean meats, fish, cottage cheese, custards, tapioca, cookies, and plain cake. Multivitamins may be a necessary adjunct. A bland diet may be indicated in treatment of gastritis, peptic ulcer, and hiatal hernia.
A diet that is easily digestible and devoid of potential irritants to the digestive system, such as spicy foods and raw vegetable fiber, is recommended. This type of diet, commonly known as a bland diet, is often prescribed after abdominal surgery or for individuals with gastrointestinal disorders.