Low Residue diets - scientific background

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Hello everyone,

I have seen in several nutrition books (and gastroenterology ones)

recommendation of low residue diet for diarrhoea management and even IBS or

Chrons disease.

I have a few questions, besides fiber what else is residue? How do you measure

it? Is there any formula to calculate the non digestible part of a food item?

Also in the low residue/ caffeine free diet that is on the group files list in

the IBS folder says that all varieties of melon are not allowed, melon has very

low fiber content and is low on carbs as well what is the background on that?

All these questions come forward because I'm studding about GI diseases and

nutritional management because lately I have been having an high influx of obese

patients that present also Chrons Disease, IBS and ulcerative colitis, here in

Portugal I don't have any colleague (to my knowledge) that works well in that

field.

If you can recommend good books on nutrition and GI diseases, online resources

or papers I would appreciate

Sincerely

Cátia Borges, nutricionista

ARS Norte, Portugal