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Raw fruits and vegetables can irritate your stomach. If IBD symptoms are acting up, avoid them. You can lightly roast these foods to break down the fiber. Your meal will be easier to digest, and you'll still get loads of healthy nutrients from the sweet potatoes, carrots, squash, and other veggies.

IBD can put the natural, healthy bacteria living in your GI tract out of balance. Get a natural boost with the probiotics found in many yogurts -- check the label. Or try kefir, a tangy fermented drink that's also full of probiotics.

You can still enjoy what you eat if you have inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Bland foods may help when you have a flare. But as you recover, eat a well-balanced variety of fruits, vegetables, grains, and proteins. Staying on a bland diet, eating only foods like applesauce and saltines, can slow your recovery. You need calories, protein, and other nutrients for your body to heal.