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We Know: All About Dietary Fiber
What is the importance of dietary fiber?
Adding dietary fiber to one's diet can help those suffering from fissures, or fistulae,
hemorrhoids, non-serious anal conditions that include straining, chronic constipation, and
hard stool. For those who suffer from complications resulting from colorectal surgery or
diverticulitis, as well as other types of chronic fiber shortages, determining the proper
amount of dietary fiber may be more complicated and should be done with the help of a physician.
Dietary Sources of Fiber
Many foods are natural sources of fiber, and they include:
- Bran cereals like All-Bran or Bran Buds, but especially 100% bran cereals like Raisin Bran,
Cracklin' Bran, and Most.
- Frozen or fresh lima beans.
- Dried fruit especially dates, apricots, and figs.
- Legumes, such as peas, split peas, black beans, baked beans, garbanzos, kidney beans, pinto
beans, dried limas, and dried beans.
- Bananas.
- Brussels sprouts.
- Fresh sweet corn on the cob or frozen kernels.
- Baked potato with crispy skin, boiled and mashed potatoes.
- Fresh or dried coconut.
- Apples, pears, and plums.
- Frozen or fresh green peas.
- Carrots.
- Walnuts, almonds, peanuts, and brazil nuts.
- Beet greens, spinach, turnip greens, swiss chard, collards, and kale.
- Prunes and raisins.
- Foods containing whole-grain or whole-wheat, including bread, pizzas, pastas, muffins,
pancakes, muffins.
- Cherries.
- Strawberries, raspberries, and blackberries.
- Broad beans, pole beans, and green snap beans.
- Broccoli.
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