Low residue diet and logs

To help with gut inflammation I started to eat a low residue diet on January 14, 2026. A low residue diet consists of eating less than 10-15 grams of fiber and restrict foods that increase stool volume. The approved foods include apple sauce, apple juice, cream of wheat, Saltines crackers and oyster crackers, white rice, chicken, eggs, canned fruits and vegetables that don't have seeds or skin and chicken. 

I've also been keeping a food, stool and cramps log since January 12th. For the food log I write what I ate and drank and any reactions. For the stool and cramps log, I write when I went, what type of stool it was, was there any warning and any cramping.  These logs will be very important when I finally get into a gastro to show the doctor my symptoms. They are also important for myself to show what are my trigger foods, what hurts and what helps. 

Here is my Food log so far. After a few days I didn't record safe low residue foods unless it was a new food or that I had a different reaction. 

Jan 12th oatmeal nauseous for several hours (scale 1-2)

Jan 13th S'mores cereal stomach pain (scale 1-2)

Jan 13th  a few sips of Lipton bottled diet mixed berry ice tea. Stomach pains (scale 1-2) nauseous (1)

Jan 13th a small orange chocked and threw up

Jan 14th applesauce pouch nauseous 

Jan 14th  Maple flavored CoW - stomach debated if it was going to get sick or not, finally decided not to. 

Jan 14th applesauce pouch no problems

Jan 14th plain CoW with a drizzle of honey. No problems 

Jan 14th Oyster crackers no problems

Jan 15th Oyster crackers no problems

Jan 15th hard boiled egg No problems 

Jan 15th applesauce pouch No problems 

Jan 15th plain CoW with honey drizzle No problems

Jan 16th CoW w/honey, Rice Krispies and almond milk- No problems

Jan 16th hard boiled egg - No problems

Jan 16th Saltines crackers No problems 

Jan 16th canned peaches No problems

Jan 17th banana no problems

Jan 17th saltines crackers no problems 

Jan 17th applesauce pouch no problems

Jan 17th CoW with a drizzle of honey and a splash of almond milk no problems 

Jan 17th cooked veggies and white rice no problems 

Jan 17th chicken and mashed potatoes no problems

Jan 17th small fruit punch no problems 

Jan 17th chewed on small cubes of ice from the fruit punch No problems 

Jan 17th cold water after drinking the fruit punch immediately nauseous (6:30 pm)

Jan 19th drank a few swigs of cold straight apple juice. My stomach did not like it for a few minutes. An hour later I drank watered apple juice. No problems. 

Jan 22nd had a breakfast croissant sandwich with ham, bacon, egg and cheese and a hash brown. No problems. 

Jan 22nd 3 piece fried chicken and mashed potatoes and gravy. No problems 

Jan 22nd medium fruit punch No problems 

Jan 23rd a breakfast burrito with eggs, bacon, potatoes, and cheese. No problems 

Jan 23rd a medium root beer. Mild cramping and not feeling good. 

Jan 23rd 2 little fruit cups. Iffy. I don't know if it was because of the root beer or the fruit also. 

Jan 25th scramble eggs, 2 donuts, 4 roast beef/cream cheese/pepper jack cheese sliders. No problems 

Jan 28th I drank Lipton ice tea pink lemonade and ice tea fruit punch. I was nauseous. 

Feb 1st strawberry donut, chicken veggie soup, roast beef/cream cheese and cheese sliders. No problems 

Feb 3rd drank cold water around 6pm and had mild cramping on and off for several hours. The water also didn't settle well. 

Jan 5th had a breakfast burrito with eggs, bacon, cheese, refried beans, Fritos, potatoes. No problems 

Feb 5th had a Blake's Lota Burger with lettuce tomato cheese, ketchup and mayo and plain French fries. No problems 

Feb 6th 1 Bacon McGriddle sandwich and a hash brown No problems

Feb 7th I drank apple juice for my lunch (at 12:30) and I got nauseous. At 4pm I'm still nauseous from it. The nausea lasted until 6pm

Feb 10th I ate Fruity Pebbles and almond milk for my lunch (11:40). I got nauseous. I still have the nauseous feeling at 4pm. 

Feb 15th a casserole with chicken, rice, green beans, mashed potatoes and gravy. 

Feb 16th frosted flakes 

Feb 17th pancakes (birthday cake flavor) and bacon.