Malabsorption Diet: Know Foods to Include and Foods to Avoid

Malabsorption occurs when the nutrients are not properly extracted and absorbed from food during the digestion process or by the gastrointestinal tract.

This can result in a deficiency of vitamins, proteins, minerals, carbohydrates, and other nutrients that are important for the growth and regulation of the body system.

Principle of Diet for Malabsorption:

A high-calorie, high-protein, low-fat, low-fiber, simple carbohydrates, high vitamins, and minerals should be provided.

A small peptide-based diet may be beneficial. Smooth and soft foods avoiding irritating roughage should be given.
In some cases, life-long avoidances of particular food or food constituents may be needed in celiac disease or lactose intolerance
Easily digested sugars should be provided in the diet through fruits and vegetables.
Very spicy food should be avoided.
Supplements of vitamins and iron should be given. Iron supplements should be provided in the form of tablets.

Foods to be included in the Malabsorption diet:

Milk, buttermilk, lean meat( trimmed well of fat), eggs, fish, corn, rice, buckwheat, pancakes, muffins, potatoes, cornmeal, fruit juices etc can be given.

Foods to be avoided for Malabsorption diet:

Malted milk, fatty meals, wheat, rye, oats, barley, and other products containing this cereal, as they are not tolerated in some cases, noodles, macaroni, spaghetti, soups, and sauces prepared with gluten flour, wheat rye, etc should be avoided.

In the case of lactose intolerance, lactose-containing foods should be avoided. Especially milk and milk products should be avoided as they contain lactose.

Diet Chart for Malabsorption:

This sample diet chart for malabsorption provides an idea about what to eat , consult expert dietitians online and your personal diet plan about malabsorption


Timmings	Menu	Servings
Early morning	Coconut water	1 Glass
Breakfast	Kichidi	2 Katori
	Ragi malt	1 Glass
Mid-morning	Poha	1 Serving
	Dhal soup	1 Serving
Lunch	Rice	2 Katori
	Potato curry	1 Katori
	Rasam	1 Katori
Tea time	Apple	1 no.
Dinner	Rice	2 Katori
	Tomato dhal	1 Katori
	Brinjal curry	1 Katori
	Egg white	1 no.
Bed-time	Orange juice	1 Glass