1 Add a tablespoon of ground flaxseed to your hot or cold breakfast cereal. 2  Add a teaspoon of ground flaxseed to mayonnaise or mustard when making a sandwich. 3  Mix a tablespoon of ground flaxseed into an 8-ounce container of yogurt.  Bake ground flaxseed into cookies, muffins, breads and other baked goods.
A low-residue diet is designed to limit your intake of fiber and other undigested materials to minimize the production of solid waste in your colon and rectum. Some foods you can typically eat as part of a low-residue diet include. 1  White bread, refined pastas and cereals, and crackers.  White rice.
A diet low in fiber and residue (residue is any indigestible portion of food including fiber, skins, seeds, and hulls), may ease symptoms in Crohn's. Here are 9 tips for eating a low-fiber diet. It's a short-term diet. A low-fiber diet is best for a short period of time.