Diet and Nutrition

This Popular Food Additive Might Worsen Inflammatory Bowel Disease Symptoms

Avoiding titanium dioxide

If you have inflammatory bowel disease, it's best if you can avoid titanium dioxide altogether. However, this is much easier said than done. This chemical is found so commonly in any processed food, so you'd have to be careful looking through all the ingredient lists for anything you buy in the grocery store. Remember, the compound might be named E171 as well, so watch out for that name on labels too. The easiest way to avoid the chemical is to cook fresh every meal. Make your own food with fresh groceries and avoid packaged foods, pastries, donuts, or candies.

References

https://www.bestfoodfacts.org/titanium-dioxide-maynard/

https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2017/07/20/Titanium-dioxide-should-be-avoided-if-you-have-colitis-say-researchers