{"id":5016,"date":"2025-06-22T10:49:20","date_gmt":"2025-06-22T10:49:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/5016\/"},"modified":"2025-06-22T10:49:20","modified_gmt":"2025-06-22T10:49:20","slug":"top-doctor-reveals-life-saving-trio-of-daily-foods-that-could-ward-off-bowel-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/5016\/","title":{"rendered":"Top doctor reveals life-saving trio of daily foods that could ward off bowel cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"

A top doctor has detailed the cheap store cupboard essentials that can dramatically boost fibre intake\u2014a key way to beat bowel cancer<\/a>, according to experts.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In an Instagram video, viewed 1.1 million times, Dr Karan Rajan, a surgeon working in NHS<\/a> hospitals, dubbed his simple method ‘fibermaxxing’.<\/p>\n

He said: ‘If you want easy ways to fibermaxx with stuff you already have in your kitchen, I am going to show you just how simple it is.’<\/p>\n

Research shows that fibre\u2014the indigestible parts of plants that aid digestion\u2014plays a key role in preventing bowel cancer.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Bowel Cancer UK estimates that a lack of the nutrient is behind 28 per cent of all cases in the UK\u2014yet just nine per cent of adults eat the recommended 30g a day.<\/p>\n

The doctor suggests eating a combination of ingredients that are each five grams worth of fibre.<\/p>\n

The list he provides includes: 50g of pistachios or almonds, 80g of raspberries, 100g of frozen peas, 100g of hummus, 50g of dark chocolate and 75 grams of lentils.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He also recommends fruits like an apple, avocado or a pear a day to boost fibre intake, adding: ‘Combining any three for a fibre rich meal would be 15g of fibre.’<\/p>\n

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In an Instagram video viewed 1.1 million times Dr Karan Rangarajan said that you do not need supplements to reach your required daily intake of fibre if you follow his tips<\/p>\n

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He continues: ‘When you stack fibre like this you are [also] getting it from three different sources all of which provide different phytonutrients, polyphenols and prebiotic fibres.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘These all have different impacts on your gut microbiome and their own special skill set.’<\/p>\n

Fibre is a type of carbohydrate in plants, but unlike sugar and starch it isn’t absorbed by the body. Instead, it keeps the gut healthy and functioning properly.<\/p>\n

The nutrient is found in wholegrain cereals, beans, pulses, nuts, seeds, and fruit and vegetables.<\/p>\n

Research published earlier this year by experts at the University of California San Diego suggested that E-coli infections\u2014a foodborne infection that damages the gut\u2014 is behind the rise in bowel cancer cases.<\/p>\n

Experts have previously told the Mail on Sunday that fibre could help protect against the infection blamed for the rise in cases.<\/p>\n

Dr Alasdair Scott, a gut specialist and science director at Selph\u2014a health-testing firm \u2014says high fibre intake is one of the few ways to counteract harmful E.coli in the gut.<\/p>\n

‘There’s not much people can do if the E.coli bacteria does contribute to early onset colon cancer,’ he says. ‘But we do know that a high-fibre diet can protect against the type of mutation that causes tumours to develop.’<\/p>\n

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Bowel cancer can cause you to have blood in your poo, a change in bowel habit, or a lump inside your bowel which can cause an obstructions. Some people also suffer with weight loss as a result of these symptoms<\/p>\n

Bowel cancer is on the rise in younger adults, even as rates fall among older generations.\u00a0<\/p>\n

People born in 1990 are three times more likely to develop bowel cancer than those born in the 1950s, according to global research.<\/p>\n

In the UK, the disease kills nearly 17,000 people a year.\u00a0<\/p>\n

While the vast majority of cases still occur in over-50s, around five per cent now affect adults aged 25 to 49\u2014and that figure is steadily climbing.<\/p>\n

The main symptoms include changes in toilet habits, such as softer stools, diarrhoea or constipation.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Going more or less often than usual, blood in the stool, or a feeling that you still need to go even after just going, can also be warning signs.<\/p>\n

Cancer Research UK estimates that more than half\u201454 per cent\u2014of bowel cancer cases are preventable.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Known risk factors include a diet low in fibre, eating too much red or processed meat, and obesity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A top doctor has detailed the cheap store cupboard essentials that can dramatically boost fibre intake\u2014a key way…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":5017,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[211,210,563,565,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-5016","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-health","8":"tag-dailymail","9":"tag-health","10":"tag-instagram","11":"tag-nhs","12":"tag-united-states","13":"tag-unitedstates","14":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114726631033661960","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5016","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5016"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5016\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5017"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5016"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5016"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5016"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}