What should I avoid eating and drinking while on a low bacteria diet?
• Milk and milk products: • Milk and milk products, yogurt, and cheese that are raw or have not been pasteurized (pas-ter-EYE-zd). This is a process that heats food in order to destroy bacteria. • Cheese from a deli counter, cheese containing chili peppers or uncooked vegetables. • Cheese with mold such as blue, Stilton, gorgonzola, and Roquefort. • Aged cheese such as sharp cheddar, brie, feta, and farmer’s cheese. • Meat, meat substitutes and nuts: • Raw or undercooked meats, poultry, fish, eggs, game and tofu. • Meat and cold cuts from deli counters. • Hard cured salami in natural wrap. • Cold smoked salmon. • Pickled fish. • Tempe (tempeh) products. • Roasted nuts in the shell, or (unroasted) raw nuts. • Fruits and vegetables: • Unwashed raw fruit. • Unwashed raw vegetables and herbs. • All raw vegetable sprouts, such as alfalfa, radish, and broccoli. • Salads from a delicatessen (deli), or a salad bar. • Caesar or other salads made using raw eggs. • Commercial salsas (stored in th
