My dog has recurring diarrhea and IBD. What diet helps her stomach?

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I’m beginning to think my dog has inflammatory bowel disease. This has been on angoing issue since August. She’ll eat something for a while and then she’ll have diarrhea a few days later. We thought it was a food allergy & put her on hyrdrolyzed protein which fixed the problem until she started having diarrhea with that. She’s been on hill’s science diet which is fine but we were giving her lettuce as a treat & now once a week she’ll have large bowel movements mixed with diarrhea. Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Female | spayed | 1 year old | 10.6 lbs

Menolly Cote, DVM, CVA · Accepted Answer

I'm sorry to hear of your concerns with Snowball. Inflammatory bowel disease can be a frustrating problem to deal with. The only way to definitively diagnose it is via intestinal biopsies. Food trials with hypoallergenic diets can be helpful in cases of inflammatory bowel disease, but do not always solve the overall problem. Sometimes a course of steroids, supplementation a certain vitamins and even antibiotics are needed to get things back on track. Given that it sounds like Snowball has a sensitive stomach, I would not recommend feeding lettuce as it is difficult to digest. Oftentimes feeding a low-fat, easily digested diet can be helpful. If the diarrhea continues I would recommend having Snowball seen by your veterinarian. There are certain blood tests that can be beneficial to determine if any additional vitamins are needed and they can help you to develop a plan for further diagnostics or management of symptoms in a long term.

My dog has recurring diarrhea and IBD. What diet helps her stomach?

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