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People on dialysis need to eat more protein. Protein can help maintain blood protein levels and improve health. Even though peanut butter, nuts, seeds, dried beans, peas, and lentils have protein, these foods are generally not recommended because they are high in both potassium and phosphorus.

Americans eat 3 pounds of peanut butter per person every year. That's about 700 million pounds, or enough to coat the floor of the Grand Canyon! The average American child will eat 1,500 peanut butter sandwiches by the time he or she graduates from high school.

Peanut butter is one of the common trigger foods, however. This means that eating peanut butter worsens colitis symptoms in many people. If you are sensitive to peanut butter, consuming it could increase abdominal cramping and diarrhea, particularly if you consume large quantities.

In the United States, Dr. John Harvey Kellogg (of cereal fame) invented a version of peanut butter in 1895. Then it is believed that a St. Louis physician may have developed a version of peanut butter as a protein substitute for his older patients who had poor teeth and couldn't chew meat.

Peanut butter has protein as well as potassium , which lowers the risk of high blood pressure, stroke and heart disease. It also contains fiber for your bowel health, healthy fats, magnesium to fortify your bones and muscles, Vitamin E and antioxidants.

When your symptoms improve after two or three days, gradually reintroduce low-fiber foods, but avoid peanut butter. You can go back to eating peanut butter as part of a high-fiber diet once your symptoms have completely gone away.