Question: Can changes to my diet help prevent or treat GI bleeding?
Answer: Depending on the disease or condition that caused your gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding, your doctor may recommend changes to your diet or lifestyle to lower your chance of having future GI bleeding. For example, doctors may recommend

avoiding medicines that can cause or worsen GI bleeding, such asnonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS)
increasing the amount of fiber in your diet if you havediverticular diseaseorhemorrhoids
not drinking alcohol if you have esophagealvaricesdue tocirrhosis
quitting smoking, which may help prevent or treat a number of diseases, includingpeptic ulcers, diverticular disease, andgastroesophageal reflux disease