There are lots of things you can do to stay healthy.

Things that keep your bowel healthy

Fruit and vegetables

Eating 5 pieces of fruit and vegetables per day.

Fibre

Eating food that has fibre in it, such as brown rice, porridge and brown bread.

Water

Drinking 6-8 glasses of water every day.

Weight

Keeping to a healthy weight

Exercise

Being more active in everyday life, this includes walking more and sitting less.

Some things are unhealthy for your bowel

Too much meat

Eating processed meat like ham, sausages, bacon and burgers

Eating a lot of red meat like beef, lamb or pork

Too much alcohol

Drinking a lot of alcohol

Smoking

Don’t smoke as it will harm your body

If you want to talk about stopping smoking you can call 0800 84 84 84