Broccoli, Plantains May Stop Crohn's Disease Relapse

SO SORRY GDen - I should have done a broccoli search before posting my thread! Hopefully they will be merged or my other one deleted. How rude of me. Anyway... 

Who knew broccoli was so good for crohns?

 

http://www.webmd.com/ibd-crohns-disease/crohns-disease/news/20100825/broccoli-plantains-help-block-crohns-disease

 

I have broccoli at least once a week - sometimes 3 times. Perhaps this has something to do with my health being reasonably good since my surgery 5 years ago?

 

Also, did anyone else know there is a link with E-coli???

I cannot even think about touching broccoli or I end up in a world of hurt. It causes gas and cramps really bad in me. So flaring, that would NOT be something I would even think of eating. JMHO

I had read the WebMD article last night. I can't eat broccoli now, but when I was first diagnosed it was one of the few veggies that my husband and kids liked, so I would eat it too. This was before I had resections. Obviously it didn't stop the progression of my disease since back then we ate broc, and green beans pretty much every other night so I ate it a LOT and still had 3 resections. Come to think of it, I ate it most of the 3 years before I was diagnosed too. Basically after I married my husband cause he doesn't like most veggies other than broccoli.

Yeah, broccoli is a cruciferous veggie, which are known to cause gas.

I don't know if I've had plantains. Can they be eaten raw? Do they taste like bananas?

Lol >_>

I've been eating broccoli 2-3x a week for probably nearly as long as I've had Crohn's - in fact I had broccoli tonight. Intestines: are you reading this?

I found out that I had my most solid bowel movements while I was eating like 3 bowls of broccoli and cheese a day when I was on the SCD diet. I ate so much of it because it was the only thing that could fill me up when I was on SCD, and it really did solidify things when I went to the bathroom. Eventually I got sick and tired of all the broccoli and stopped eating it for awhile. I started eating a couple of bowls a day again 6+ months later (not on SCD anymore) and it gave me more gas and made me go to the bathroom more, but didn't really solidify anything, it did a little bit, but not as much as when I was on scd. I got tired of doing this again and stopped lol.

this is wierd thread, i really appreciate all good natured advice, I eat alot of brocoli, evan wierder, I eat the stem after I peel the skin off. But don't put spinach in front of me cooked or raw, like a knife going thru until it comes out in the can. and it c omes out just like it went in. undigested, go figure.

For those who have gastric problems with broccoli, what if you didn't eat the stems, and pulsed the florets in a magic bullet or something, then made cream of broccoli soup, or cheesy broccoli soup. Would pulverized broccoli still give you cramps?

Very interesting research. I tried SCD for one year but never got much off the intro diet, my symptoms were better but not perfect. I then went to eating only the following: any meat, cauliflower, broccoli, coconut oil, avocado, lemon juice and olive oil. I have eaten only those items for the last year and have not had any crohn's symptoms the entire time. I eat broccoli for all three meals of the day and consume about 5 pounds a day (that's a lot - a shopping bag totally full). I was diagnosed with sever crohn's 2 years ago (having had it undiagnosed for 3 years before that), have never taken prednisone, anti-inflammatories, biologics or immunosuppressents, but I am in full symptomatic remission. Everything 100% functions totally normally. I am 100% convinced I have been able to control my disease symptoms with diet. My belief has been that the key to my success has been the avoidance of almost all carbohydrates (broccoli has some, but they are simple carbs which, according to SCD should be ok), but part of it may be due to something related to broccoli. I really encourage all Crohn's suffered to explore using diet as a treatment. It took me a full year to get under control and I've had to make extreme dietary sacrifices, but it totally worth it to feel 100% better. Please feel free to contact me if you want more info about crohn's diets (I've done a ton of research and have lots of good resources) or encouragement.
Cheers

Post Edited (ryan_jordan) : 8/30/2010 7:01:14 PM (GMT-6)

The article says it is the soluble fibers in broccoli that help. Soluble fiber stays with the juice I think.

It is the insoluble fiber that most people have trouble with and that is eliminated when you juice.

I juice a lot of broccoli stems and all. I use apple to sweeten it and also throw some celery which is high in b vitamins and kale for the high calcium content.

Works great for me and doesn't cause any digestive problems.

So why does this have to be things that I just can not eat. If it helps why does it gas me up like the Exxon Valdez ??? I saw something about a new drug for antibiotic resistant bacteria . Its made from something in a roach's brain. Yep ,, so who thought of that one. Ok, if it works, give it to me ,,,just dont tell me where it came from .....Yeeeatch ...