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Posted 9/3/2011 2:53 PM (GMT 0)
Sitting here eating a huge bowl of muscadines and scupperdines makes surgery soooo worth it! One of the stupid little things that make me remember why I did it, before one made me sick for hours. Now, I eat them like crazy! I literally ate 4lbs in 3 days last year! Just wanted to share that! I've seen we have a few more people contemplating or just had surgery, and even though its something little, its something to be very grateful for! And now, off to eat a huge bowl, lol
Posted 9/3/2011 9:16 PM (GMT 0)
what the heck are muscadines & scupperdines???? I love your attitude, it's helpful! I plan to eat ice cream 3 meals a day after surgery. Maybe a little something else thrown in for good measure.
Posted 9/3/2011 10:37 PM (GMT 0)
Summerstorm
You eat what???

Dan
Posted 9/3/2011 10:49 PM (GMT 0)

Thank you, I thought I was the only one who didn't know what she was eating lol. 

Posted 9/3/2011 11:29 PM (GMT 0)
Not sure what muscadines are but it's soooo nice to be able to eat ice cream again. Oh, and drink coffee!!! Boy did I miss my coffee when I had UC. Actually for that matter, it's nice to be able to eat EVERYTHING again!
Posted 9/4/2011 12:15 AM (GMT 0)
I had to go and google them, YUM.
Posted 9/4/2011 12:21 AM (GMT 0)
I had to google too -- they're grapes.

I just went apple and peach picking today, and I found I could actually eat some raw, fresh picked apple..... haven't had that in years..... so, so worth it!

Eva Lou, I hope you'll enjoy your ice cream! It's one of the things I'm really enjoying after surgery..... But it's amazing how fast I can put on weight now that my diseased colon is gone....
Posted 9/4/2011 2:10 AM (GMT 0)
They are like grapes on steroids! They are 2 or 3 times the size of a regular grape and way sweeter. They are sooooooo good!
I did the icecream diet too, my clothes didn't fit, lol. Then strawberries got in season and I did a strawberry shortcake diet 3 a day makes for really bad heartburn :)
But nothings as good as muscadines and scupperdines! I think they are only in the southeast us, which is why y'all don't know what I'm talking about, I should have explained I didn't think about that when I made my post. and I'm so excited I planted three vines 4 years ago and I think I'm gonna get about 40 muscadines this year!
Posted 9/4/2011 2:10 AM (GMT 0)
They are like grapes on steroids! They are 2 or 3 times the size of a regular grape and way sweeter. They are sooooooo good!
I did the icecream diet too, my clothes didn't fit, lol. Then strawberries got in season and I did a strawberry shortcake diet 3 a day makes for really bad heartburn :)
But nothings as good as muscadines and scupperdines! I think they are only in the southeast us, which is why y'all don't know what I'm talking about, I should have explained I didn't think about that when I made my post. and I'm so excited I planted three vines 4 years ago and I think I'm gonna get about 40 muscadines this year!
Posted 9/4/2011 7:46 PM (GMT 0)
Can you eat all that skin from grapes??? any seeds in those 2 types?

I have gotten the red and green seedless grapes and hubby will eat some but if he has too many he will eat them but spits out the skin as he doesn't want to overload himself with the skin. (Of course this is done in the privacy of our home with nobody around...lol). I have been getting the large delicious George peaches and nectarines but I take the skin off and serve it to him in sections. Guess I am a bit paranoid still.
Posted 9/4/2011 11:34 PM (GMT 0)
So UC wife, you're not peeling the grapes and feeding them to your hubby? Just kidding.....

I have had a few grapes w/the skin on (being lazy) and they've been fine, haven't wanted to push it. I also started just leaving the skin on w/peaches and nectarines and that's been fine. I do find that if I eat too many peaches/nectarines (really tempting because they are so delicious and I couldn't eat them for a few years pre surgery) that I just have lots and lots of output.... no issues, and it's not runny or anything, just extra emptying.

I just had a raw apple for the first time yesterday, and I peeled that, just didn't seem like a good idea to eat the peels. But I can't even see the peels in the output from the other fruits mentioned.
Posted 9/4/2011 11:45 PM (GMT 0)
You can't eat the skin on those its way too thick, and its really bitter if you chew the skin. You just bite the top and suck the insides out, which I realize sounds disgusting. And yes they have seeds, but very big seeds, its easy to spit them out. I don't usually eat the pulp in them, I never have. They aren't the same consistency as regular grapes on the inside they are smushier. Maybe that's why they are so much harder on the outside?
I had some good peaches today, but I take the skin off its too furry to eat! And I love apples, but they give me huge amounts of really watery output that smells horrible! I eat them anyway though, lol.
Posted 9/5/2011 12:22 AM (GMT 0)
If the piece of fruit is large we split it. We never liked the skin on peaches so opt for nectarines usually instead. The Georgia peaches have been incredible so we have been having them too.

Peeling & feeding him the grapes...lol....as much as I tend to spoil him that would be over the top...lol.

He does like sweets way too much...I need to remind him about the fact it impacts the output frequency as well as adding on the pounds. For so long he ate hardly anything so I don't want to nag too much either. Getting to the point that there has to be a better balance too as he gave away all his bigger clothes and vowed he would not go back there.
Posted 9/5/2011 12:48 PM (GMT 0)
You guys are cracking me up! Peeling grapes and feeding them to your hubby... hilarious!! I love to be able to eat salads again and spicy food and Italian... basically everything... without being sick and in pain anymore. Life without IBD is very, very good!! :-)
Posted 9/5/2011 3:49 PM (GMT 0)
ByeByeUC
Strange. You said that you can now drink coffee. I had UC in remission for 30 years with Azulfidine. Then I STOPPED drinking coffee and the UC came raging back. Then I find out that caffein and nicotine are known to help keep UC in remission. Never in remission again, and here I am on this forum.


Dan
Posted 9/5/2011 7:01 PM (GMT 0)
I am loving being UC free! Only just over a week since my surgery but I would definitely agree that being able to drink coffee again is amazing. I used to get really bad pains and cramps. Looking forward to enjoying all the other things I used to miss out on! :-)
Posted 9/10/2011 1:03 AM (GMT 0)
I do love having my coffee back in my life! :-)
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