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Posted 6/16/2008 10:37 PM (GMT 0)
This thread is about diets that help us, not doctor bashing. Everyone play nice, please. If you choose to reject Western medicine that's your choice, but please respect other's choices also. Thanks.
Posted 6/17/2008 12:55 PM (GMT 0)
If you find that certain foods bother you, I would definitely try to avoid them. This disease can be so different for everyone. When I'm flaring, just about anything I eat will bother me. When I'm not flaring I can eat anything I want. I don't generally do fast food, but when I do, it's not a problem for me. The only food that will bother me 3/4 of the time is salad. When it does bother me, I am hurting for certain. If I want a little ice cream, I'll have some. If I feel like a cookie or 2, I'll have them. If I want some chips with my sandwich, I'll have some. If I feel like having a few adult beverages, I'll have them. I don't eat or drink this stuff every day, but when I do have them, it's not a problem for me. I do have caffeine, I need my 3 cups day per day, I can't function without it. It's my drug of choice. I know, it's supposedly not good for you, but the way I look at it, it's better than CRACK. You will find that UC does not affect everybody the same way, it's very inconsistent. I believe you have to find what works for you. I'm very fortunate in being able to have pretty much whatever I want. But then again, I'm picky too, so there are alot of things that I just don't like. Hope you find what works for you.
Posted 6/17/2008 9:15 PM (GMT 0)
I would recomend seeing a nutritionist. My nutritionist helped me more than any doctor I have seen over the past 8 years. She helped me customize my diet to what suited me specifically. I found almost immediate results in avoiding or minimizing certain foods and increasing others. For example, through my food diary, I found I had sensitivity to wheat and processed foods just to name a few.

Here are a few things I introduced to my diet and I found works really well
- rice based breads, pasta and cereals instead of wheat
- more fish rather than other meats
- aloe vera juice (great for rebuilding tissue....3 layers deep!)
- lactose free milk etc etc.

I wouldn't rely solely on the advice of doctors as many of them receive incentives and free samples from the drug companies so that will always be their first recomendation. Do your research, talk to other professionals ie. nutritionists to get a more rounded opinion.

Start that diary and good luck! :)
Posted 6/17/2008 10:15 PM (GMT 0)

Judilyn said...
This thread is about diets that help us, not doctor bashing. Everyone play nice, please. If you choose to reject Western medicine that's your choice, but please respect other's choices also. Thanks.

Alternative therapies and allopathic medicine are not mutually exclusive. Dietary changes, probiotics, etc. can work together with medications to bring about and extend remission. I am in no way "bashing" doctors in my previous post. I AM advocating we take control of our health and bodies by learning as much as we can about our diagnosis and possible treatment options. There are many helpful options you won't hear about unless you do the research.
Posted 6/17/2008 11:36 PM (GMT 0)
I was bashing doctors, and I meant every word of it and it was in reference to diet therefore it was not off topic and we are "playing nice" as no one was being rude towards anyone and we do respect other people's choices while at the same time expressing our opinion on the topic.

:)
Posted 6/18/2008 12:50 AM (GMT 0)
pb4, mind yourself. This topic was going off-topic, to a discussion of how people felt about doctors. That isn't the subject of the thread. You know it, I know it. Let's try to stay on topic, okay?
Posted 6/18/2008 2:18 AM (GMT 0)
It's all good judy.
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