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Posted 10/2/2008 6:16 PM (GMT 0)
Hey guys, i've only managed to keep down one bowl of soup in two days, lets hope it stays down!

But i wanted to ask you all, when flaring what foods do you avoid and what foods are safe?

Thanks!

Posted 10/2/2008 6:25 PM (GMT 0)
If you do a search, you'll find a lot of threads on this topic. Everyone will give slightly different answers and some will say food makes no difference.

Nutritous soups and broths are a great choice when you're flaring. I also eat very tender white meat of chicken or turkey, soft-cooked veggies, applesauce, very ripe bananas, nut butters. I would avoid gluten, dairy, raw fruits and veggies, nuts and seeds.

Have you talked to your doc about the vomiting? You want to make sure you don't get dehydrated. Pedialyte would probably be the best choice. You may also want to look into Absorb Plus, a nutrition drink mix formulated specifically for IBDers.
Posted 10/2/2008 6:26 PM (GMT 0)
I am in the worst flare ever and cant seem to eat anything but chicken soup and even that doesnt sometimes agree with me. I am trying the spinach and sunflower seed idea i read recently here. everyone seems to eat whatever appeals to them, each disease is so different.
Posted 10/2/2008 6:32 PM (GMT 0)
Yes, everybody is different depending on their digestive system. I can eat salads and fresh fruit galore and others can't. In fact when I am flaring that is the only thing I can really handle.
Posted 10/2/2008 7:34 PM (GMT 0)
I do best on low fiber, and for some reason I can always tolerate spicy or bad food (like fast food).
Be careful about eating the same food all the time, my naturopath tells me that is bad for your gut. He tells me not to eat the same food but every four days. I've achieved remission following all his advice.
Posted 10/2/2008 10:48 PM (GMT 0)
I do well eating Rice Crispies w/ soy milk, and for some strange reason, any type of corn chip: Tortilla chips, Fritos, doritos...never understood that. I also make my own banana bread, which helps with my sweet tooth. Do try to get enough nutrients though, and drink lots of water. If you really can't eat much, I'd suggest drinking Gatorade or some other sports drink that replenishes your body.
Posted 10/2/2008 11:18 PM (GMT 0)
For me, it really depends on the day. I consider myself to be constantly flaring (at least for the past year or so) with "good days" and "really bad days". On the good days, I can eat almost anything and have minimal problems.. Granted I might still have a few extra bathroom trips, but I love food and just don't feel like avoiding my favorite things ALL the time.
On bad days, sometimes I don't feel like eating anything at all and no matter what I eat, it's going to hurt. I could eat the blandest thing in the world and it would still feel like hydrochloric acid going through me. So on days like that I either don't eat if I really can't stomach it (which is not good advice) or I eat chicken soup. I try to keep foods it on the softer side when I'm feeling really sick because if it looks like it could hurt coming out, it probably will.
Posted 10/3/2008 7:29 PM (GMT 0)
     Low fiber diet works best while flaring.  I was advised by my nutritionist to sprinkle Red Mill GROUND flaxseed on top of my cereal in the mornings.  Make sure it is ground to a powder, not any seeds.  Rice krispies with soy milk works for me.  That is my breakfast while in a flare.

     Try to eat salmon, it does wonders for the gut.  I purchase the fresh salmon and since my family turn their noses up on it, I can usually get three meals out of one pound of it for myself.  I sprinkle Mrs Dash (no salt) table blend with a tad of olive oil and bake at 350 degrees for about half an hour or until done.  For side dishes I usually have a small baked sweet potato and cooked carrrots sweetened with honey.  I use Smart Balance on the potato..no butter.

     Lunch usually consists of some tuna or chicken soup, low salt.  For snacks I eat either a few graham crackers with green tea or some no salt saltines. 

      Notice I am extremely careful with the salt intake as I have high blood pressure and the prednisone can really make the BP go up.  I take a water pill while on pred too with my BP meds.

Posted 10/3/2008 10:06 PM (GMT 0)
Thank you all for your helpful replies!
I went in to see my GI today, and i've been put on the long dreaded prednisolone again, but i left my flare get so bad this is the only way to resolve it for now... Next time i wont disregard my symptoms as blips again... He wanted to keep me in and put me on the drip because of the continous vomitting. However i wwanted to avoid that, so we agreed to see how i go for the weekend and then decide!
So fari have kept down my first meal in a few day, i had some fish fingers and mashed potatoes, kept bland with glasses of water, as my doc sed i was quite dehydrayted!
Fingers crossed things look up from now on.
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