In Remission; am I misusing my remission?

Food doesn't cause flares, so enjoy it while you can. Congratulations on being in remission.

In my experience, eating unwisely can indeed cause flares. Also, I've noticed that there seems to be a delayed reaction. You may not notice the effects immediately, but over time, symptoms will start to crop up again and will get worse. For me, UC can be managed with dietary restrictions and other lifestyle changes.

If you're in remission, I would say it's okay to indulge yourself every once in a while. But don't make a habit of it b/c it could cause some symptoms to reappear; it's better to be safe than sorry.

I'm sure playing football is fine!

Researchers suspect that food can very well be an environmental trigger for IBD and it's common sense that eating foods that are inflammatory, sugar for example, then it most certainly can cause a flare.

Research has indicated that processed foods, fast-foods, animal fats, caffeine, refined sugar, sugar substitutes/artificial sweeteners can all exacerbate symptoms so I'm sure they can cause issues when these things are ingested during remission stages as well.

I'd like to know where it's written that food definitely does NOT cause flares, if people are going by what their GI's are telling them then I suggest you don't fall on every word your GI tells you, especially if he's not involved in the actual researching aspect of IBD because most GI's are not even up to speed when it comes to probiotics and that in itself should speak volumes.

:)

Kasper87 said...
I don't understand why you can say that FOOD doesn't cause flares. Food's have different Inflamatory ratings.

Salmon which rates at -650 is a STRONG ANTI-Inflamatory Food. Very good for you and anytime.

Bag of Gummy Bears. High Inflammatory Rating which would asbolutley kill me...


Ratings on inflamatory means the type of foods that cause our body to react.
www.nutritiondata.com

Look at Salmon for example and then look at cereal or milk. Doesnt matter.

To make a long story short, eating right will definitely keep your remission longer otherwise there wouldn't be diets for crohns or Ulcerative colotis in inducing and holding a long remission.

do they have a list of foods on this site, or do I need to look each one up individually?

Kasper87 said...
I don't understand why you can say that FOOD doesn't cause flares. Food's have different Inflamatory ratings.

Salmon which rates at -650 is a STRONG ANTI-Inflamatory Food. Very good for you and anytime.

Bag of Gummy Bears. High Inflammatory Rating which would asbolutley kill me...


Ratings on inflamatory means the type of foods that cause our body to react.
www.nutritiondata.com

Look at Salmon for example and then look at cereal or milk. Doesnt matter.

To make a long story short, eating right will definitely keep your remission longer otherwise there wouldn't be diets for crohns or Ulcerative colotis in inducing and holding a long remission.

I can say it because the large body of mainstream science supports it. You may not agree, that's fine. We're each of us entitled to our opinions.

In my case, during a nearly five-year flare, I found that it made no difference what I ate. I tried nearly all the diets, giving them three months to work or not. I added and deleted every food and type of food anyone mentioned. I continued to flare, flare, flare. I now eat a normal, healthy diet and cheat occasionally with junky food. No flares.

Everyone is different and it's entirely possible you have food sensitivities.

I should mention, no one is saying that healthy foods contribute to flares or exacerbation of symptoms, it's the junky stuff, refined sugar, processed junk ect.

Common sense, you eat/drink inflammatory foods/beverages it will exacerbate symptoms in an already inflamed body.

:)