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Posted 1/21/2009 1:46 AM (GMT 0)
I just read that Folate or Folic Acid is really good for your Colon and that sources of folate consist of spinach, lettuce and sunflower seeds.  I've heard of the spinach and sunflower seed diet but I thought lettuce/salads were bad for ucers...any ideas?

Again, I know this all depends on the individual but I wanted to hear some experiences. 

Thanks!

Posted 1/21/2009 3:49 AM (GMT 0)
Sometimes a salad can make me feel bad but most of the time they don't. When I use baby spinach leaves I usually have no troubles. I try and not eat salads out much, since I learned that some places use MSG on their salad bars to keep them fresh, lol.
Posted 1/21/2009 5:23 AM (GMT 0)
Salads are probably the one food I miss the most. Its been a little over a year since I've had a salad, since every time I would eat one I would be absolutely miserable. Maybe its all in my head, but I'm very hesitant to try one again...I'd rather not risk that pain!
Posted 1/21/2009 2:35 PM (GMT 0)
I eat tons of salad when I am flaring and find it does help ease my UC symptoms.
Posted 1/21/2009 2:58 PM (GMT 0)
Salads usually go well with me, but sometimes like pretty much any food they can hit me hard the next day. Usually about 12 to 13 hours after eating the food I'll spend some time with the bowl.
Posted 1/21/2009 3:10 PM (GMT 0)
I don't do well with salads either. I did have one a couple of weeks ago that had a lot of spinach in it and actually did OK. For me it is the iceberg lettuce that tears me up. I also have to be really careful with any raw veggies.

Posted 1/21/2009 3:25 PM (GMT 0)
Well if you've noticed that it's iceberg (which has no nutritional value anyways) just do all spinach salads with goat cheese and maybe the sunflower seeds and see if that works for you. I love spinach. I keep a frozen bag in my freezer and add it to just about everything from soups to stir frys.
Posted 1/21/2009 5:29 PM (GMT 0)

jars05 said...
Salads usually go well with me, but sometimes like pretty much any food they can hit me hard the next day. Usually about 12 to 13 hours after eating the food I'll spend some time with the bowl.

I have the same problem... How is a person supposed to figure out what foods they are sensitive to when you feel gross everytime you eat?
Posted 1/21/2009 7:00 PM (GMT 0)
I'm not into raw vegetables. I cook my spinach. It's really easy. I buy crushed garlic that comes in a jar with oil and a bag of baby spinach salad greens. (They are usually cleaner than the bunches of spinach.) I wash the spinach and heat up the pan. I then add about two to three teaspoons of the garlic with oil into the pan. Add the spinach. Cover the pan. And wait for the spinach to shrink. (I'll add a bit of water if it's too dry. Usually the spinach is wet enough from having been washed that it doesn't need any additional water though.) After the spinach is all shrunk, it's done. Very tasty.
Posted 1/21/2009 7:16 PM (GMT 0)
I usually don't have any problems with salads, but during my last flare I did. It was around Easter last year and the first time I saw romaine in the toilet, I thought my daughter had put Easter grass in the toilet. It happen again a little while later and I realized it was lettuce coming out looking the same as when it it went in. I don't eat salads during flares anymore. In remission, I love salads but I do notice a little gas. My salads are all romaine with baby spinach sometimes. I was eating more baby spinach until I was told to avoid it due to kidney stone history.
Posted 1/21/2009 10:16 PM (GMT 0)
only fresh cucumber gives me problem, even hours after eating it - i go on - burp! burp! as if i had it just a minute back ! it's so embarrassing! :-(
Posted 1/21/2009 10:51 PM (GMT 0)
Green leaf salads really kill me. I can eat iceberg but any other green leaf is not good
Posted 1/21/2009 11:33 PM (GMT 0)

megger said...

jars05 said...
Salads usually go well with me, but sometimes like pretty much any food they can hit me hard the next day. Usually about 12 to 13 hours after eating the food I'll spend some time with the bowl.

I have the same problem... How is a person supposed to figure out what foods they are sensitive to when you feel gross everytime you eat?

This frustrates me as well. It seems as though I'm sensitive to EVERYTHING!!
And you always assume, okay I just ate this and ran to the bathroom immediately after, it must be what disagreed with me. But then people say, no it can't effect you that quickly, it was probably something you ate even earlier. Well what the heck? How are you supposed to know which it is? I have a hard time believing that what I was eating right before feeling sick has nothing to do with it.
Posted 1/21/2009 11:46 PM (GMT 0)
You can get food sensitivity testing. It was $300 at the Naturopathic doc.
But I didn't need it to know that iceberg lettuce tears me up. I can do small salads of romaine. I'm afraid to eat raw spinach, even though it's been so long I don't even remember what it did to me.
Posted 1/22/2009 1:00 AM (GMT 0)

ediekristen said...
This frustrates me as well. It seems as though I'm sensitive to EVERYTHING!!
And you always assume, okay I just ate this and ran to the bathroom immediately after, it must be what disagreed with me. But then people say, no it can't effect you that quickly, it was probably something you ate even earlier. Well what the heck? How are you supposed to know which it is? I have a hard time believing that what I was eating right before feeling sick has nothing to do with it.

When you see what you ate in the toilet, then you know. For me it can take only two hours.
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