What do you eat during flare ups?

I know that there is probably no diet that can get me out of flare up, but only food I think I can tolerate are bananas, spinach, some soups and stewed chicken breast. I would like to try something more, something what will not make my flare up even worst, but I have no idea what to try.Thanks for ideas, I hate to eat the same food every day.

Dairy, eggs, fatty meats, sugar, tomatoes, potatoes, green and red peppers are all pro-inflammatory foods.

Some people are wheat, gluten, yeast, fructose, lactose intolerant.

Now for what I eat during a flare.

Bananas, spinach, chicken, salmon, tuna, and rice. I just started eating pineapple. It seems to help reduce gas.

For flavor, I add anti-inflammatory spices such as turmeric (mild curry) and garlic.

I'll snack on nuts like almonds and macadamias. Not too many though, they give me acne.

Tofu and soy milk are supposed to be good. I eat tofu once in awhile, but it's not something I like to eat often. I'm not that fond of soy milk.

Herbal tea.

I also eat bread, but not everyone can.

My NP told me low residue/lowfat/low sugar.  I tolerate dairy and gluten ok.  I eat all lowfat dairy such as cheese and yogurt, white bread and rolls, mostly chicken meat but little beef very lean! 

I can eat pasta and mild Italian in moderation.

Two things I cannot eat is raw veggies or fruit so I eat natural applesauce, well cooked green beans, potatoes bakes (no skin), beets, and well cooked brocolli in moderation.  Mostly bland with little spice! 

ElaineNY

Oh, Sara, you so reminded me that I eat peanut butter - lowfat kind - EVERY morning on toast for my protein to start that day - have for way before diagnosis and no problems!  Natural would be better but I can't "stand" it!!

ElaineNY

I just ate the 2 cheeseburger w/frys meal from mcdonalds about an hour ago and i'm flaring kind of bad today. I never eat fast food but we were on the road and I guess I just felt like living dangerously. I don't think a very strict diet matters for me while i'm flaring. I've ate chicken, lean fish, lean steaks, eggs, etc. for a week straight and still had blood/mucus & nasty D the whole time..

rice and salmon tend to be ok for me...wonton soup also...

Thanks all for the ideas, I'll try salmon, tuna and the peanut butter, but they usually don't have it in shops in my country, I'll try some shops with healthy and bio food, they eat the peanut butter all the time in the TV series from US but I've never tried it, so I'm curious how it tastes.

Hi ElaineNY,

I'm 1/4 Czechoslovakian. I have no idea if my ancestors were from what is now the Czech Republic or from Slovakia.

I dont change anything - why would I eat differently to calm a flareup? I should eat in a way to calms a flareup all the time.

I was in the middle of a rectal flare 10 days ago during the time of my colonoscopy, afterwards things starting getting better, I had seen no bleeding since that day until tonight, all of a sudden around 7:00 I started having urgency issues, went to the bathroom, did not have to go but ended up passing gas and there again was the bright red blood and brownish looking discharge on the toilet paper. I have been avoiding wheat and gluten products since then and have felt better but now I have the discomfort and stinging sensation again.

The only thing I ate different tonight was a grilled chicken salad, and half of it at that, that was an hour and a half later after eating that the problem reappeared, that is too soon for it to be caused by the salad. Cannot figure it out. I am thinking it is due to the fact that again today I went to the bathroom 3 different times, and that triggered it somehow as I did not go that well any of the times, although I felt nothing unusual today.

Ed E.
Sounds like you need medical intervention. Steroids would be the fast-track plus adding a stronger anti-inflammatory than you are on right now. And as many have found it helps to be using both a rectal RX such as mesalamine enema plus the oral RX.

You should fill in your "Profile" (up top next to Log In/Log Off) tell your history including what meds you are taking and what past meds didn't work. People can make suggestions.

It's important to eat or your body will go downhill making recovery harder.

Post Edited (imagardener2) : 6/10/2018 6:49:03 AM (GMT-6)

Didn't realize this was an old thread. Yes, Ed, I agree with imagardener. I've been there where even a sip of water sends me to the bathroom. Please see your doctor.

You are welcome. Keep us posted.