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Posted 2/19/2009 8:05 PM (GMT 0)
Hey

I have not posted in a while but wanted to let you know the sunflower seed and spinach diet did not work for me after trying it 6 weeks. I am happy to hear it works for many--but not me. I have been prescribed Rowesa enemas and they have cut down on the # of bm's but the urgency is there every morning especially. Also on Lialda instead of Pentasa. Will post another with a question regarding lialda,

Posted 2/19/2009 8:10 PM (GMT 0)
I eat both spinach and sunflower seeds, not daily on a regular basis or anything, but they are part of my diet more so than not and it's not a "miracle cure or anything for me either, they are both healthy though and I like them, that's why I eat them....as far as using it to get into remission, it's like anything eles, what works for some doesn't work for all. I hope you find success with your meds though.

:)
Posted 2/20/2009 12:47 AM (GMT 0)
I've been trying the seed and spinach diet as well and havent had much success, however the seeds ahve grown on me as well as rice mixed with spinach so i'll most likely continue to eat them.
Posted 2/20/2009 1:11 AM (GMT 0)
Shadam, it usually takes longer than two and a half weeks to see good results. For some I have seen it take a month, and for others I have seen it take three months. It probably depends on how deficient each individual is of the nutrients the diet provides that determines how long it will take.

Post Edited (Cfromutah) : 2/19/2009 6:15:11 PM (GMT-7)

Posted 2/20/2009 3:02 AM (GMT 0)
It seemed like the spinach/sunflower diet was working for me, and then after about 6 weeks, I stopped making progress, and started back into my normal crappy UC symptoms. pb4 had it right, what works for one doesn't work for all. The way I see things, it didn't harm me to try it, and I've incorporated both foods into my diet, so I'm at least eating a little healthier than I was.
Posted 2/20/2009 1:57 PM (GMT 0)
It has really worked for me. Has been allowing me to start getting off some of the meds. I still have bad days of course, but normally they come after I have just dropped a dose of pred. I level back out again after a few days. Other times that I have had trouble with this diet was when I did something wrong. One time, I bought some sunflower seeds that didn't agree with me. Had a really bad few days there till I determined it was the new seeds. Went back to the ones I had been using and instantly symptoms cleared back up. I now eat either a can of spinach every other day or half a can a day, depending on my mood.
Posted 2/20/2009 9:22 PM (GMT 0)
I didn't try to eat any seeds, but I really feel like spinach is helping me, definetely it is not making my condition worse, so it is another food I can eat during flare ups and that is great.
Posted 2/21/2009 6:28 AM (GMT 0)
I love spinach, and it does help calm the inflammation for me. I notice the effects right away.

I think six weeks is enough time to know whether or not something works for you.

In general, I still think it is good to avoid pro-inflammatory foods and eat anti-inflammatory foods (at least the ones that you don't have issues with) during flares.
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