Rest the colon?

i have heard of that actually. i have a homeopath which i go see and her brother in law has uc. he did that and she says hes much better now.

I did a bowel rest for my final plea for remission after trying everything. My mom actually brought it up and my GI agreed. You are admitted to the hospital and they set up a PICC line (it goes through a major vein in the arm) and you are put on TPN which is a liquid IV bag that contains all essential nutrients. You aren't allowed to eat anything. I think mine lasted a week and that whole time I wasn't eating anything, not even drinking water.
Going on a liquid diet at home is something completely different from a bowel rest.

It didn't work for me. Nine days in the hosptial, immobile, an on a fast did not help me to recover. But that doesn't mean it can't help you. No two people react the same to treatment protocols which is what makes this disease difficult to manage.

Sue

I think eating the right foods, that give your colon less work to do, gives you a much better chance of recovery, and even a quicker recovery.

That's why in some Eastern practices they recommend eating only one kind of food, or foods with a similar texture at each meal, so that your body isn't having to digest different kinds of foods during the same meal. Also they recommend eating smaller meals (fist-sized portion) so that there isn't too much to digest at one go.

A bowe/colon rest can be helpful to many but it unfortunatley isn't a long term solution either, regardless, it can still be a nice needed break having a rest...liquid diets for a few days (so long as you're still getting enough nutrients) are helpful, some have even managed to find remission due to a bowel rest, alot depends on just how much disease activity there is.

Many also swear by using digestive enzymes after every meal which helps break down food (less work for the bowels), some use supplement forms of digestive enzymes, others can manage eating fruits that naturally do it, pinapple, kiwi, mango, papaya.

:)