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Posted 10/22/2009 12:26 PM (GMT 0)
I've been in remission since April.  I was having some issues with Colazal (it was causing daily D and cramping) so I successfully weaned my 9 daily down to 6.  And I am happy to report that things are so MUCH better.  I no longer have cramping nor D and I am tickled!  But the small victory I had to share is that yesterday I had my first apple in over 7 years!  I peeled it of course but in the past if I had an apple, it would give me horrendous pain and D after eating just ONE.  But it's the small things that can mean so much!

Anyone else care to share their small victories over their UC?  tongue

Posted 10/22/2009 1:18 PM (GMT 0)
Being able to take the dogs for a walk and not have to worry getting home.
Posted 10/22/2009 1:47 PM (GMT 0)
Oh, I've been seeing lovely looking apples everywhere (tis the season!) and it makes me sad I can't have one, but I'm very happy for you!!

Small victories for me are:

not waking up during the night to use the potty

having the energy to go out and be "normal" for a few hours

being able to laugh really hard without it making my tummy cramp up (that's the best one)

:)

 

Posted 10/22/2009 2:49 PM (GMT 0)
Being able to Fart....air
Posted 10/22/2009 2:55 PM (GMT 0)
Oh I didn't know you weren't able to eat apples... I guess I didn't when I was flaring either. I just recently read an article saying that eating apples (with the skin) may help in preventing colon cancer, so those of us who can eat them should make a point of it.
Posted 10/22/2009 5:36 PM (GMT 0)
Oh yeah, apples have been my nemisis for a very long time! But then again, I was always in a state of flare until just recently so that could be why.
Posted 10/22/2009 5:43 PM (GMT 0)
sounds good Sherry! try the Jazz apples...they're awesome!
enjoy..
H
Posted 10/22/2009 6:53 PM (GMT 0)
Had a small victory yesterday:

Ate out Thai food for lunch and better yet, stopped by the Rocky Mtn. Chocolate Factory after lunch and had a semi-sweet dark choco truffle. Boy, did I savor that thing. So far symptoms still improving...

Today's victory:

Eating a small piece of the gingerbread cake that I just made and love to make...

Other relevant small victories:

staring into the toilet bowl not red with blood
not cramping when I'm out hiking or rock climbing or just living
feeling energized and not anemic

Big victory:
doing all this without the use of pharmaceuticals...:-)
Posted 10/22/2009 6:57 PM (GMT 0)
Traveled for a 3-night work trip and didn't take my enemas with me! The trip didn't fall on my "normal" enema nights (Sunday and Thursday) and I feel so good, I didn't think I'd need to add in an extra one. And I didn't!
Posted 10/22/2009 8:52 PM (GMT 0)
Happy dance for our small victories!!
Posted 10/23/2009 2:07 AM (GMT 0)
Well, when I was first diagnosed, and getting on my feet.. I discovered that I couldn't have corn, or real greasy foods. This past month I was sooooooo tempted to have corn, so I did eat a small bowl of it. I had no problems. I guess it's the remission, but... I still have some major fears of some foods that I know I'd react to. So, I'm hoping that I can have corn again, but I'm still scared of eating it though.
Posted 10/23/2009 11:09 AM (GMT 0)
I was the same way Sweetie. Last summer was the first time I had cooked corn in lord knows how long. I was a little hesitant to try it so I just had a small serving. Then when nothing happened I got a little braver and the next time I had some, I had a little bit more; still it did not affect my Uc. If I am scared to try a new food back in, I usually do so in very small servings.
Posted 10/23/2009 3:50 PM (GMT 0)
I'd be so bummed out to not eat apples- I eat an apple a day, sometimes 2! I do peel them. They've never caused me any troubles. I always thought apples were binding, no? As in, the BRAT diet- the pectin in the apples thickens & slows things down, no? Anyhow- YAY for small victories! I consider sleeping thru the night a small victory- it only happens maybe 2-3x a week, but it feels so good!

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