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Posted Yesterday 1:59 AM (GMT 0)
A while back I decided to add kale to the salad bar where I regularly eat lunch. That morning I was fine but by evening I experienced frequent bloody diarrhea. The next day or two I tracked it down to the kale and immediately my symptoms ended. It was like a light switch going on and off. It probably took years for my colon to become so sensitive.

Perhaps an appropriate anology would be someone who can abuse alcohol for years before becoming an alcoholic, but a recovering alcoholic only needs one drink to return to his old lifestyle.

Psyllium seed and VSL3 helped me once again to remission, along with avoiding kale and the usual suspects. One or two BMs a day, well-formed stools, and absolutely no urgency. But something was missing. Even though my mini-flare only lasted for two days or so, it caused abdominal pain and my pulse began racing from 65-68 bpm to 85-90 bpm. These last two symptoms would not go away.

Then about two weeks ago my abdominal pain became more severe and my pulse rose to over 100 bpm. Even though my bowel habits still indicated remission I knew that I had serious inflammation that seemed to be getting steadily worse. Anti-inflammatories before I morphed back into a full-blown flare.

I am allergic to mesalamines. NSAIDs are out of the question for UC. Don’t even mention Pred. I was still taking turmeric daily but for me it was never really a game changer. about 5-6 weeks ago I ran out of boswellia. Thought I would try it again to see if it would help keep the inflammation down. My heart rate began slowing down and my stomach pain ended almost immediately. In 3-4 days my pulse was once again 65-68 bpm. Boswellia was the missing link that finally placed me into total remission. Kale has been added to the target list of forbidden foods for me.
Posted Yesterday 2:16 AM (GMT 0)
what brand of boswellia do you use? and how much how often?
Posted Yesterday 2:49 AM (GMT 0)
Glad it worked for you! Was the kale raw? I've had cooked kale a few times and really like it. It didn't cause me any problems but I didn't have a ton of it, and of course we're all different in what affects us.
Posted Yesterday 3:06 AM (GMT 0)

BabeintheWoods said...
Boswellia was the missing link that finally placed me into total remission.

That's nice when circumstances enable you to see the benefit of a supplement in isolation like that. I tried a bottle of the stuff - one tablet at a time that is - but I couldn't tell if it made a difference or not. I was also taking Mesalamine at the same time, as well as bromelain, B vitamins and assorted anti-inflammatory teas. I'll definitely give the Boswellia a try again.

Post Edited (the thinker) : 11/28/2010 8:09:06 PM (GMT-7)

Posted Yesterday 7:00 AM (GMT 0)
I too use boswellia since 8 days. I found out that it has a good effect both on my UC and my AS.
Posted Yesterday 3:10 PM (GMT 0)
I grow kale, mustard and collard greens in my garden all year round. They are horrible for me during a flare especially raw. I think they are hard to digest period when raw or even cooked. I don't have much of a problem with them in remission. The leaves in the family are much different than the flowers(broccoli and cauliflower). Lettuce and spinach are no problem at all

After 4 straight days of "white food". Turkey, gravy, stuffing, pumpkin pie, and ice cream, I can tell you that bland food really improves things even in remission. Once a day, no urgency and nice formed one.
Posted Yesterday 5:03 PM (GMT 0)
I've tried Boswellia without any results. It's interesting how different things help different people.
Posted Yesterday 8:03 PM (GMT 0)

BabeITW said...
Alinus's article said that cruciferous vegetables contain sulfited additives. Kale is a cruciferous vegetable and may help explain why it was giving me a hard time.
But I don't have too many problems with other cruciferous vegies like broccoli, brussel sprouts and cauliflower. Maybe because I don't stuff my plate with these vegetables as I did with kale. Maybe should stick with spinach and sunflower seeds.

I wrote my posting about my problems with kale last night and this morning a posting from Alinus serendipitously showed up about the possible effects of sulfited cruciferous vegetables on UC.
Posted Yesterday 8:16 PM (GMT 0)
i guess mods should merge some post from this thread into here:

https://www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=38&m=1964986
Posted Yesterday 11:07 PM (GMT 0)
yes most green veggies have sulfites, so if you can manage those, I doubt it was that in the kale.
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