Something sweet

Oh, I have the worst sweet tooth lately. I think it's from the medication, that or candida!!

Yes, I eat everything. I think when your yeast is out of balance, your body craves sweets. I recently had a yeast infection too but I was on antibiotics that caused it. Prednisone is also known to make you crave sweets and make you more prone to candida overgrowth.

I am a picky eater but I do eat sweets. I eat a lot of dark chocolate and I bake cookies, muffins, cupcakes... I don't eat too much packaged food. I do eat ice cream but I look at the ingredients and try to choose brands that aren't full of artificial ingredients. I don't think it really makes a difference in my condition but I prefer to avoid processed foods and the companies that make these foods.

You could try eating dehydrated fruits, that can be a good healthy snack. I love the mangos but they tend to load them up with sugar unless you speifially look for ones that have not been sweetened. I got the ones at trader joes once and I couldn't eat them, they were too sweet. NutsOnline.com sells some nice "no sugar added" mangos. They are great!

I have severe pancolitis. I used to have mild proctitis when I was first diagnosed in 2007 or so... Canasa is a 5ASA suppository that many of us use. It's great because it's 1000mg but it's easy to retain, even if you're in a bad flare. although, I've had times where I couldn't retain them. I eat whatever I want because I don't believe food impacts my condition too much. Of course, if I feasted on sugar and fatty, greasy foods all day, I would probably feel like hell, maybe my UC would act up a little but overall, I don't see it as being a major factor. Last night I ate some really spicy mexican peppers and greasy nachos and I am fine today. There is no logic. I tried SCD diet, ate no grain or sweets and it didn't make me feel better. I've tried not eating meat, I didn't see any improvement. The only reason I am doing OK right now is because of the medications I am taking. I am still worried I will relapse but I don't think depriving myself of the food I love is going to change that outcome. I would like to try to avoid sweets but I am willing to bet, even with my intense craving for sweets, I eat a lot less than the majority of people. I don't drink soda or juices unless they are free of syrups. My problem is the starches and breads. I am always eating a bagle or chips... Whether any dietary changes have any positive or negative impact on UC is up in the air. Some say yes, some no. This disease is so individual, I'd be willing to bet it helps some and not others because it's caused by different things. If you had a yeast issue, I could see SCD Diet helping.

As individual as this disease is, a dietary change and natural supplements (probiotics and antifungals) were the only thing that helped me get well. A few days of changing diet won't verify food is 'not' a culprit. May take weeks or months to feel better, especially if it is an underlying fungal issue. Craving sweets, pasta, bread, starchy foods could be an indicator of such. Fungus is a parasite and needs those foods to survive.

Have some honey with your toast....

honey! if you can tolerate honey than you should definitely get a big spoonful of it, I have the biggest sweet tooth and can only eat honey sometimes, but it really does the trick. there are these hard candies that are just purely dried honey, they are called...

Honibe. here is the website if you are interested. http://www.honibe.com/

good luck and steer clear of the sour patch kids.