Fall brings apples and apple cider

Anybody have problems with Apples or Apple Cider?
Fall is by far my favorite season, and here in western NY the apples are in abundance along with the apple cider. I usually indulge myself in plenty of both, but I'm currently getting over a flare up. Tapering the Prednisone while waiting for the Humira to take full effect. I'm trying to avoid things that aggravate my colon. Apple cider has a bunch of sugar in it and tends to be on the sweet side.
Just wanted to check you everybody to see how they might have been effected.

Jay79,

I'm also in WNY and the fact that I can't eat apples anymore is killing me.  It does not help that I typically drive by a few fruit stands on the way to work every day. Apple cider also does not agree with my UC either. 

love them both, apples more so than cider. I'm just not much of a juice fan, although it doesn't seem to upset my UC any more than anything else. I eat apples frequently though, I peel them. Apples contain butyrate too, which is proven to reduce the colon cancer risk. As well as tons of soluble fiber, which slows transit time. I say, eat up! You can even bake them, if "raw" fruit is too much- make applesauce, make apple crisp w/honey or maple syrup & an oatmeal topping, make apple pie, bake the apple plain...

I prefer whole fruit to juice and never had a problem with apples when I had UC. However, everyone seems to be affected differently with food. If you know that something is going to be troublesome, it's best to avoid it or prepare to suffer the consequences.

Sue

I eat apples everyday (haven't been to the doctor since I started eating them everyday LOL) but I don't care for apple cider at all, I like apple juice (though I have not drank it in yrs cuz I eat apples everyday). Although oddly, when I was a pre-teen/teenager I found apple skins gave me the worst gut ache (didn't make me have D or anything, just ached bad for a while after eating an apple with the skin on) once I was in my older teens then I had no issues with the skin.

Apples are incredible for health and it's amazing what they help with;

Bone protection
Alzheimer's prevention
Lower Cholesterol
Lung cancer prevention (they are excellent for long funtion, wheezing/Asthma problems)
Breast cancer prevention, colon cancer and liver cancer prevention
Diabetes management
They naturally whiten your teeth and strengthen your gums
Protect against Parkinson's
healthier heart
prevent gallstones
aid with both diarrhea and constipation
neutralizes irritiable bowel syndrom
avert hemorrhoids
help with controlling your weight
detoxifies your liver
boosts your immune system
and may aid with preventing cataracts
For people suffering with gout and rheumatism, it's suppose to aid healing

Little known fact about apples that researchers have discovered is that Red Delicious and Norther Spy contain more disease-fighting antioxidents in their skin and flesh compared to any other type of apples.



Who knew an apple could do so much work! I heard just the other day on the news, that white fleshed fruits were a huge cancer fighter (bananas, apples, pears, etc.)

I can eat applesauce with no problems but I tend to have problems with apples

LOL. liquid laxative.


not sure what it is in warm tasty apple cider, but always gives me bloating, maybe the sugar. too bad, at least the autumn leaves can be enjoyed without a stomach ache!

Every time I read the title of this post it makes me crave apple cider!

notsosicklygirl - have you tried some out of Julian? mmmm

NSSG, do I need to ship you a box of apples? ;)

Oh yeah, totally forgot about the restrictions on shipping fruit to CA. It's because ther are a lot of pests present here in NY that aren't present in CA, so in order to help keep them from getting there, they place restrictions on shipping fruit, in that it has to be inspected and all.

Thanks everyone for your feedback. Sounds like I'll be taking it easy with the Apple Cider this year.
There is an apple farm 10 minutes away from me who makes their own cider, farm fresh cider is the best.
As long as I can enjoy apple pie I should be good. My mother makes the world best apple pie, flaky crust with crumb topping. My wife is working on perfecting the recipe, not an easy task.
Headed over to an apple festival this weekend. Picking up a few bushels of apples to consume over the next few weeks. My wife's favorite is Honeycrisp, but I'm partial to Macoun, nice and crispy with a touch of tartness.
Working hard to deal with this disease and looking forward to enjoying the most beautiful season God has given us. The foliage is just starting to peak here in Western NY making this the most wonderful season of all.
Be safe and eat healthy.

notsosicklygirl - I don't know who ships from Julian CA. they must as friends in LA have had Apple Pie shipped. Maybe call a few places from yelp? I must say the apple pie there was quite good! though I think sugar was the main ingredient