Diet "what makes your list of not to eat"

Everyone seems to say that diet is a good or some what helpfull thing when it comes to helping your uc.

while this may be true what our the foods you look out for maybe ones that others can stand or feel the same about .

For me these foods arnt of many or some verie from time to time.

  corn

  lettce

  grapes

  grape flavored drinks varired

  sloppy joes

those are a few for me that i try to aviod though sometimes others who arent as close or  forgetfull

 My family is usually forgetfull and i end up haveing to pick around or make my own or plan around it but even when i tell then before on the ssame day i can aspect the same results , which is rather souring i imageing some of us have those days and i know i do .

How about those of you who are thinking your up for trying something new , what thoughts run throught your mind or do you wait it out and see latter .  stress can cause you to have an upset just like food  , i get stressed when i drive at times or because i wonder how my boyfriend will think when i spend a good amount of time in the restroom or say i have to go now . this is my first real relationship and i feel like he understands but he hasnt got to see me on those days when things are to that exstend .

 

Wheat products is #1 on my "do not eat" list.
Here are others:
-High fructose corn syrup (HFCS)
-sodas of any kind
-most pre-packaged food because the listed ingredients are not always trustworthy. Some things can be included and not listed if they are "flavoring"
-most fruit including grapes
-most fruit juices
-nuts
-high fiber anything (insoluble fiber is hated by my colon)


My list used to be much longer but as I've gotten into remission I can eat more things that were not tolerated previously.

Good luck. It's a process of detective work that is never set in stone.

Mine is a simple list of anything processed doesn't get ingested....I still am not in full remission but my body as a whole is definitely healthier...I'm sure it can take yrs for the damage to be reversed if it's even possible to reverse the damage. But I do feel better about not eating/drinking anything processed and avoiding white sugar in all forms (brown sugar which is white mixed with molasses) etc.

Some fruits
peas
Whole wheat bread (I can eat a mixed grain bread)
spicy food
no fast food

french fries

fried food
No aspirin
There's more but I cannot think of them all right now


I try to eat alot of fish. I stay away from red meat and pork (moral as well as UC related)

I also prepare just about all the food I eat. If I go out to eat, I'm extremely careful with what I get.

Peanuts, tomatoes and whole grain foods cause me more pain and discomfort only while i'm flaring. When in remission i eat whatever i like, without any problems.
Marty

When in remission I can eat pretty much whatever...like someone else above said, occassionallly having a loser stool, or bloating, etc... but still stick to the following

ALL the time- during remission AND flaring:

gluten free

no nuts or seeds

no berries

no lettuce

no fried food

no spicy food

no dairy

no raw veggies (no corn)

no popcorn

no tomatoes

no peanut butter

During a flare, I've been struggling to expand my choices... I currently stick to:

applesauce

ritz crackers (not gluten free, but seem okay)

sweet potatoes

mashed potatoes

gluten free pasta

chicken

turkey meatballs

rice

Glutinos pretzels (gluten free- they are da bomb)

AND thats pretty much it. I'm dying to add to my options, without taking risk.

I'm really glad you posted about this again. I know the food topic comes up a lot and some people are probably sick of going thru it all the time, but I find it so helpful. Even though I know everyone is different. It still helps to see and know I'm not the only one who can't have certain foods.

 

Peanuts, Fruits, Vegetables, Corn are what I have find problems with. I stay away from overly spicy food.

For foods, I eat everything in moderation but I avoid
- All kinds of sugar (have reduced a lot, switched to Stevia for coffee)
- Salt (have been pretty successful compared to sugar avoidance, use Mrs. Dash instead, planning to give a try to Miso or tempeh)
- NSAIDs, especially Ibuprofen and Neproxen (but using Nabumetone for my migraine)
- Monosodium Glutamate (Suspicious migraine trigger, in dosing test, it didn't trigger migraine still I avoid it)
- Sulfites (present in dried fruits like cranberries and wines)
- deep dried food (Avoid like plague)
- Artificial sweetener (possibly migraine trigger)
- Switched to almond butter from peanut butter
- Processed food but if I do try any, avoid the one where I don't understand ALL the contents. (I check fooducate as a primer.)

Hi guys, my question is how can you tell what is 'causing what symptoms? Sometimes I'll get sick but not sure if it's what I ate for lunch, or for breakfast, or the previous day that 'caused it... or the pint of ale I had in the pub, or the argument I had with my girlfriend, or the ibuprofen I took - or none of this at all? I've tried keeping a food diary but I just seem to lose track.

I just went for 8 days only eating soft fruit (melons, banana etc), yoghurt (probiotic), rice and soft, cooked veg, and skipping out all bread, gluten, raw veg, salad, spicy food etc, aswell as skipping all caffiene, alcohol, fizzy drinks etc. I was still bleeding and still feeling like cr*p so I packed this in. Now I feel even worse, but I was getting worse anyway? How do I know whether or not the food and drink is to blame?

It's the not knowing that really pisses me off, I never know whether or not I'm making myself poorly or it's just happening to me. If I knew for a fact that by giving up all my favourite food and drink I would get better, then fine, I'd do it happily, but I don't want to deprive myself of everything I enjoy and not even know if it's helping me or not.

Any advice?

I just went for 8 days only eating soft fruit (melons, banana etc), yoghurt (probiotic), rice and soft, cooked veg, and skipping out all bread, gluten, raw veg, salad, spicy food etc, aswell as skipping all caffiene, alcohol, fizzy drinks etc. I was still bleeding and still feeling like cr*p so I packed this in.

When I was in full-flare mode nothing I ate seemed to make much difference until after I escaped from the flare. But food choices make a huge difference for the length and quality of remission. That is, once you attain remission.

Minor symptoms that came up during remission could be quickly snuffed out with some supplements. For me it is probiotics and psyllium seed. But many find that rowasa enemas are very effective.