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Posted 3/20/2012 4:52 PM (GMT 0)
I ate a small bag of potatoe chips today with lunch. I am sure it will talk back to me but for the few minutes it took to munch them down I felt like a kid again and have a smile on my face. Anyone else have any food confessions they would like to share?

Steve

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Male 46 DX'd Mild Lower left UC 4cm section Feb 2 2012
1st month after DX Asacol 800 HD 2 pills 2 times a day.

Currently in remission!

Currently taking Asacol 800 HD 1 pill 2 times a day.
Natren brand probiotics
Psyllium seed powder ( started 3/8/12)
Natures Made Muiltivitamin and additional vitamin D3 2000iu supplement total Vit D intake daily 3000iu just started 3/13/12 Vitamin D info
link - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17962355
Prayer

One months worth of saccharomyces bouldarii but will start taking it again soon with the psyllium seed powed and Natren probiotics.

Asacol seems to work but for how long.

Diet consists of mostly an organic Paleo with some good organic natural cheese, Milk, eggs and yogurt. Rice and small amounts of pasta also.
Alot of potatoes but never chips or french fries and most importantly I never consume unfiltered tap water but instead good bottled electrolyte water.
I cook with filtered tap water and add real sea salt for magnesium.

Alcohol: Never wine or beerbut can handle Vodka and seltzer and or Tonic. Limiting myself to no more than 2 drinks at this time once a week at most.

Thoeries:

The possibility the lack of Vitamin D which is lack of esposure to sun may cause this or exascerbate it.
I beleive the issue is an inbalance of good/bad bacteria for whatever reason in our guts allowing this to happen.
I also beleive this Fecal transplant thing has has alot of validity to it.

Favorite saying, "Yesterday is gone and tomorrow is not here yet but today is a gift and that is why it is called the present."
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Posted 3/20/2012 4:56 PM (GMT 0)
just regular chips or flavoured? I don't think it's anything you need to punish yourself about.

q
Posted 3/20/2012 4:56 PM (GMT 0)
Um, you don't want me to chime in on this.
Posted 3/20/2012 5:02 PM (GMT 0)
Regular but when it comes to chips it doesnt matter. I just love them and have avoided them like the plague since the end of November when I was sick in the begnining. I have a definate week spot for tater chips lol. oh come on Fruity I want to hear about your food confessions! I wont let you get off that easy. Yes, I am definatly in a good and witty mood today. Maybe the bag of chips brought the real me back for a brief moment? I may have to break the food rules more often.

Listens to hear what the others have to confess.......

Steve
Posted 3/20/2012 5:04 PM (GMT 0)
I can eat pretty much anything except raw veggies and spicy stuff so not really restricted. But I am dieting and I had a Dairy Queen Buster bar last night. :)
Posted 3/20/2012 5:06 PM (GMT 0)
I don't have any food rules to break, except no MSG and no artificial sweetners. They've bothered me for ages and ages, and it's really not a chore to avoid them, as I think food that contain each taste gross. :)

I am going to get serious about losing weight, though, but I plan to do that more through exercise than diet modification, because mine isn't all that terrible to begin with. And I'm really not that terribly overweight.

I'm glad the potato chips made you happy, though! Making cupcakes and frosting (all from scratch) sure does make my three-year-old's day! :)
Posted 3/20/2012 5:07 PM (GMT 0)
Oh in that case Sher maybe I can vicariously watch you eat a big bag of chips and maybe that will help subdue my cravings? Since you can eat them. Would you do that for me? lol


Steve
Posted 3/20/2012 5:11 PM (GMT 0)
Oooohhhh yes. I love food and never feel guilty, just am aware of what could happen although bad things happen less and less as my colon has healed.

French fries (Burger King are my fave and I will wait for fresh ones lol)

Ice cream--does anyone besides me miss that Breyers doesn't make the quart size anymore? That was the perfect size. The "half-gallon" gets me into trouble.

Snickers bar. Heath bar. Sometimes I will think of something "needed" from the grocery store just as an excuse.

In the past a glass of wine or two would be on my list of desires but no more. I don't even miss wine because the next morning and day of colon unhappiness was never worth it.

It took me almost 2 years to achieve a happy colon that doesn't get upset over certain foods any more. Happy this day finally came.
Posted 3/20/2012 5:14 PM (GMT 0)
If you're colitis is active, probably not the best idea, however if you're in an healing phase, I suggest Cape Cod potato chips, I lived off of those. But then again none of the 2 ingredients are organic.
Posted 3/20/2012 5:14 PM (GMT 0)
If you're colitis is active, probably not the best idea, however if you're in an healing phase, I suggest Cape Cod potato chips, I lived off of those. But then again none of the 2 ingredients are organic.
Posted 3/20/2012 5:21 PM (GMT 0)
Lucky you Fruit girl I hope to give this some time and maybe be able to eat what I used to also in time. imagardener2 I dont feel so bad now wow! And yes If your gonna have french fries you might as well tell them you want the fresh ones or is it really worth it ya know? I do have to let you kown what I have been walking alot with my wife and I feel much better lately. I am not sure if it is the really nice weather or just a combo of both exercise and lots of sun lately. I wont question it and will continue to take walks with my wifey in the evening as long as the weather allows. I also started back on a good multivitamin and an additional D3 supplement also.

Have a great day everyone!

Steve
Posted 3/20/2012 7:25 PM (GMT 0)
Cajun Gumbo... The real deal... I crave it :(

Carlie
Posted 3/20/2012 9:51 PM (GMT 0)
Well okay. I am embarrassed to confess this. Last week I bought a 1.65 litre container of cookie-dough chocolate chip ice cream and ate it steadily until it was gone. Only took two days.

This means nothing to me UC-wise, but since I am trying to lose weight, it is not good at all. I had been fantasizing about ice cream for so long I finally gave in. Did I at least enjoy it while I was eating it? YOU BET I DID, every last spoonful!
Posted 3/21/2012 12:25 PM (GMT 0)
Ok, I'll chime in here as well...I've been on the SCD for five months and a few weeks ago I cheated and had some pizza from a local place that makes them fresh to order. It was AMAZING. But...cheating makes it easier to repeat. Someone brought in Dunkin Donuts last week and...I ate 6!! Was still hungry too...I can never eat enough on this darn diet haha. The funny thing is that I really didn't suffer any more than normal eating bad foods. Starting to question if this diet is worth the effort I put in to it.
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