UC grocery list

ok then freddie - the thing is, folks come here mostly to find answers - or offer advice to others as to what helped -

so why are you here ?

I'm not here to make someone go mad at me. I stumbled across this forum and, considering all the sacrifices I made to recover from my condition and all the knowledge I gained in the process, I only wanted to give some advices.

I'm talking about what worked for me, what brought me where I am now, not some infos I took from the first site I came across.

But, obviously, you can accept my advices or refuse them. I'm not here to convince anyone!

hey, no problem -

just trying to point out that to be helpful in a constructive way, we kinda need to know your history and your current status -

throwing out a few tidbits as you've done, only raises more questions as to your intent -

as dr frazier crane would say, "we're listening"

Well, I can say a lot about me, but I'll try to synthetize because I'm not such a great writer.

I always followed an unbalanced diet in my entire life... I don't remember, before I fell ill, the last time when I ate greens, pasta, meat, fish and foods like that.

I lived mainly on dairy, bread and a lot of crap that couldn't be even considered real food.

When I was 18, I started to feel awful... 30 times a day in the bathroom... feces mixed to mucus and an abnormal quantity of blood... well, you know better than me what ulcerative colitis symptoms are.

After that, I saw many doctors who all told me that diet was not the main cause of my condition, and they all gave me cortisone, asacol, enema and some other drugs.

The funny thing was that I continued to eat in the worst way I ever seen and even abnormal doses of cortisone (50mg), asacol (6 pills a day) after some time couldn't placate my disease.

Then I started to search for alternatives! I've tried every single solution I stumbled upon:

* EFT (because I thought the cause was emotional)
* Some drugs that should have killed bacteria and viruses responsible of my disease
* Paleo Diet (I had some success but not so much)
* Raw food (great success but after a month it became unsustainable)

Then I found this doctor in alternative medicine that explained me the cause of what I was passing through:

* The role of cortisone in the worsening of the disease
* The role of anti-inflammatory drugs in the never ending condition
* The main role of food and what can be found in the modern food

After a year of sacrifices, trial and error, even more sacrifices, the condition finally went away.

Now I eat everything I want, with moderation, no drugs of any kind, and I feel better than ever. I understood the great role drugs have in the worsening of the disease (probably even greater than food) and I don't take any drug anymore, if it's not extremely necessary.

This is my story, my background from which I was giving some advices. I passed though all the stages you know and I finally recovered. But if you don't want to listen to my genuine advices, I'm fine. I'm not a dictator and you are not my slaves!

sounds great freddie - thanks for sharing -

freddie, are you including things like mesalamine in the your statement about the role anti-inflammatory drugs have on UC?

If so, I have to strongly disagree.

Freddie1406: When you first got sick, did you go for a colonoscopy?

@michelejc

I did 4 colonscopies in 2 years.. very invasive and, in my case, it did hurt a lot.

Why?

This disease is very contorted. It can have a lot of causes, but any of them can be addressed.

Stress can be a factor, but some people simply have bowel as their genetic wickness, as it was for me! You were eating very good, I'm sure, but sometimes even eating very good can create problems because you have no idea with how many drugs animals are filled to make them grow faster and how many pesticides and other crap to make vegetables grow out of season.

Even if you think you were eating good, probably you weren't. But I agree that stress can be a co-factor!

You are in full remission and I'm very happy for you, but you are not healed. Your inflammation has been only blocked by anti-inflammatory drugs and you never know when the problem will represent in a more acute way.

However, I'm not making any "statement"... I'm only talking about what worked for me and other individuals, but if mesalamine works for you, I'm really happy. I'm not trying to convince anyone... if you go well with your protocol, stick with it! ;)

To the OP, 4MyDaughter, I would recommend having your daughter abstain from foods with high sugar content. Sugar is the most inflammatory food. So, very little sugar or fruit if any, limit fiber, as it can act like a brush against your intestines.

White basmati rice, sourdough bread, cream of rice (or wheat), home made soups or broths, stay away from sulfuric foods like onion or garlic, which may cause excess gas, leafy greens if she can tolerate. Otherwise. If she can't get veggies down, I recommend this juice drink. www.lakewoodjuices.com/product_detail/id-40/. This lasts me a while and tastes good.

Sibby said...


@Somedude, I'm moving in. No coke for me though.

Lol, moving in where?! My place? sure

Have you made homemade chicken soup? Instead of store bought stuff, homemade food can help you pinpoint what bothers your daughter. And you know what's actually in there. Google Paleo chicken soup/broth.

I hope she can handle that. Let her sip the soup slowly so it won't come back up.