How did we all survive the holiday?

Chocolate, cookies and pie oh my! I've eaten it all. I've gone to the bathroom more but considering its a lot more food then I normally eat its to be expected. We still have lots of leftovers from yesterday and cookies in the freezer. I'm saving a few gingerbread cookies for after my colonoscopy on the 14th. ;)

Blood this morning :(

I don't think I've had a stretch of longer than a month or two without it during the last year, so I guess I shouldn't be surprised.

I was gonna ask the same question!

I had really bad joint pain in my left foot and right-side collarbone/shoulder on the day before Xmas eve & Christmas eve, but I took some non-NSAIDS and survived. Christmas day was great, enjoyed it with just my family. opened presents, had breakfast pizza and french toast bake. I had h'orderves like veggie with garlic & habanerro dips and artichoke dip. Shrimp cocktail and sugar cookies and those really, really good chocolate covered oreo cookie balls! :) And everything was GF! My mom did a great job cooking.

I went to the bathroom thrice yesterday... which wasn't too bad.

Santa gave me P90X, a new winter coat from Zara, a handmade cutting board from my sister's bf, cooking supplies, dvds, those North Face jogging pants, a GF cookbook, and a personalized mug featuring Pixar's Up character, Kevin! from my sister.

Here’s a picture of the cutting board and wine holders my mom and I got.
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Post Edited (stereofidelic89) : 12/26/2012 9:04:19 AM (GMT-7)

I was doing fairly well until my hubby brought home chinese food last night! We had lots of family time....in laws on x mas eve. My family on x mas day.

It is pouring rain in NC today. So I'm cleaning and organizing :)

Ate a little of everything including gluten and lactose.
Took enzymes but the price was lots of gas in the evening.
Drank down a half cup of slippery elm before bed and doing well today.

Going to see "Les Miserables" tomorrow. Looks like it will be amazing!

Next party...... Friday evening. Will go easy 'til then.

oh andrea, i was hoping you were out of the hospital by now.

we ended up having the family over and of course i get all the usual comments. here was a good convo between my uncle and me:

uncle: you need to smoke some w***. that'll make you eat more.
me: thanks, uncle jamie.
uncle: no really. i will give you some.
me: i do eat, so you just keep it.

i did have my paleo cheesecake which was AWESOME. i ended up having some ham, greens beans, and artichoke dip which i didn't plan, but i was so hungry. i usually never eat just a supermarket ham made by someone else, but i was like what the hell. so far, no GI problems out of the usual so i'm happy. dairy ALWAYS constipates me so i'm enjoying that part. just have some increased head mucous because dairy always does that to me.

I'm still in a rough time. In the 15-20 BMs range. My kids took care of Christmas so all I had to do was keep near my toilet. Believe it or not it was still nice.

I have some other immune stuff happening, like a sinus cold and a big old cold sore, my mouth feels inflamed and sore also some sore muscles and joints.

My eye doc said the inflammation in my eye is down about 75% so that is great!!!!!

I'm on meat,broth, and mashed carrots starting now , hoping its enough to rest my bowel to keep me out of emerg and off prednisone. (Just till I can see my own doc)

Really cool is that my daughter and SIL bought me an iPad for Christmas so I can "do" something while I'm on the pot. How sweet of them.

I didnt gain a pound over christmas!

Best wishes everyone

I was bad:( now I'm paying for it!

We spent last Christmas in the Children's Hospital and my son was diagnosed with UC. This Christmas was a huge improvement. All of us healthy and my 9 yr old son in in remission from his UC. I love to bake and typically make tons of pies and cookies, etc. This year I downplayed the food and increased the gifts! Had a great time. My kids all received Harry Potter wands (that have a light-up tip, very cool)! 1,000 pc. Lego sets and Nerf Guns. Lots of fun watching them tear into these gifts.

Adrina, so sorry to hear about you being in the hospital. Are you getting better? Hope you get out soon.

Not bad - I made prime rib with mashed potatoes and salad, but I skipped the salad. I thought I was going to be a mess but just 1 trip to the bathroom, no blood, so I was happy.

For the ones that were bad....just keep in mind, that at least for that ONE time of year, you felt normal :) Yeah sure you may be paying for it now but sometimes you just have to do it just to feel human and alive again.

For the ones that had no repercussions, awesome! :)

Btw, I've now been in remission now officially for ONE year! I never thought I would see this day to be honest. I still have some issues so things aren't perfect but my Uc has been quiet....well until I start getting close until my next Remi infusion, than my symptoms start returning. I still have diverticular disease and IBS but those are a breeze compared to Uc!

xeekk - glad you're doing well -

but, gotta know - what is husk free dressing ?