How to stop bleeding?

I was wondering if anyone had any dietary recommendations to stop bleeding from UC? I don't do we'll on the BRAT diet (too much carb I think). I have identified a few foods as triggers (nuts, seeds, kale, corn, dairy, alcohol, sugar) but still working on identifying all triggers. I was hoping that maybe if some other people share their experience it would help speed things along in figuring out how to stop the bleeding! Also, do people take soluble fibre like psyllium husk while bleeding or should I stay away from it? Thanks!

I think you are doing what you can - eliminating triggers. Delta made some good points.

Have you tried rectal meds to stop the bleeding? If I'm bleeding any longer than a day or two, I can't stop it with diet and usually have to treat it medicinally. If I attempt to stop with it with diet, I normally go with the STD intro diet---eggs, homemade chicken soup, etc

deltaforce said...
Although some folks swear by their diet and the effect of their trigger diets on UC status, personally I did not notice any effect until recently with gluten.

How long did you have to go gluten-free before you noticed any significant change?

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Isn't paleo pretty much SCD but without dairy? I did follow what I thought was paleo for a while but when I tried it I don't think I realized how bad nuts are for bleeding. One problem with these low-carb diets is that I find I just can't eat the amount of meat they want me to eat and then I end up not having enough calories and I get blood sugar issues and anxiety. I was on a very strict dairy and grain free diet when I progressed from proctitis to colitis. Once again though I was eating nuts and lots of fibre. Maybe I should give it another shot!

 

    Hello..I just got over a flare and it was bad....i drank protien shakes and added some coconut milk and a banana/frozen blueberrys for 3 days straight...no food...it was very hard..but i couldnt eat. i did breakfast..lunch and dinner...that way...then, i know i needed some food so i started to eat like half of a tuna sand on white bread, just plain. i use a veganaise instead o real mayo. in the morning i made a hard boiled egg, plain...and i slowly but surley started to feel better with regular bms...i did drink prune juice if i had that feeling like i couldnt go and i was bloated...it all came out....i also bought some smart water...it is Enhanced with Electrolytes and kept me hydrated. But, the most important thing was to eat less drink water and get plenty of rest. I used a heating pad at night and layed it right on my tummy b/c it hurt so bad...every night i did that. i did drink coffee to but i use silk creamer instead of milk....and slowly when u feel better u can introduce foods back into ur diet. So keep positive...get some exercise like walking ur dog or just keep motivated to keep thing moving in there. Thats what i did and im not on any meds...i stopped them b/c they stopped working and i had a rash on my face...im feeling great now..its almost unbelievable i dont want to jinx it...lol   i bought my protien shake at the grocery store...it was gen soy. i also stopped eating meat. i do eat fish. i bought a food proccessor and its great...chops everything up in smaller bites and u can make alot of great dishes milk free....best of luck to u

LDN is low dose naltrexone.

laughingduck,

LDN is low dose naltrexone.

You can see the last post on the UC resources page, it's all about LDN.

i just order it online. i get cow's colostrum made by symbiotics but i know there is goat's colostrum, too.

the manufacturer guarantees there is less than 1% of casein and lactose.

***nursing my 9mth old

Laughingduck,
I don't know to much about it, but seems that some members have had luck adding Vit E to their enemas. Check out Puffed Rice for example. I have not tried it yet, but it does look interesting. Just a thought.
B

Yes I noticed when I was bc in October and had a terrible flair my supply dropped. My baby is.easily distracted to begin with so I had to switch to pumping since she wasn't gaining weight. Once my flair ended my supply increased so when I notice a flair this time and my supply drop I knew it woupdnt be long before we.were done. Wow 19mth!! Good for you!

What is the GAP diet?

So another symptom I typically have is pain during eating and rushing.to.the bathroom. that has pretty much stopped too so I don't know what foods I'm intolerable too. I typically do very well on fruit. I see fruit smoothies in my future. Just can't beat the bleeding.

So....I know this may sound weird and I'm sure sot of people have doing weird things (thank god.for the anonymity of the internet!) But I noticed that when the pain.was bad the position I was sitting on the toilet made a difference and sitting for so long inevitability caused hemms to.flair....so one day while straining I was staring and my toddlers potty seat....so I sat on his seat, very low to the ground and OMG what a difference it made!! No more straining and when I went I felt so much better! But I could also see.clearly what was coming out of me d its mostly all blood and mucus. I can kindof tell when I'm going to have bm vs the mucus so I use the normal toilet for a bm. It's just scary to see all the blood...

Laughingduck,

I stopped my bleeding (13 months straight) with Canasa + cooked spinach/sunflower seed butter/powder (very easy on the gut compared to eating actual seeds) + Resistant Starches (CRITICAL) and Sodium Butyrate (Supplement). I encourage you to do some searches on this board for this diet. Many people on this board have found remission utilizing this diet or parts of it.

My Canasa is gone now and I just do the diet (as well as many other foods) and life has been good.
Contrary to what many believe, diet modification can do wonders for many UC people and that is a fact.

Good luck.