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Posted 4/25/2013 12:25 PM (GMT 0)
Does anyone get away with eating salad? I've yet to try it in months since being diagnosed but was curious whether its as severe as a trigger as I read or if most people actually get away with eating it with no symptoms
Posted 4/25/2013 12:50 PM (GMT 0)
I can eat salad when I am not flaring.
Posted 4/25/2013 1:03 PM (GMT 0)
A uc trigger is a very individual thing and it varies person to person. The only way to know for sure if it bothers you is to try a salad for yourself. I generally have no issues with eating whatever I want, including salads. Although, I mostly try to stay away from really spicy things, like chili, as the really hot pepper oil isn't digestible so it burns and inflames the gastrointestinal tract from esophagus to butt-hole lol.
Posted 4/25/2013 1:33 PM (GMT 0)
While flaring, I avoided raw veggies....however, once in a great while I would try a salad with Romaine lettuce (never Iceburg because that killed me). Sometimes my gut didn't mind and sometimes it did. The only way to know is to try.
Posted 4/25/2013 3:08 PM (GMT 0)
I have a salad almost daily, whether flaring or not. You can choose what types of salad and what's in them...
I'd never eat raw broccoli or cauliflower or that type of stuff in a salad because of the discomfort. or raw onions or lots of garlic..ugh.

Not all salads are equal, and if you have them with a meal and start with small portions, they probably won't be as offensive to you.

q
Posted 4/25/2013 3:42 PM (GMT 0)
I eat salad almost daily with no problems. I do try to avoid raw veggies when flaring at my doctor's suggestion though.
Posted 4/25/2013 4:55 PM (GMT 0)
I avoid salad and raw veggies when I'm flaring. They make my symptoms temporarily worse (for about a day), which is just not worth it when I'm feeling horrible.

I've been improving, so I had a salad on Friday and it was aaawesoooome.
Posted 4/25/2013 5:27 PM (GMT 0)
Raw veggies, especially high fiber leafy ones, for UCers with diarrhea, can cause havoc. Cooked veggies are better tolerated, flaring or not.
Posted 4/25/2013 7:32 PM (GMT 0)
Always have some some salad. Nutrition is important so i try eat as much green stuff as I can. Doesnt digest well but still.
Posted 4/25/2013 7:37 PM (GMT 0)
I eat salad daily with no problems. When I was flaring, I blended the salads. Then next step was really focusing on proper mastication. The nutrients and enzymes are so important.
Posted 4/25/2013 8:56 PM (GMT 0)
It may be combination with UC and IBS in my case, but I can't eat a lot salads, or certain types of veggies. Before dx, I could eat it daily.
Posted 4/25/2013 9:12 PM (GMT 0)
 "Then next step was really focusing on proper mastication".

i don't think you can talk about that here - even if it is healthy like eating salads !

Posted 4/25/2013 9:26 PM (GMT 0)
First, eating salads
Then, mastication
What's next? Tossing salads?
Posted 4/25/2013 9:46 PM (GMT 0)
get your minds out of the gutter, people ;)
Posted 4/25/2013 10:44 PM (GMT 0)
I eat baby spinach salads with dressing I make myself almost every day.

I eat more exciting salads when I feel better.

I also eat prepared salads (tuna, egg, pasta, etc).

I have never been able to eat 'bagged lettuce' there is something in it that has always made me GO! Even way BUC.
Posted 4/26/2013 12:30 AM (GMT 0)
No issues at all with salad- or tomatoes or raw veggies- when not in an outright full flare. In fact, when I am simmering i.e. not full f,are but not remission either, I do fine on salad.
Posted 4/26/2013 4:08 AM (GMT 0)
I had another salad tonight. AHAHAHAHAHA.

Sorry, it's been months and months since I could eat salad.
Posted 4/26/2013 1:02 PM (GMT 0)

PathogenKiller said...
Then next step was really focusing on proper mastication.

I came to the same conclusion recently. I now spend extra time chewing everything and if I can recognize anything coming out then I know I have to spend even more time chewing.

I eat two salads everyday. I have a spinach salad with lunch and a romaine salad with dinner.
Posted 4/26/2013 4:25 PM (GMT 0)
Has anyone found that salads HELP?

I had one last night, and so far today, zero BMs. Or cramping. Or anything. Since I've been avoiding salad so religiously, I'm not sure if this is just a correlation.

To be clear, I am still flaring, but not nearly as badly since I started Remicade back in the beginning of March.
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