Diets, Can you really heal UC without meds

This is about post # 3545454 on the subject, but don't feel bad, there will be other posts like this after yours.

To me it's all a load of bullsh... I mean this ""this lady cured her UC completely eliminating gluten", this is easy, and I've been off gluten for over 1 year and grain free for over 1 month, and no drastic diference.

The whole point behind this disease is it doesn't matter what SOMEONE else does to get cured or in remission, it matters what YOU need to do.

I think the fact that you read other people success stories with something and you trying the same and not getting results is detrimental to your health and mental situation.

All the books and stuff you read, always take them with a grain of salt, our situation is never black and white, if it was, it would be simple.

"Yeah, definitely agree. You really went grain free now? Did you take out potatoes too or still having those?"

took all carbs out, well the ones not allowed. (I.e. rice, potatoes, and the rest deemed illegal.)

I think I'm 1 month and a half in with no complex carbs and not a difference that I would call significant. It's not acceptable to me.

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I watched a movie about "juicing" (not the steroid kind), and so I decided to give it a try. I did seem to notice I had more energy and generally felt a bit better but I didn't notice any marketable changes in symptoms, in fact it very well could've been a placebo affect (the mind is a powerful thing). I also didn't do the full "cleanse" I just made a juice twice a day with no real change in dietary habits. I agree with some dude, this disease does what it wants we are just along for the ride. You have ups and downs. Just try and stay positive and hopefully research will finally figure this crap (literally) out.

Diet mod. is very hard and IMO the people who do it have:
a) bad/no insurance to pay for Rx meds
b) allergic to meds (such as mesalamine)
c) Rx meds have given them no relief from symptoms

Diet modification is never chosen lightly, only under conditions stated above.
And then there are UC people who have tried everything including Rx meds, diet mod., supplements, fecal transplant, acupuncture, smoking (various things), hypnosis and whatever else I'm forgetting and still have no improvement. Surgery is their last hope.

I am "c" in the above list. Diet mod. has given me great improvement, dare I say remission. I am still sensitive to certain foods and not "normal" as I was pre-UC. Diet mod. is not a choice for me, it's a necessity. But I completely understand if other people do not get success with diet mod. as long as they accept that I do.

We're all looking for what will work for us. If any of the current meds worked for me (I tried everything except Remicade and Humira) I'd be glad to eat ice cream and bread again.

Bottom line: If someone told me that all they did was cut out gluten and got better I'd believe them. Can't imagine why they'd lie about that. However if someone selling a cure told me they were cured with what they were selling I would not believe them unless I heard it from 5 people in person who were not selling anything. I feel the same way about surgery.

 She does say the diet doesn't work for everybody,you should know within a month if it's going to help you.

For sure. Doesn't she say 75% of people are helped by it?

Blah. It's such a frustrating disease. It's so complex it seems so hard to find the solution sometimes.

Lately I just try to accept it and try not to stress, the diet mod stuff tends to give me stress so I do the best I can to be healthy pretty much lol it's such a jerk of a disease

I'd like to see 1 BOOK that would have a negative comment written in the book about something in the book not working, or stating that the book is "fake".

That's what Amazon reviews are for. If you've done the diet and gotten no results give your review there and more people will read it. Same thing for supplements, leave a review and pay it forward for others.

"Lately I just try to accept it and try not to stress,"

This is the issue with people in general. They accept the situation as status quo and whatever. That is the worse thing you can do. This is why, there's no aggresive cures for cancer or for deadly diseases.

People tend to accept their situation and the pharmaceutical industry go like: Well, people don't seem to complain too much, I guess we are good how we are.

If people didn't revolt in 1989, there would still be communist regime in Europe. People banded together and said enough is enough with the corruption.

People are like this:
- My rent went up....well, it is what it is.
- Gas prices are up, well it is what it is.

There's no f..ing with me though. I'll tell you a story. I have extended warranty on my car, this is a few years ago. I bring it to CAMCO ACURA (f.k that place). I state, look, I have a check engine, please find out what it is.

They find out it's the AGR valve (an emission piece). My extended warranty covers with milage but it seemed I went past the years. However, like I said, with milage I should be covered. Now, this is an important piece for emissions and it's expensive. With labor it would have come to 800$.

I politely that I bought an extended warranty for this type of reasons and I'd like to get it fixed under warranty. They don't want to. I start making a scene there and eventually the service manager tells me to get out. I said, oh yeah, we will see about that.

I call Acura/Honda Canada, I explain the situation, they state, no problem. Mr., we will rectify the situation.

I get a call from the service manager at Camco with the nicest voice. Oh, please come back, we will fix it, it was a misunderstanding.

I come back there, and they state: We will fix it under warranty.

I ask: Really, why the change of mind? (I knew why)

Manager: Oh, well, we got a call for headquarters and we've been told to fix it.

I go: Oh, good.

Manager: He leans over and wispers in my ear, "AS long as we don't pay, I don't care"

So, now I know *** happened. Acura Canada, ate the bill under good faith while these fakers got off free. I was pissed, but at least I get my car fixed.

Ever since, they act nice... oh yes sir ..yes sir.

F... them!

Other people would have let this go and get raped with 800$. I never accept a situation on how it is.

Some dude, Take the effing crypto. Fight the fear, commit and give it a chance. You gotta believe it can help though and not give into the fear.. Maybe the long labor day weekend? The thing I've had to wrap my mind around with herbs and pathogens is, this is all predicated by a refusal to accept that the options I had been given were my only options. Like anything, it may get worse before it gets better, but the better is worth the worse. I don't think it's gonna make your pooping any worse then it sounds like it is. Try taking a 1/4 tsp 3x per day as a test run starting as you drive outta the parking lot of your job on Friday. I've suggested crypto to 6 people at this point and they did not have worsening of their symptoms.. 4 are doing alot better, only 2 had UC though. Not a huge sample size, also, they didn't have proteus. They were all taking other antimicrobials too. Just trying to PUMP YOU UP ;)

I will pathogen, I will. :)

But read my dealership stories lol. I got so many others, People left and right try to screw you over and if you "Accept thr situation" and let it go you'll lose everytime. For everything in life, it's always a struggle.

I had to do tests upon tests, upon tests, upon interviews to get my permanent position with the government. Always fighting for everything.

"I read Somedude's posts and pretty much agree with everything, lol."

thanks bro !