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Posted 8/15/2013 6:37 PM (GMT 0)
Does anyone else have a problem with drinking sugary drinks such as Snapple or soda. Right after I drink them, it seems that I need to immediately run to the bathroom. I know the simple answer is "we'll just don't do that", but I'm interested to know if this happens to others. It strange how quickly it makes this happen some of the time. Then there are other times when it makes no difference. How can they just loosen things up so quickly, almost like D. Water and unsweetened teas get so boring.
Posted 8/15/2013 6:46 PM (GMT 0)
Diet drinks would do that to me, because all artificial sweetners give me diarrhea almost immediately. I don't have a problem with the regular stuff, but I don't drink much of it for general health reasons.
Posted 8/15/2013 6:52 PM (GMT 0)
I don't know how much you can read into this. Sometimes I have to go running to the bathroom immediately after drinking water. Sometimes I think just the pressure of eating or drinking sends things moving through your system right away. I've also heard that your brain sends signals to your digestive tract immediately after you taste or drink something. In a normal person your brain is just telling your digestive system to ramp up and get ready. In UC'rs it seems to work exponentially. I've had times where I just put food in my mouth, hadn't even gotten past the tasting part and all of a sudden I gotta go.
Posted 8/16/2013 4:08 AM (GMT 0)
ya 21, don't do that !

;-)

have you tried using stevia ? zevia stuff is made with stevia - it's ok, more of an acquired taste for me - we make our home made lemonade with stevia - it's the bomb !

I would assume that Snapple is made with hfcs - maybe real sugar would work for you ?

good luck -

o ya, what is D. water ? distilled ?
Posted 8/16/2013 11:45 AM (GMT 0)
Yes, sodas and sugary drinks are loaded with HFCS and those that are "sugar free" are loaded with artificial sweeteners like nutrasweet crap, etc... which is also VERY bad for your health.

The best to drink is: water.

You could also try coconut water, if you like sweet things, and many of this forum have found it helpful.

I can't do anything coconut because it gives me the runs...

Posted 8/16/2013 6:38 PM (GMT 0)
I only rarely drink soda, but when I do...I put in ice and stir the heck out of it to get rid of the bubbles.

I've never had a problem of needing to use the bathroom, the day of or the day after, but I would most likely have some discomfort from the bubbles that are left in the drink and how much I have. 


I would never have diet or sugar-free...ever!

Use your common sense....eat your calories rather then drinking them...and pick as nutritious foods as you can.    Since they don't agree with you...don't drink them.  Fairly simple without all the reasons as to possibly why they disagree.

The other is...are you flaring at the time?

What meds are you on?

Are you drinking them with food or alone?



q

Posted 8/16/2013 9:01 PM (GMT 0)
Sugary drinks like coke are evil.

They contain an absolutely insane amount of sugar or artificial sweeters and corn syrup. They are also highly acid forming to the digestive system.

I really is incredible just how bad these drinks are for human health - colitis or no colitis

here is an article on the effects of drinking coke

http://nutritionresearchcenter.org/healthnews/what-happens-to-your-body-if-you-drink-a-coke-right-now/
Posted 8/16/2013 10:49 PM (GMT 0)
When I am flaring sugary drinks do make my D worse.
Posted 8/16/2013 10:55 PM (GMT 0)
Study after study connects sodas and sugary drinks to all sorts of health issues, with IBD being one of them.

Even for a healthy person, these drinks are best avoided.
Posted 8/20/2013 11:38 PM (GMT 0)
Yep, sugar makes my colitis symptoms act up. Whether its soda or cookies/cakes/etc., it's the only food that has really seemed to make my UC noticeably worse. Sometimes I notice an effect 10 minutes after eating something.
Posted 8/21/2013 12:38 PM (GMT 0)
Sugar gets digested in the colon therefore is food for bad bacteria. Not to mention all the other bad things it does to you. I had in the past made my own soda. I used plain seltzer water a packet of stevia and some grapefruit juice which was unsweetened. Basically homemade grapefruit soda...I only did this once and really only drink bottled water now.

Since removing sugar from my diet I lost my taste for it and anything that is remotely sweet is magnified now.

Sugar = " the enemy "

Stay away from it like the plague..

My 2 cents...

Post Edited (twiggs) : 8/21/2013 6:43:05 AM (GMT-6)

Posted 8/21/2013 4:21 PM (GMT 0)
Thank you all for the responses. I am going to stick to the water even though it gets a little boring at times. If i can get through this flare, I sure dont want to jeopardize any progress that I may make by having an unhealthy drink.
Posted 8/21/2013 8:18 PM (GMT 0)
beware the perceived enemy....

q
Posted 8/21/2013 9:14 PM (GMT 0)
I get that problem ONLY IF the drink is diet. Aspartame is bad for colitis sufferers. Regular sugar does not cause me to have bowel movements. Good luck!
Posted 8/21/2013 9:17 PM (GMT 0)
Stick a lemon in your water if you want to jazz it up a bit.
Posted 8/21/2013 9:17 PM (GMT 0)
Have you tried regular sweetened drinks? If it's diet or artificially sweetened it will hurt your colon. Any fake sugars hurt the colon even in non UCers.

I can drink regular pop and regular juice, but if I drink it...it's just less than a cup a day.
Posted 8/22/2013 9:33 AM (GMT 0)
Graciegirl I never do the diet drinks because of the aftertaste. The snapple that I love drinking has pure sugar and no HFC. I'm good with drinking just water for a whole though until I get through this flare. Trying the whole change your diet thing, as well as only drinking water to see I that helps.
Posted 8/22/2013 3:11 PM (GMT 0)
perceived ?
Posted 8/22/2013 5:18 PM (GMT 0)
did I spell it wrong? I see that's what I said.

q
Posted 8/22/2013 5:34 PM (GMT 0)
Once I tried drinking nothing but water for 3 weeks. No other drinks of any kind. Didn't help me one eyota. Drinks (and foods) in general get me and it doesn't really matter whether they are sugary, diet, caffinated, or whatever. Just drinking and eating causes me to have to run to the bathroom. I think it has something to do with if I put something in then it pushes something out.
Posted 8/22/2013 6:12 PM (GMT 0)
I think your right Gary, it does seem like with UC that anything that goes in gets pushed out rather quickly. Too quickly! You just made me want to go get a nice cold peach snapple.
Posted 8/22/2013 6:20 PM (GMT 0)
huh - so sugar is ok ?
Posted 8/22/2013 10:40 PM (GMT 0)
geez...sugar is OK. Extremes isn't what I'm talking about.

q
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