What Foods Do You Miss?

Just a question for anyone who feels like answering. Since you were diagnosed with UC, what foods do you miss the most that you had to eliminate from your diet? And were you ever able to add them back in?

Right now I kinda miss popcorn. Can't have it without being miserable all day with horrible cramps and diarrhea. It's just not the same going to the movies anymore and not getting popcorn. :( Pizza has also been a trigger for me and I miss it too.

First answer I always think of with this question: big glass of cold milk and hot fresh Krispy Kreme doughnuts! I wonder if eating a dozen right before colonoscopy prep would mitigate most deleterious effects?


Mmmmmmm doughnuts

LOL. I have often thought that many of us could just eat foods instead of taking the colonoscopy prep. I mean really, what's the difference? I had some great chili once which made a great colonoscopy prep.

I miss eating a lot of fruits, nuts, and also hate having to limit my fiber intake. I love fruits and nuts. Weirdly enough I can have small amounts of popcorn about one time per month and eating a burger and fries is better for my system than eating a bunch of fruits, veggies, nuts, or fiber.

A warm brownie with vanilla ice cream with hot fudge. Strangely I never ate this all that much but if I could have anything to eat right now that is what I would eat. I also miss eating giant salads with crusty homemade bread.

uuhhhh i miss my raw vegan days of eating huge banana smoothies and 1 lb salads of RAW spinach, avocados, zucchini, sundried tomatoes, and liquid aminos. i'm salivating just thinking about it.

as for non vegan junk, i used to be OBSESSED with character cookies. i'd get them from the giant eagle bakery. it's just two cookies (i don't even care what kind) with icing in the middle and on top. the icing totally overwhelms the cookies and you can hardly see them. it's a thing of beauty and will be the first thing i eat if i get my stupid colon out. in fact, i will buy and eat 20 of them in the store and love every second of it. i don't even care if i get an obstruction.

When I was having to restrict my diet the thing I missed most was chiffon cake with a light custard, mousse or whipped cream filling.

UC hit me pretty hard in college so even though I'd always reacted to foods, my food reactions became too unbearable that I could no longer ignore them. Dairy was so hard but eventually I was able to make some pretty good non dairy chiffon cake. But when gluten, eggs and a million other things started bothering me almst 4 years ago, along with every spice.. I was so depressed. I loved food and a life without ever eating chiffon cake again was depressing. I'd been sick for so long at that point that when I went to the Fodmaps diet I never expected to be able to eat dairy or even gluten again, I just wanted to stop getting worse.

I never in a million years would have dreamed I could eat tiramisu made with the freshest ricotta and lightest chiffon cake, covered in whipped cream ever with no stomach upset.

I kept thinking it was a fluke for a couple months but my pushing the limits hasn't thrown me back into intestinal distress.
I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

Fresh fruit! I am dying without it! Whaaaaaaa!

BEER! I eat just about anything I want, but I cannot have alcohol. I never drank more than one beer week, but I sure do miss it. All of the seasonal ales coming out right now is so hard. :(

I do avoid onions, but I can't say I miss them.

I eat whatever I want because food doesn't affect my uc.

chocolate, chocolate, chocolate. Most people I work with have a candy bowl/jar that everyone shares. It's so hard for me to walk by and not grab one. Maybe one day.

I've been working on this list for a while.. still can't say it's perfect.. but I miss: pizza, oreos, m&ms, chicken finger subs, McDonald's double cheeseburger, mint chocolate chip ice cream.

Man, writing this might be the closest I've come to cheating my SCD dedication. Still hanging strong! I wonder how healthy threads like this can be

Anything that is fried.....

When I need to be careful (which luckily isn't 100% of the time) I miss pizza, popcorn, Emerald Dry Roasted almonds, fresh fruit.....and booze. Mmmm.....pizza is my weakness though. I torture myself by watching hours of Food Network and Travel Channel when I'm limited to liquids and bland foods.