HOW bad is mcdonalds for ulcerative colitis?

Ok so.. i usually get a quatur pounder no cheese just kechup and small fries and a cola.  I was wondering.. do you guys get bad reactions from mcdonalds?   i mean.. i only eat mcdonalds if im in a rush or something.

How bad is soda for ulcerative colitis?

thanks.    Also,  what foods and vegtables and drinks should i not consume?

depends if you are sensitive to gluten and heavy amounts of grease. it probably wouldn't make me feel too good so i avoid it. granted, i haven't had fast food since high school when i was diagnosed. it would be a shock to my system for sure.

Not just mcdonalds but almost every fast food bothers me. If im in a flare, I feel it the same day. If im in remission, I feel a little pain, not so solid BM, and stomach sometimes make the gurgling sound the next day.

I think if I were to eat fast food every day for a week, I would probably flare.

To answer your question, no, mc d's doesn't bother my uc in the slightest. I eat the same now as I did pre-uc. I eat the kinda crap that makes most of the diet people here cringe lol.

This is kind of an interesting question. McDonalds used to be healthy prior to the introduction of trans-fats and vegetable oils before the 90s. They used full fat cream and milks, soaked their fries in lard and generally served other dishes rich in saturated fats. Nowadays, their foods contain additives and inflammatory vegetable oils to just to simulate the same taste their foods used to have. It's kind of funny how far restaurants will go to honor the low fat craze.

I don't see anything wrong with eating just the burgers, eggs, sausage, veggies without the buns once in a while. As for the sodas, there is study after study connecting soft drink consumption to a plethora of diseases, including autoimmune ones like ulcerative colitis. I think the risk of diabetes increased four fold for every liter per week of soda consumption.

I don't eat mcDonalds but I doubt it would cause me any problems while I am in remission. When flaring, everything causes me problems.

I def don't suggest eating McDs, Burger King, or at any greasy/processed burger place... UC or not.
The other day a friend stopped and got some nuggets tho and after having not been able to eat much the last cpl days the smell got to me and I had to order my old favorite, the mcchicken. Soooo bad. But I just eat the patty with the mayo. Haha; soooo naughty. Doesnt really affect me any different. Def some grumbles. But for a smile on my face once or twice a year... I'll take grumbles.

Soda... increases my frequency and urgency. Wether it be Mt Dew or Colas.
The only soda I drink now is a small glass of regular Sierra Mist for the bubbles if my stomach hurts.

Everyone is different! Sadly most crappy unhealthy basically fake-food is easier on my guts than what I'd rather be eating; salads, veggies, fresh fruits, whole grain breads. I miss my good food :/

You guys need to loosen up and live a little. Yeah, it is great to eat healthy whether you have uc or not. However, if somebody craves the occasional treat of a big greasy burger, chocolate, or some Pepsi or whatever then go for it, enjoy your life. We all do. And by all means don't feel guilty after eating it, or worry one mistakenly eaten food will cause a flareup of uc, as nobody knows what causes flares.

Yeah soyman, I am still on all of the meds in my sig. Lots and lots of meds lol. I am a veritable medicine cabinet.

The original poster's question was in regards to McDonalds and it's possible effect on UC. It is going off on a tangent to be up on the soapbox regarding fast food being healthy or unhealthy. In most cases that doesn't have anything to do with it's effect on a particular person's UC. There's not many people that would disagree with fast food being unhealthy, especially if done in excess. I know I can honestly say that my UC would be better if I ate McDonalds every single day than if I ate a lot of vegetables, fruits, and fiber every day. That sucks but that's just the way it is with many of us. Even though that is the case I limit my fast food and eat limited amounts of vegetables, fruits, and fiber anyway.

 In my opinion health nuts are barking up the wrong tree when they try claiming that a healthy diet is the cure for all ills. Many people came down with UC after switching from an unhealthy diet to a healthy one. There is a lot of evidence that a bad diet can be a factor in bringing on all kinds of diseases but there is basically no evidence that changing from an unhealthy diet to a healthy one will cure you of a disease you already have (except for maybe Diabetes).

 Sodas don't seem to bother me at all because I did a lot of personal testing on myself and found that just drinking water and nothing else for weeks didn't change my condition one bit, but, a lot of people do have UC problems with sodas, caffine, sugar, and artificial sweeteners and sodas are published in many places as not being good for UC'rs.