What are your U.C symptoms?
Diarrhea - 50.0% - 1 votes
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Posted 12/9/2013 7:57 PM (GMT 0)
I was diagnosed with U.C in 2011. I have a mild case, i need someone to talk to that has this disorder. i dont know anybody that has this. I want to know if they feel the same as i do. What could i do? isnt this the ulcerative colitis support group?
Thanks!
fruitgirl
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Posted 12/9/2013 8:14 PM (GMT 0)
All of us on here have UC. Ask all the questions you need to or just vent. Whatever helps!
hateuc
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Posted 12/9/2013 8:34 PM (GMT 0)
Yes, we are here for you! It is a great group...feel free to ask/vent aw!ay
Posted 12/9/2013 8:37 PM (GMT 0)
Ok so i have a question.. what are some foods that you guys eat that dont bother your ulcerative colitis? ( Keep in mind.. im severly allergic to dairy products) I bought tofu yesterday cause i LOVE soy products... is tofu any good? How do i cook it? also.. do you guys have any food recpies for ulcerative colitis?
thanks
Posted 12/9/2013 9:13 PM (GMT 0)
My gut likes: low fiber veggies, natural gluten-free (not store-bought gluten-free), beef/chicken/turkey antibiotic-free, walnuts, white rice (not brown), natural chicken stock (no additives), mayonnaise, butter, not most fruits or juices. Sometimes I can sneak some chocolate in but not the good kind, too strong lol.
Gut used to hate dairy, like you, but now some dairy is fine, no reactions at all.
Everyone here has different good/bad foods so you'll get many different answers. The right answer is to keep your own food diary and find out what makes your gut happy/unhappy. Only then will you know for sure.
fruitgirl
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Posted 12/9/2013 9:15 PM (GMT 0)
In remission, I can eat anything other than artificial sweetners and MSG, which bothered me long before I had UC. When I was flaring, I avoided "scratchy" foods (i.e., raw veggies) and spicy stuff. Other than that, I didn't really seem to notice that any particular foods bothered me, but I also didn't spend a whole lot of time analyzing my diet.
Ditto ima that the best thing to do is to keep a food journal.
UCwhat?
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Posted 12/9/2013 9:21 PM (GMT 0)
Welcome to the group! Sorry you have this awful disease, but this is a great place to find support and comfort. Just like everything else with UC, the effects diet has on your disease varies a lot from person to person. Some people are sensitive to gluten or dairy...some can't do raw fruits and veggies...some find success with specific diets and some, like me, aren't effected at all by diet. All you can really do is trial and error. Make note of what you eat and when your symptoms are worse to figure out what bothers you...or try cutting specific things out one by one to see if it helps, hurts or makes no difference.
Posted 12/9/2013 9:23 PM (GMT 0)
IM SCARED!! IM GOING FOR BLOODWORK RIGHT NOW!! IM SCARED THAT I MIGHT HAVE LOW BLOOD COUNT?? I NEED ANSWERS!! I NEED TO CALM DOWN! HELP!! sorry.. im scared..
MB8691
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Posted 12/10/2013 12:47 AM (GMT 0)
Welcome to the club. UC absolutely sucks. After being diagnosed in 2009 I still have not been able to really get into remission. Only after high dose of Prednisone at the beginning, but this drug is horrible, and been on it off and on. Been on all the drugs there are pretty much. Tried eating and drinking differently, but still can't really figure it out. On LDN now so we will see. Keep your head up, but know it's hard.
Posted 12/10/2013 12:57 AM (GMT 0)
what does being in " remission" mean? I always wondered that!
MB8691
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Posted 12/10/2013 1:06 AM (GMT 0)
Means normal stools, no diarrhea, no blood, etc...which just seems like it is very hard to do.