Fast Foods

Has anyone had success with fast foods like McDonald's, Burger King, Wendy's, Taco Bell, Olive Garden, etc.?

What type of foods have you had success eating from their menu & any special way you had to eat it?

I usually have lots of success with them!! Before eating fast food I stock up on toilet paper, immodium, Gas-X. I also make sure I won't be working the next day. I also make sure my house plumbing is working well and functional.

Sometimes I keep a cold towel on hand in case the food makes me feel flushed. An empty pail on hand also doesn't hurt.

Yes, lots and lots of success eating fast foods! LOL

John

I don't mean this in a bad way, but this is like asking a diabetic if they've had success with drinking soda.

I think it goes without saying that fast food is detrimental for folks without bowel issues, particularly in America. If we went through the ingredient list of the common burger, we'd come across many questionable items that Europe and other nations have banned. There is also research showing that many those "questionable" ingredients are very much connected to allergies and other bodily malfunctions.

Did you know that Subway recently took out an ingredient in their bread that's used to make yoga mats elastic?

Not all. Use of azodicarbonamide as a food additive is prohibited in Australia and Europe. The World Health Organization has expressed concern that it may be linked to respiratory issues. According to the Chicago Tribune, “in Singapore, use can result in up to 15 years imprisonment and a fine of $450,000.” (But Singapore is pretty tough when it comes to punishing offenses.) Canada allows the use of azodicarbonamide in food.

There is zero accountability when it comes to ingredient regulation here in the states. If you lived elsewhere, then I'd suggest taking the plunge due to better regulation. The FDA has lost the consumer's trust on these matters.

While in remission I could eat fast food without any issues. I choose not to because I am very picky about what I eat, not due to health concerns, mostly because I prefer not to ingest low quality products. It shouldn't be a problem if you're in remission.

bjdeland said...
Has anyone had success with fast foods like McDonald's, Burger King, Wendy's, Taco Bell, Olive Garden, etc.?

What type of foods have you had success eating from their menu & any special way you had to eat it?

Yes, I eat at all of those places, as the occasional treat, and eat whatever I want from the menu without issue. Diet appears not to effect my symptoms of uc.

When I was experiencing symptoms from UC, I could eat protein style in n out burgers and fries, that's about it for traditional fast food. I could eat at a lot of fast casual places. We have a chain here called Tinleaf that I eat at once a week. I also get chicken and rice soup with avocado and fresh cilantro often from the local mexican restaurant. That is my safey safe food. Pick up stix has a chicken and broccoli dish that is gluten free.

Soy, the definition of healthy or unhealthy is in the eye of the beholder. To health food nuts and the fast food police I would definitely be labeled as an unhealthy person. But, the fact is, I probably eat fast food 2-3 times per month and that's it, if you don't count Subway, which I do eat a few times per week. I eat cooked veggies every single day. I eat a fairly well balanced diet just about every meal and my total cholesterol level is slightly less than 200. Like most Americans I am about 20 pounds overweight and admittedly don't exercise as much as I should, which means I am pretty normal and average. We don't keep hardly any junk food in our house at all but I do have a weakness for sweets. I am probably healthier than 50% of Americans, not taking into account UC or other health issues. I am not a health food nut and do have an aversion to people going overboard in this area, including the fast food police. There is nothing wrong with eating at McDonalds a couple of times per month.

Because life is too short for kale.

I don't know how else to put it. I'm a bit of a foodie: I like my food. I refuse to treat it as functional medicine: if I did that, I might or might not live a long life, but it would certainly feel like a long life.

Besides which, I have no reason to believe my Crohn's is anything other than genetic. There is a strong family history of it, and dietary changes made no difference to its progress whatsoever. I still ended up needing surgery.

I really need to be selective and can only eat occasionally. I can tolerate a Wendy's plain hamburger and plain baked potato, sometimes Chipotle rice and beans. I try to plan ahead and have a cooler with me if needed and only eat at these places if I have to. 

soystud said...
for me it's about doing the things that are me - getting out and going - I can't do that if I'm sick and unhealthy = do all the things to avoid that condition -

But I can get out and about. There is nothing about one (eating fast food) which precludes the other (going out).

The morbidly obese (BMI 40+) will be seriously physically hampered. The merely normal/overweight and otherwise healthy can get out there and live their lives, pretty much regardless of what they eat.

In fact, activity is an excellent way of making up for a crap diet. It will do an awful lot to mitigate the effects. Those who are BMI 30 and active have better health and mortality outcomes than those who are BMI 20 and inactive. (Don't have the link to the study where I read that, but I know I have read it.)

PS: And you can keep your collards and your chard to yourself, thank you very much <_<.

Post Edited (NiceCupOfTea) : 2/16/2014 9:44:28 AM (GMT-7)

Careful...lots of times fast foods for IBDers can equal fast poos too!! hahaha

Me personally, I stay away from fast food. It does not do my tummy good.

Tornado6 said...
. The 'right choice' to me is not the selfish, 'mommy is sick and needs to eat special food' one.

That's not selfish. That's trying to be around and healthy for your children. I'd rather teach my children empathy and compassion in caring for others then sacrifice my health for an easy meal of fast food. You are worth more then putting everyone else first.