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Posted 4/9/2014 4:51 AM (GMT 0)
Everything is so brutal ten to twenty urgent movements a day and almost zero stool just blood and cloudy tissue like material I have never posted on a forum before today sorry if I am breaking any rules going to go buy a juicer tomorrow because of this

http://youtu.be/a4m-VlNo9oA

Also I haven't been eating properly because fear of more pain due to lack of solid knowledge on what to eat
Oh ya...about 3 weeks to a month since first blood and pain

Thnx
Posted 4/9/2014 5:48 AM (GMT 0)
Hey JDD, welcome to the forum! Sorry you had to join us, though!

Id love a little more background info on whats been going on in the last month, doctors youve seen, have you had a colonoscopy?

The best food advice I have for a flare up is LOW RESIDUE.
or the BRAT diet... banana rice applesauce toast.

Do a google search for low residue and you should find some easier to digest foods that will give your guts a break. You wont be getting a lot of nutrition for a little bit... but you'll get calories to help keep up the fight inside your body.

I personally could not juice when I first started flaring. And 9 months in... I still cant juice. I did not check out your youtube link... but be careful what you see on there before spending the $$ on a nice juicer if you wont even be able to use it.

On the main page of this forum there is a post called Resources.
this is a great place to get yourself started. Its important to educate yourself about your disease so you can communicate with your doctor and recognize whats happening with your body.

Good luck! And feel free to keep asking questions :)
Posted 4/9/2014 10:51 AM (GMT 0)
What should you do? I'd recommend reading up on uc and preparing a list of questions for your doctor the next time you see him/her. For now, eat lots of bland foods and force yourself to eat if you must as you need nutrients. Avoid spicey things, avoid alcohol, avoid caffeine, avoid high fiber diets. Eat small meals more frequently throughout the day. Drink A LOT of fluids or else your going to get so dehydrated you'll have no choice but to be admitted to the hospital.
Posted 4/9/2014 1:44 PM (GMT 0)
The first thing you need to understand is that more than likely diet didn't give you your UC and diet probably isn't going to make it go away either, even though certain foods can make your UC worse and by not eating those foods your UC can get better. What I'm trying to say is that for now I would hold off on the juicing. Just eating healthier probably is not going to make your UC better and it could make it worse. Many of us have problems eating fruits, vegetables, and fiber and often juicing can make things worse by giving you an even higher concentration of food selections that actually can make your UC worse. Some UC'rs do juice. I'm just trying to say not to automatically assume something like that could make your UC better because the opposite might happen. You need to experiment to find out first where you stand so you don't make things worse.
Posted 4/9/2014 2:33 PM (GMT 0)
If you get a juicer make SURE it removes the fiber, or you may have some issues get worse.
Posted 4/9/2014 5:54 PM (GMT 0)
Juicing generally causes people to "go" more than usual (even healthy people) so I'd be cautious when it comes to juicing fruits and veggies, the more you consume (even via juicing) the more you will go since they are natural laxatives.

I hope you get confirmation of DX soon so hopefully the doc can get you on the right track with proper treatment....hang in there!
Posted 4/11/2014 2:55 AM (GMT 0)
hey sorry for the delay i am so hurtin right now, so here it is almost a month ago i was in the passenger seat of our work truck driving down the hill from my current job site when i had 2 back to back extreme pains in my stomach directly beside my belly button to the right then nothing once i got home i had a bm and saw the first blood on the paper it was quite bright and quite a bit and also scary at the time i went straight to emergency in squamish b.c i was told most likely diverticulitis or an ulcer the doctor was not concerned at all gave me a fit test and ultra sound app i went home to Abbotsford and went straight to emergency there, the whole drive home from Squamish i had those reoccurring pains in my abdomen they have since gone to about 2 a week once i was in emergency the doc said go get blood samples and breath samples and stool so i have learned that most of the samples are not showing much regardless today i was prescribed Asacol/Mesalazine and ranitidine for my insane breath and to help while i wait on my scope which i think i have been bumped to the top of a list from my current specialist i currently have a really cool doc helping me try and get to the bottom of this what vitamins should i start because of my lack of diet
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