OMG....Won't eat that again.

Okay...soooo, had a can of soup I heated up for dinner, well, that messed me up-bad move. Still crampy today. Thought it was a soft food I would be fine. NOT!

Been eating Mac and Cheese, rice, applesauce, Activia, eggs, Jello. I know we all handle food differently but should I be eating bread as well....no issues with dairy. Maybe I am not eating enough to help with firming the stool, maybe that is what Lialda is for?

What are some foods that work for you?

Any suggestions would be very welcomed. TU. : )

Lialda really doesn't do anything directly for firming up your stool. It helps with the inflamation which will help firm up your stool in an indirect way if you want to think of it that way. It sounds like you eat the same foods I eat when i struggle as well. I eat a ton of eggs, which others will say are bad but I seem to do fine with them. I also would try oatmeal, mini wheat cereal both have a ton of fiber in them that could help. I also find that a baby spinach salad with hard boiled eggs and sunflower seeds are good on the stomach and also help bulk things up. Just a few examples of what I do when I'm in your boat.

Happy UCing!!! It is such fun, you know others are secretly jealous of all of us ;)

Was an Italian Meatball soup...nothing spicy (Progresso brand)

Organic bananas helped the most for me
Even though i feel great now i still have one everyday for breakfast.
Stay away from processed anything.

The problem with UC is not only do you have to contend with the whole messiness of pooping but you have to learn about good foods and bad foods....for you, and its a pain, but once you find out what works for you it gets easier, try keeping a food diary for a month, I did that and it helped, now I kinda know what works for me, and I tend to stick with it. I have oatmeal every morning, no probs there, home made soup for lunch usually chicken,and I put rice in with it, I eat a lot more fish, and I only eat chicken, lots of bananas, no bread, only soy milk, and many other things that work for me, were all different so it takes a bit of time to figure it all out..Oh! and no alcohol, nearly forgot that one!

Eating out is risky IMHO cos you just don't know whats really in the food, but of course every now and again I will eat out but only someplace I am confident about.

Plain-boiled white rice & Pillsbury (5-minute) farina soothe my colon in times of need. Beware of canned soups because they generally contain tons of sodium plus black or white pepper that can irritate a UC gut. Always read labels before buying processed foods. Low-salt vegetarian split pea soup is usually o.k. & will give your iron level a boost. / Old Hat (33 yrs with left-sided UC; presently in remission taking brandname Colazal)