Sugar and Inflammation

So I'm watching The Doctors right now and they had a "sugar intervention" for one of their own doctors on the show because she is addicted to sugar and drinks all those sugary coffee drinks and consumes 8x the recommended amount of sugar daily. Then they went into the health risks of sugar and one of them was inflammation.

So I'm wondering, has anyone tried cutting out sugar from their diet? Or at least added sugar? Has it helped your UC?

White sugar is bleached to the point where it literally has no nutritional value whatsoever and just spikes insulin in the body so I can't imagine that being good for anyone. Personally, I like honey so and I'm not a fan of sweets so there's nothing for me to give up but you'll find it in tomato sauces, pasta sauces, even soups and stews.

I think most people would do well to cut out sugary foods from their diet, especially those with an inflammatory condition.

There's a huge difference between addiction with sugar in everything and moderation.

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i've tried cutting out sugar but it just doesn't work for me. i mean, i don't eat refined sugar at all, but i do consume stevia and honey. i notice if i cut it out all together that i will crave it and end up going crazy on it. i typically follow a lower carb diet during the week and am less strict on the weekend. cheat days actually help boost your metabolism and keep your body guessing, so i do a weekend day where i basically eat anything i want. it most definitely has some form of sugar!

For my sins I am an Englishman that lives in mainland China (at the moment), and have done ever since late 2003.
Well since arriving I have generally been quite lucky with my UC, but have had a few minor flare-ups. Then three months ago another flare-up arrived and I am still not stable.
Now this being China I have had to control my illness with TCM (Traditional Chinese medicine) or what we would call in the west, 'grass medicine'. In the past this has always worked well and normally within a few weeks I am heading toward stability, but this most recent flare-up has been different.
Maybe it's because I am getting older, but I really don't know.
I started using my TCM again but it just couldn't seem to control it. In desperation I went to a local hospital and paid a fortune for some mesalazine which I used for a while but it didn't seem to be doing much so I returned to TCM from another doctor.
Unfortunately it continued to give big trouble so I started looking at my diet and remembered reading somewhere that white refined sugar is a major irritant to the gut. This was immediately removed and I asked my Chinese wife to read all the ingredients on anything and everything I was eating. We were both shocked at what we discovered that sugar is in almost everything, but you can cut it down a lot. Thankfully now I have enjoyed some progress and hope that in time my new diet plus TCM with win the day.

Hi DMC2011,

Lucky you with the sugar!

I have never been a big consumer of sugar, and in fact since my arrival in China I would say it actually went down, but I have to admit that I have noticed definite improvements since I stopped using it.
I have also stopped drinking milk as liquid milk here is of dubious quality and the powered milk is the same, plus it is packed full of sugar.
Fat is not a problem but then I don't tend to eat fried or fatty foods. If I use any oil at all it is extra virgin olive oil which of course is bio-degradeable.

Regards

Hi Kdragon09,

I will try to order a copy of Wheat Belly on Amazon, and I love the sound Lily's chocolate chips, but ala this being China I am sure they are not available, just like the sweeteners you recommended.
Is 'alldayidreamaboutfood' a website?

Regards