Thoughts about going vegan?

Have any of you guys who have UC gone vegan? If so what were some consequences or did nothing change? I've been thinking about going vegan because I've seen some articles of how it could "cure" UC and I just thought to give it a try.

I've been talking to a couple of vegans, and I am not one of those people who would become vegan and basically starve themselves, I am probably going to have to talk to my GI first though. My mother has told me I shouldn't but then I saw this article but I question it's authenticity. Here is the article

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3667519/Going-vegan-saved-life-Teenager-suffering-crippling-bowel-condition-claims-giving-meat-helped-bulk-play-college-football.html

Hey Emma, I've tried the vegan diet a couple of times now and have lasted no more than 6 months on it. I'm usually an advocate for diet change, because it helped me heal but of course not everyone has been successful. The reasons why I stopped the vegan route is because I assumed that the nutrients from vegetables/fruits in a vegan diet are what contribute to other's success, I still wanted to get my fats from salmon and free range eggs, I have a gluten intolerance/sensitivity to beans which excludes the bulk of what vegans eat for non veggie protein and just found it overall impractical as a lifestyle where I currently live.

I'd say give veganism a try, but modify it if need be and do your own research. I'd sooner recommend the Paleo diet, because eliminating sugar and grains helped me more than eliminating animal products.

All the fiber in the vegan diet made my symptoms much worse. Tons of gas. I went to the GAPS diet which is based on the SCD and that helped quite a bit with symptoms, but was not curative (at least in the short term). This was before I had my colonoscopy. I suspected ulcerative colitis based on symptoms, but in desperation, before I had my colonscopy I took a round of flagyl which helped tremendously. Colonoscopy confirmed ulcerative colitis. After finishing the flagyl, I did a bowel cleanout to flush most of the remaining bacteria out and did a DIY fecal transplant from my wife on tuesday. Symptoms are continuing to get better , but I am following the brigg's protocol now. Taking wellbutrin. Not sure if im gonna do 5-asa or not as my symptoms are so much better, but will see what happens. To early to tell.

BTW, do not do a fecal transplant if in an active flare (blood or mucus in stool). I'm still not sure why the flagyl helped so much, but maybe it was killing off bacteria and one theory of UC is that is due to immune response to bacteria translocating through the cell wall due to leaky gut. Also cut gluten out, but my celiac panel and biopsies were negative.

I would love to eat vegan, but I know it wouldn't help my UC. I fasted for a period of time and didn't see any improvement, so I certainly wouldn't expect eating different food to change anything for me. Do it because you want to save animals and benefit the planet, don't do it for your UC, because it's unlikely to do anything for that - just my 2cents.

I was vegan when I was diagnosed, I found going GF did wonders for my UC, but being vegan didn't help. I now eat meat a a couple to a few times a week as well as yogurt. That being said, it could work for you, worst case scenario you have to give it up because you are flaring. I still eat a lot of beans and veggies, although I tend to cook them more now than I used to. Raw veggies other than salad greens are hard on my digestive system.

You dont necessarily have to go vegan but avoiding beef has helped me a lot. Chicken and white rice for me calms down my UC. I once went for 2 month eating only KFC chicken fries and chicken gravy and felt great. Beans and high fiber foods are a problem. Maybe look into vegetarian diets that arent as restrictive as full vegan.

Post Edited (UC2016) : 2/3/2017 10:14:43 PM (GMT-7)

ya, see, that's why i won't ever have surgery - too many difficult questions

i'll just go back to being vegan !

Would like to, but that lifestyle would bug my digestive tract even while in remission. I am cutting out red meat for a few months though.