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Posted 7/1/2017 12:25 PM (GMT 0)
Hello,

I'm 23 years old recently diagnosed with uc about a month ago. The doctors told me I've had this inflammation for at least 2-3 years, but I never had any symptoms or anything until few months back. So after I went and got diagnosed they hooked me up with prednisolone for 40-50 days and mesalazine. I'm on the last week of prednisolone taking 5mg daily but my symptoms are kind of weird and I'm confused.

When I eat only bread, potatoes and rice my symptoms go away, I have 1 bm/day or even once every other day and there is no blood nor mucous, however as soon as I eat something else such as peeled peaches, watermelon, green beans, peeled apple, nuts or anything I tried up until this point - I start getting blood and looser stools with mucous 3/4 times a day. Whenever I cut back to bread, potatoes and rice my stools get normal again in a matter of a day or two. However I can't live on like that I'll start getting deficiencies and diseases... My doctors tell me that I should be able to eat those foods and they shouldn't cause problems, but obviously they do.

Is there anyone who has had a similar experience? Should I expect this to slowly fade away?
Posted 7/1/2017 2:39 PM (GMT 0)
Hi there, welcome to this forum. I'm new here, too, this is a great resource for information. Being new makes me apprehensive to dispense advice though.

That said, I rarely listen to my inner warnings. One thing you'll see around here is that what a person can and can't eat varies greatly. Super individual. This is even true with what a person can eat OUT of flare mode and IN flare mode.

When the colon is irritated and healing, abrasive foods like a lot of fiber tend to irritate it. I have had real issues with raw veggies and nuts. However, cooked vegetables have seemed to be ok (I am journaling my foods right now and watching symptoms). may be a good idea for you, too. Although what you said up there is pretty cut and dried.

Have you tried super cooked veggies? and no peelings or seeds. Those are irritants for me anyway.

Was your diagnosis made based on pathological findings from a colonoscopy? I'm just curious how they knew it'd been a few years. They must see signs of inflammation that has healed over and re-occured? this is the case with me. They did tell me they found that also.

Maybe you could try what they call a "low residue diet" and see if that helps out? I have personally begun taking digestive enzymes to help grind up the food really good, but I don't plan on using them forever. The low residue diet will insure that only soft foods transit through and this gives the colon a chance to heal.

Good luck. After I have healed and have been in remission awhile I plan on adding foods back in one at a time to see. For now my doc says no red meat, no dairy, no raw fruits or veggies and I am sticking to it.
Posted 7/2/2017 9:34 AM (GMT 0)
Hey, thanks for the reply. I've read quite a bunch of threads here already and I figured that diet is unique for everyone but it seems like anything else I eat besides these 3 foods causes me to start getting blood and symptoms. I tried quite a bunch of things and it's not accepting anything...

My diagnosis was made after a colonoscopy with biopsy, the doctor that performed the examination told me that I must have had it for 2-3 years but he was just talking from experience and he seems like he has had enough patients with the disease by the way he talks about it.
Posted 7/2/2017 11:08 AM (GMT 0)
Ok, yeah, that's pretty good evidence. Same here. I am just now trying to understand the dietary connections with my own situation, too. I have now decided I am going to use this diet from Umass called the "AID diet" as my template. There are 3 stages to it. The one for flare mode is really strict. maybe there will be something on the site that speaks to you?

http://www.umassmed.edu/nutrition/ibd/foods-list-for-ibd-diet/

It's quite interesting, really. Good luck !
Posted 7/2/2017 1:14 PM (GMT 0)
Many doctors suggest a low residue diet during a flare. Low residue is low fiber and consists of foods that digest easily. Some general examples are scrambled eggs, white breads and pastas, roasted or boiled meats (as these 2 preparations keep meats tender). Avoid veggies excepts canned green beans, potatoes without skin, well cooked squashed. Many of us eat chicken noodle soup, mashed potatoes, roasted chicken and salmon, buttered noodles. Dairy is individual. I tolerate it very well in a flare but others can't have it ever.

You'll see once you are in remission you can add many foods back in. I'm in remission and can eat anything.

While we need fiber and veggies for optimal health, eliminated them help ease symptoms during a flare.
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