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Posted 6/16/2018 11:25 AM (GMT 0)
I have ulcerative colitis and I use to have to use the toilet ten to twelve times a day and each time there was blood and I was taking the maximum medicating but now I only have to use the toilet one's or twice a day and there is no blood and I don't take any medicating. what was coursing me to bleed is sugar in my diet. the more I cut back on food with sugar in them the better I got. it took me quite a while to figure that out some times I wood stop bleeding wright away and some times it wood take me a few weeks to stop. I have going back to eating most foods but not the ones with sugar in them. I eat less then the dally value% of sugar and if I cut back on all sugar my UC problem wood go away. but when I cut back on sugar I lost weight fast and I had a hard time keeping a good body weight

Post Edited (Bebopgeo) : 6/18/2018 7:55:20 AM (GMT-6)

Posted 6/16/2018 12:14 PM (GMT 0)
Yes sugar seems to make me much worse too. I’m glad you found what works for you.
Posted 6/16/2018 3:38 PM (GMT 0)
For me, it's not sugar per se, it's refined sugar, grains and excessively processed foods. Sugar naturally occurring in fruit doesn't seem to bother me. You might want to check out the IBD AID diet which is not as restrictive as other diets for IBD.
Posted 6/16/2018 4:04 PM (GMT 0)
I am one of those people who generally do not see any effect from different foods, but the one thing I used to think sometimes made my symptoms worse was large amounts of sugar (like a large serving of vegan ice cream or a lot of soda). The last year, I have been eating a ton of sugar though, and I didn't notice any immediate effect. Sometimes my gut actually feels better when I eat junk food versus super healthy plant-based food. It makes no sense to me.
Posted 6/16/2018 10:35 PM (GMT 0)
This is like the weirdest disease ever. I occasionally get nausea. What helps? A can of Dr. Pepper. Works (almost) every time.
Posted 6/16/2018 10:39 PM (GMT 0)
I agree. I ate the most unhealthy diet in 2017 that I have had since diagnosis (lots of soda, chips, candy bars, cookies, etc.), and I was in remission all year. Maybe one blip that I treated with a week on Uceris but I am not even sure if that was really a flare, the symptoms were so minimal.
Posted 6/17/2018 12:40 AM (GMT 0)
What if UC actually forces us to eat better and we live longer?
White cane sugar has no negative effect for me but I noticed that certain other sugars cause the big D, such as high fructose corn syrup and maple syrup (insert sad face).

It makes sort of sense that sugar hurts some guts because of sugar's inflammatory nature. But am guessing that most people can consume sugar with no direct correlation to bleeding.

My gut actually hates a bunch of unrelated healthy food: nuts, ketchup, popcorn, whole wheat and rye bread, most fiberous veggies and many fruits. Just nonsensical really but when I stay away from these (and others) my gut behaves.

Good that you figured out what works for you and it's also healthy!
Posted 6/17/2018 12:56 AM (GMT 0)
OP, what about fruits and juices with no added sugar? Are those a problem too? Or only table sugar.
Posted 6/17/2018 5:44 AM (GMT 0)
Can you tell us what your "usual" diet is like? Like.. what did you eat yesterday?

The term "sugar" is really very broad.. and basically any vegetable with a digestible carbohydrate has "sugar".
Posted 6/17/2018 12:07 PM (GMT 0)
I have no issues with sugar.
Posted 6/18/2018 3:44 AM (GMT 0)

imagardener2 said...
What if UC actually forces us to eat better and we live longer?

Ive wondered similar things. Sure is a nice thought. smile
Posted 6/18/2018 1:31 PM (GMT 0)
I eat boring food my regular diet for breakfast and lunch is a 16oz can of bush's reduced sodium pinto beans with no sugar and 350 calories and a 10.75oz can of Campbell's chicken vegetable soup that has 7.5g of sugar in it and 200 calories and a jimmy dean fully cooked pork sausage patty 1/2g of sugar and 140 calories and about 1oz. of shelled unsalted roasted peanuts that have less than 1g. of sugar and 160 calories. and for dinner I have a marie callender's country fried chicken and gravy dinned it has 6g of sugar and 560 calories. I do believe that the sugar builds up in your body over time then it give me problem and then it takes time to get all that build up down before I get better but if I stay on a low sugar diet then I have no problems so for but time will tell. I don't eat table sugar just the sugar that is in the food. fruit and vegetable don't give me much calories that I need to keep a good body weight.

Post Edited (Bebopgeo) : 6/18/2018 7:55:52 AM (GMT-6)

Posted 6/19/2018 12:41 PM (GMT 0)
Many post have been made on how garlic, clove bud, oreganos, coconut oil, olive leaf, probiotics and ginger have worked for them and put them in remission. These are all anti fungal treatments. To kill fungi, yeast, candida and mold in the body. These parasitic organisms on and inside our body, cause many health problems and mostly all sorts of stomach and intestinal problems. Often and unknowingly, we feed these parasites via our diet which kill the good bacteria in our system. Fungi crave sugar, and if you have a fungal infection, their cravings often become your cravings. Sugar does not simply come in the form of candy, soda and other obvious “junk foods”; the carbohydrates from grains, potatoes, corn and corn products, certain fruits, breads, pasta, alcohol and other staples of the standard American diet are just as effective at feeding a parasitic fungal organism.

People have posted their symptoms subside or cease after unknowingly starting and following these protocols and/or anti-fungal diet or candida diet for 30 days.

More info can be found on Candida diet site and Know the cause, Doug Kaufman, phase 1 diet. Also a video more info:
http://www.knowthecause.com/index.php/watch/know-the-cause/2255-the-stomach-show-4-28-2014-9280a
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