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Posted 3/12/2019 1:55 PM (GMT 0)
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Posted 3/12/2019 2:03 PM (GMT 0)
And when you're talking food and and UC, most of it is digested before actually reaching the large intestine. Not all of it is digested, and those are the components that affect our gut bacterium within the large intestine. So it is really on that subset you're talking about.

For example: Flatulence and excessive gas is the result of nutrients reaching the large intestine, bacterium feasting and creating a sulfur-smelling (rotten egg) smelling fart. Nutrients arriving in the large intestine causes certain bacterium to flourish and rapidly reproduce, and others to reduce in numbers. Abundance. Given there is fluctuation in everyone's day-to-day input.

There's so many unknowns. And no easy way to measure. Some of us are keen to guess though lol.
Posted 3/12/2019 2:41 PM (GMT 0)
Also if I understood it correctly, when the nerve function in the large intestine is impaired, it sends out signals higher up the digestive tract and changes the digestive rhythm there (those who have had severe flares will recall food just passing through entirely undigested). And then we might blame what we see in the toilet, when in fact it was something lower down that caused a rapid transit time for everything...confusing...
Posted 3/12/2019 2:42 PM (GMT 0)

Oligodar said...
OK, let us assume that diet can cause/cure UC. UCers report success with totally opposite diets. For example carnivore/vegan diet. It means that trigger/problematic food is different for each person. It means that it will be very difficult to find out these problematic food component with classical approach (cohort, randomized, prospective studies)

Comments are welcomed.

Processed foods may play a role.
Posted 3/12/2019 3:06 PM (GMT 0)
"Processed foods may play a role. "

crap always plays a role ;-)
Posted 3/12/2019 5:08 PM (GMT 0)
TT...Define crap.
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Posted 3/12/2019 6:43 PM (GMT 0)
Eating a healthy diet and avoiding junk food, sugar, white flour, excessive alcohol, etc., is a good idea regardless, not just for U.C., but for your overall health.
When discussing diet, I'm careful to avoid sweeping generalizations. I just relate how MY U.C. is affected by diet changes.
What I can say is that the more I limit carbs, especially sugar and white flour, the better my symptoms are. I honestly feel like I could considering tapering off most of my meds at this point. I won't because I think they have value in maintaining remission, but just the fact I feel like I could even consider it is a massive break though for me.
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