What to eat?

I Feel Your Pain about The Small Town Thing.  I Eat What Ever I Want Just Small Meals & I Avoid Spicy Foods. Good Luck!!! I'm On The East Coast What about You?

Don't Worry I Live In NC ~ Good Luck & I hope You Start Felling Better. What Kind Of Meds. R U On?

I hear you & I stopped & then I got worse. So i'll keep taking them for now until i have the surgery. I've have a 3 year old & a 10 year old & i'm tired of my 3 year old telling me, Mommy i need meds. too. So how is that treatment working out for you?

Ya my oldest daughter is the same way & she stresses out alot but i'm up front w/her. Cause i don't want any surprise, shes my buddy but i tell her that i'll be fine too & she sees right through me. I'm only 29 so her & i are pretty close. But she helps me so much. My husband too. I'm greatful.

I'm so happy that you have that, I would be lost without my family also. It took him 3 years to finally realize that his wife is sick. But now that he does he is so helpful. But i guess it did't help when i wasn't open w/ my feeling about what was going on w/ uc. I just felt like i was putting more on his plate then i though he could handle. & he's a firefighter. But i hate for people to worry about me. Do you get like that?

That's funny about your husband, Mine won't joke cause i think he's scared of how i feel. But i try to joke about it all the time, cause what can we do? STRESS about it. NOT ME ANYMORE !!! & yes i have bad days but i get over it. My mother & father -in- law worry about me alot but i don't always tell them how i'm always feeling either. Do you ever feel think they get tired of hearing about it? In a nice way. Maybe it's me but i feel like that some times. Well sorry i didn't respone back sooner but i had like 6 loads of laundry to fold. Everybody is a asleep and thats when i like to get things done even it means i only get a few hours of sleep. Mommy Time!!! :) It's been so nice talking to you, Thank You!!! Do you have a MYSPACE? Well ttyl jo

I don't take the things I listed until I'm already sick. The iron I have been taking for four months because my hair was all falling out, they found the ferritin count in my blood was only 2 instead of around 100. So I take it but unless I have eaten food it really hurts my tummy. I've have asked for an iron infusion several times to several local doctors and they look at me confused. No one seems to know what I'm talking about. I did the shots, but they didn't really help. The tablets must be working because I'm not losing any hair now.

As far as my diet, I have been doing low carb, high protein for about 9 years. When I had the procitis, I ate what I wanted. But ten years ago, when they said I also have spastic colon, the food aversion list started. Sometimes it is a matter of trial and error to find the culprit, but usually I have an immediate reaction to food. My family has all witnessed it. Within about 30 minutes of eating, my stomach bloats out enough that I look like I'm 9 months pregnant. Very painful. I have done the elimination diet before. Although right now, I don't know what foods would be safe and non-reactive. I am very in tune with my body and I feel I have some other undiagnosed digestive problem higher up in the colon.

Sometimes I feel sorry for myself when everyone is eating around me. But I now realize that many people have to avoid their favorite foods. Thank you so much for your post!

candi75 said...
I've have asked for an iron infusion several times to several local doctors and they look at me confused. No one seems to know what I'm talking about.

Within about 30 minutes of eating, my stomach bloats out enough that I look like I'm 9 months pregnant. Very painful.

The iron I.V.s I had were administered through a hematology/oncology clinic. I'm surprised a gastro doctor wouldn't be familiar with iron infusions for treating anemia in IBD patients. I'd ask for a referral to a hematologist.

 

Severe bloating after eating suggests a possible imbalance in normal gut ecology, possibly a candida overgrowth. Are you taking any probiotics? You may want to run through this online candida quiz to see if anything strikes a chord with you.

http://www.yeastconnection.com/yeast.html

 

 

 

Hi Candi,

Welcome to the forum! I hope you find some help here and realize that you are NOT alone!! That's one of the most important parts of this disease... Realizing that there are other people out there like you to talk to and get advice from. When I was first diagnosed I was 14 and I felt like such an outcast. I didn't know anyone who had anything like I did and felt completely alone which made me depressed which I know made my colitis worse. But this forum has helped me in so many ways, even just to vent when I'm feeling down.

My list of foods to avoid is pretty much identical to yours! Spicy food, greasy food, anything with citric acid (especially orange juice and tomato sauce), nuts, chips, popcorn, salad, dairy, fruits with seeds or skins, you name it! We'd probably all be better off if we lived on apple sauce and pudding or something, haha. But after so long of avoiding foods and still feeling sick I just said screw it and started eating whatever I want. I mean, when I'm feeling sick, I avoid these things, but on "good days" I'll jump at the chance to eat a chicken caesar salad, even if I know it will tear me up later. To me, a night or two in the bathroom is worth it for a delicious bowl of ice cream sometimes.

I'm not saying everyone should do this, but I decided that I was sick of letting the disease run my life in every way. I do use discretion however... If I'm hanging out at a friends house, I'm not going to eat those slices of pizza, or if I go out to dinner and am planning on seeing a movie after, I won't order the spicy hot wings because I want to be able to sit through the whole movie! :)

I wish I could offer some advice on how to make things better, but I still haven't found a concrete way myself without having to load up on prescriptions and prednisone, so I'm in no place to say really. But there are plenty of wonderful people here who have gone through a lot and if anything will at least be sympathetic 'ears' if you need to vent :)

Hi Candi,
Welcome to the forum!

For me, I eat scrambled eggs (using organic eggs), organic turkey sausages and franks. I also maintain a low carb diet, which works well for me. I was wondering if you also avoid sugars as well, like cakes, sodas, fruit juices, ice cream, candy bars, etc.? I have found that products containing sugar inflict far more damage than carbs ever could, but that's just me.

NBT

Hi Candi,

            You are so welcome, and thank you. It's nice just to talk to people that understand!!!  FINALLY

 Any time you need to talk i'm here.