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Posted 11/17/2009 1:17 AM (GMT 0)
Would you estimate that if you try something that is off your good foods diet, and it doesn't sit well with you, it might immediately trigger some diarrhea? Just trying to figure out what the bad foods are, and if there is an immediate trigger for D.
Posted 11/17/2009 1:38 AM (GMT 0)
A food that triggers D doesn't necessarily have to show an immediate effect.

I'd say that such an effect within a range of a day or so should be reasonable to determine whether certain foods go down (and out) the right way. But if something consistently triggers D very soon, then that's a stronger indication of what to avoid.
Posted 11/17/2009 3:38 AM (GMT 0)
I found that new problem foods take at least four hours to have an effect. I wait a few days and try it again just to be sure. I think 24 hours is a very reasonable amount of time to look for problems. For me quantity of certain foods also makes a difference.
Posted 11/17/2009 4:35 AM (GMT 0)
It's hard to know, honestly. For instance, if I eat MSG (by accident...I try like heck to avoid it), it's an IMMEDIATE trigger for diarrhea. Like, my pants are fitting tight by the time I'm done eating the meal and 15 minutes later I'd better be near a bathroom. But, if it's loose poop (I don't necessairly call this diarrhea, b/c it's not really urgent) from eating waaaaay too many raspberries or something, then it's the next day.
Posted 11/17/2009 6:37 AM (GMT 0)
journeytohealth, that's a tough one to answer, alot may have to do with severity issues, for example, if one is severly lactose intolerant then consuming anything with just the smallest amount of lactose in it would/could run right through them fairly quickly compared to someone that is mild which may initially only have issues with the gas and bloating (related symptoms of lactose intolerance)) and not even necessarily have D right away or even at all.

Best thing to do is a food diary and really pay close attention to what you eat and how it makes you feel hours later.


good luck :)
Posted 11/17/2009 11:28 AM (GMT 0)
I agree with pb4 that a keeping a food diary is a good idea. I kept one for the first two years or so after being diagnosed and that helped.

However, I may have gone a bit OTT -- I even began using code words when describing BM's! (just in case someone else came across my diary, and wondered why I was keeping a detailed (and graphic) diary just about my BM's....).
Posted 11/17/2009 8:20 PM (GMT 0)
LOL. Rio....curious what some of the words were if you're up for sharing...

I burned my food/bm diary...I did one before diagnosis because my "then" doctor didn't believe I had anything going on, and even when I started bleeding she insisted it was hemmies.

It's natural to believe food is the culprit...alas it wasn't the food that was causing my symptoms since it was early stages of UC, but avoiding some foods such as lactose and some fibres/fruits/veggies made my symptoms easier to tolerate.

quincy
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