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Posted 12/11/2009 9:54 AM (GMT 0)
Am going on my first of many christmas work meals,when i chose the meal i was on a lot of pred had the eat anything munchies now im off pred and 6mp has been upped and seem to feel sick a lot of the time so hope i can eat some of it as to late to change and meal already paid for have another meal next week,i hade a tooth out last week so i could say im not eating much because of that and see how it goes only good thing have lost over 4lbs in just over a week as have not been eating as much(one way to get rid of pred pounds lol) i bet im not the only one with christmas meals to go to how do you get through and still act normal,as very few people know i have U/C.
Posted 12/11/2009 2:35 PM (GMT 0)
If people question your eating habits at holiday partys just let them know you're not eating much becuase you feel "a little off". No need to explain or get into specifics. I was very reserved about my disease and shared with few people as I didn't want to be labeled "different". Using these words kind of let people know that I was not 100% and also not wanting to discuss it further.

Sue
Posted 12/11/2009 4:25 PM (GMT 0)
I agree with Sue- the less info the better. It's funny though, becasue a woman I work with was just in the hospital for a week, after getting an abdominal ultrasound done. Now, she's been on a low-residue diet since then. And all she'll say is "Oh, I have stomach issues". Now me, I KNOW a low-residue diet is not prescribed for "stomach issues", but far be it from me to burst her bubble! Although she's a major pain in the you-know-what, so I'd sort of love to say "Oh right, you mean intestinal issues?" and call ehr out on it. I guess my point is- no one's going to ask anything, if they even notice. I think we fear people notice everything about ourselves, when in reality, no one will probably care that you're not eating your meal!

Posted 12/11/2009 5:16 PM (GMT 0)
Have just got back had a lovely meal easy as it was mostly serve yourself so could have just what i wanted and a good time was had hope next week goes as well?
Posted 12/11/2009 5:17 PM (GMT 0)
Hehehe, when I'm at a Christmas meal I'm generally too busy stuffing my face to bother paying attention to what anyone else is eating! That's great you had a good time!
Posted 12/11/2009 6:03 PM (GMT 0)
I stay away from all year end festivities. I hate standing around watching others eat and drink
Posted 12/12/2009 11:11 AM (GMT 0)
mudua i am waiting for your B12 update .
Posted 12/12/2009 6:39 PM (GMT 0)
Great, good to hear you had a nice time! I usually just eat before and then eat a little bit if I can when I get to the restaurant. For every occasion, my work picks this on particular restaurant that I absolutely cannot eat anything at (and usually I don't have much of a problem) but whatever they put in their food gives me instant d and cramping; I'm thinking tons of MSG? I don't know, so I usually just go and eat some bread and chat with the other folks. Most of my friends at the table I sit know that I have UC so it's never a problem, but if my bosses ask, I just say I have a particular diet that I follow. Oh well! ;-) Hope next week goes smoothly for you too....enjoy the holidays and your friends.
Posted 12/14/2009 5:08 AM (GMT 0)
Glad you made it thru the dinner with flying colors, lambkins! Our workplace has a "pot-luck" lunch coming up mid-week, and that is where ca. 6 of 22 attendees will look to see who tries their dish, and then harbor a grudge against whoever bypasses it-- for the next yr!!!!!!!!!! So, Eva Lou, I know several who deserve to meet up with your annoying colleague-- LOL. It's just great that we can rant about these spoilers here! / Old Hat (30 yrs with left-sided UC ... [etc.])
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