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Posted 6/8/2010 7:41 PM (GMT 0)
I always eat raw fish sushi and raw clams and oysters and just recently read that its not a good idea for people with UC...does anyone else here eat this stuff as well...i never seem to have a problem from it and i love to eat it...thoughts?
Posted 6/8/2010 7:44 PM (GMT 0)
That is my food of choice when we go out for dinner. We go to a neat Chinese buffet that has regular Chinese food which my husband loves and sushi, sashimi, oysters, which is what I eat. I have never had a problem other than getting too full.
Posted 6/8/2010 7:56 PM (GMT 0)
I think it's because of the risk of food-borne illness. Raw fish is probably pretty easy to digest. I haven't been eating it much because I can't handle the sodium from the soy sauce at the moment. Eat at reputable sushi places and if anything seems a little off don't eat it. Honestly, I've never gotten sick eating sushi. Every time I've ever gotten food poisoning it's been from fast food!
Posted 6/8/2010 7:59 PM (GMT 0)
The problem of contaminants in the raw seafood could be disastrous for us, I've heard. Having said that, sushi is one of my favorite things and I find it often sits well when other things don't. A friend from Japan, here in the US studying, taught us how to eat it and what to appreciate about it, decades ago, and I've loved it ever since.
My kids love it, too.
As I've said, we each pick our risks. Skiing and amusement park rides scare me so that I won't do them, but I'll jump on horseback..... :-)
Posted 6/8/2010 9:39 PM (GMT 0)
Sushi is my #2 favorite food. Never had any trouble with it
Posted 6/8/2010 9:41 PM (GMT 0)
     UC or no UC....you couldn't PAY me to eat that stuff.
Posted 6/9/2010 1:14 AM (GMT 0)
The only sushi that can be a problem is ebi/shrimp. I have never had a problem with it but my nutritionist said to avoid it during a flare. It is not my favorite sushi so it is not a big deal.
Posted 6/9/2010 1:47 AM (GMT 0)
I have a nutrion book for people with UC and it says to avoid raw fish due to risk of foodborne illness.

However I find sushi easy to digest and love the stuff so I eat it anyway.

I wish I had some now. darn it.
Posted 6/9/2010 1:48 AM (GMT 0)
Yes, I eat loads of sushi and oysters. I hope it is not a problem because i don't think I could live without it.
Posted 6/9/2010 1:56 AM (GMT 0)
I love it.
But I'm sure that if we got the sickness anyone would get from eating bad fish, it would be worse for us.
Posted 6/9/2010 2:50 AM (GMT 0)
Love seafood and fish but when it's raw it can be a host to a ton of parasites.

Which I doubt could be considered a safe food for UC.
Posted 6/9/2010 3:41 AM (GMT 0)
Mackster-most of the parasite issues with fish are liver flukes that are found in freshwater bottom feeders like catfish...flukes or trematodes can make you very sick. However there is evidence out there that nematodes (roundworms) are actually beneficial to UC. Most tapeworm and nematode infections are asymptomatic anyway, you wouldn't know you had them unless you are carrying a ton. There are a few nasty ones, like dracunculaniasis, but those are not generally acquired through seafood. Food for thought: 1 out of every 4 people in developed countries are carrying parasites of some sort and its even higher in third world countries.
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