Update

Hello everyone,

I've been MIA for a while, but now I'm back and feeling great! Having UC for 13 years now, I've had many struggles..but it seems that things are getting better and easier!

I have been seeing a nutritionist/homeopathic doctor for about a month now and have seen significant changes. I had a food sensitivity test done, and therefore I try my best to stay away from those foods, and in doing so I feel more at ease. I am still on 8 Pentasa/day, and don't feel it's time to start tapering yet. Some of the supplements I take include Glutamine, Aloe Vera Gel, Flax Oil, Probiotics, Vitamin B, and GI Fortify (a powder which consists of slippery elm, marshmallow root, licorice, etc). I am drinking a lot of ginger, fennel, and peppermint tea to help with digestion and inflammation..as well I have added ground flax seeds to my diet which has helped to bulk up my stools.

This is the first time that I have gone the natural route to help my UC, and although everyone is different, I do encourage it as it has helped me a lot thus far!

Mmm, ginger tea sounds good, I'll have to look for that.

Were you put on a rotation diet? (List of foods to eat each day, for four days, over and over). Our Naturopath puts everyone on it, no matter what they come to see him for, and I found it imposssible to follow. I was glad to know of the food sensitivities, it makes me feel better too, but didn't help my UC long term.