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Posted 1/6/2011 12:48 AM (GMT 0)
shakehead  Hi

My first real flare only lasted about 9 days, bleeding, mucus, undigested food. I cut out redmeat, any snacks (cookies, icecream, doritos, cheese its ect) during that time and kept a food diary.  I have had no symptoms for over 2 weeks. I have been slowly slipping back into snacking in the evening. I feel good though. I still do not eat any red meat, I limit dairy, eat fish 3x per week, I do eat cereal with some surgar.

Should I be nervous I'm eating these snacks? 

Posted 1/6/2011 12:57 AM (GMT 0)
I would be scared. I dont think the snacks are worth the pain---but that's just me. I would def. stay away from the food that obviously upsets you. For me, its dairy. I'm not even tempted by it! Other people have said to try one food at a time to see how it effects you.
Posted 1/6/2011 1:33 AM (GMT 0)
Depends on how much and what you eat. If you clean up a bag of Snicker bars, then you may want to slow it down a bit :P
Posted 1/6/2011 2:06 AM (GMT 0)
Your colon will let you know, so don't worry, won't do any good :-)
You may be one of the lucky ones that diet doesn't have any effect on, but it wouldn't hurt to be taking a probiotic as part of your daily intake. Proven to be helpful in several studies.
Posted 1/7/2011 12:38 AM (GMT 0)
Think seriously about replacing "junk" snacks like chips and cookies with more healthful choices. They really are empty calories. I cannot resist potato chips, but they're bad for my colon so I never buy them. Not having them around the home kitchen means I'm not tempted to dig into the pack! A lot of commercial baked goods contain hydrogenated oils (transfat) or high-fructose corn syrup, which are not good for anyone's body. It's better to snack on small amounts of nonfat or lowfat natural yogurt, banana, natural peanut butter, applesauce, and some plainer type of dessert like pound cake 'til you reach a solid remission. / Old Hat (30 yrs with left-sided UC; presently in remission taking brandname Colazal)
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