Banana Topic

Sherry i dont think that topic should be closed. I know that people disagree with it but it was interesting. I think that the topics should be allowed to be discussed so that people can learn from them.

Just what i think not trying to stir trouble or anything.

haha i thought it was a good laugh as well... kind of gets you thinking about things, alternatives to meds anyway :P

There's nothing to learn from someone suggesting to eat 30 bananas a day to help UC.

There's no common sense to the statement, the challenge or anything else.

The thread was locked, thankfully, my eyes have since stopped rolling.

q

quincy said...
There's nothing to learn from someone suggesting to eat 30 bananas a day to help UC.

There's no common sense to the statement, the challenge or anything else.

The thread was locked, thankfully, my eyes have since stopped rolling.

q

I agree, and let me say I think you are being charitable. To me, the topic was offensive in the sense that it was obscenely ridiculous. Also, it was frightening to see some in here expressing interest in this absurd dietary approach to treating UC. It is the result of desperation and/or ignorance. I think the topic should be deleted, and perhaps the user should be warned or banned - but maybe I'm a little bit crazy. I don't want such foolishness in this forum, but I'm just a user and my opinion doesn't matter much.

kiolm: we often discuss other methods besides helpless drug dependency. We have topics about fecal transplant, phosphatidylcholine, probiotics, supplemets and worm therapy tons of discussions about diet (diets that makes sense). This board isn't all about pushing drugs and telling people drugs are their only hope. I definitely think diet can help many maintain remission and for me, I've noticed avoiding sugars and breads when i feel bad is helpful.

I would definitely try a vegan diet, as I believe most would here, but I am doubtful I would see dramatic results. Many try the SCD diet which may not be vegan but it is a HUGE sacrafice because you can't eat any breads. If you think that SCD isn't as restrictive as a vegan diet, you need to do some reading!

I really dislike this finger pointing and being called a negative nancy & an undisciplined garbage eater. Trust me, I am not. I eat very well, all whole grains and freee range organic meats.

I'm a crankapotomus, not a negative Nancy. Ha.

my 2 cents about bananas...

if i want to get into a nice flare there are 4 steps i must make:

1. buy 1 kg of bananas.
2. eat them.
3. buy another kg of bananas
4. eat them too.

then for 2-3 weeks i will have one of the nicest UC flares i've ever had.

be carrefull what you eat. there are things that work for some and that are mainheim for others....

Peety said...
It seems we have a new participant who is very combative about his preferred approach...
Either that or he just like to provoke people.
I will just ignore him.

I'm not intentionally trying to be inflammatory. I just don't want fellow UC-sufferers to chase ghosts out of desperation or illness. I'm not your average UC-patient. I have an academic-level understanding of processes involved with this disease, and would like to do some good in here and provide people will real and legitimate information, perhaps enlightened slightly by my own personal experiences and those I've learned about through friends of mine who also suffer from UC or Crohn's disease.

But potassium deficiency has nothing to do with UC.... it makes absolutely no sense. I think notsosicklygirl went easy on the thread by simply locking it. I'd consider banning the poster, as in my view someone who can say such irresponsible things can be dangerous to other ignorant and/or desperate users. There's a greater good to be considered here over the freedom of member to advance absurd ideas in a forum where people are seeking help for a very serious condition. It's not just stupid, it's dangerous and offensive.

Good points, subdued, and I have learned some healthy eating ideas from this forum that have helped me. And I'm fascinated by the diea of fecal transplant - I would not be adverse to trying it, after hearing of positive experiences like yours!
This forum is a great place to share diverse ideas, but along with the sharing I think we need to be careful not to push our ideas as "the only way" for everyone or to sound disrespectful of others' experiences. In our enthusiasm, if and when we have found something that "works" for us, we all need to remember that.

Gavriel said...

Peety said...
It seems we have a new participant who is very combative about his preferred approach...
Either that or he just like to provoke people.
I will just ignore him.

I'm not intentionally trying to be inflammatory. I just don't want fellow UC-sufferers to chase ghosts out of desperation or illness. I'm not your average UC-patient. I have an academic-level understanding of processes involved with this disease, and would like to do some good in here and provide people will real and legitimate information, perhaps enlightened slightly by my own personal experiences and those I've learned about through friends of mine who also suffer from UC or Crohn's disease.

 

Not you, but original banana guy. He is combative. 

I'm an old participant actually, look at my join date. I am not some "troll" out of the woodwork trying to provoke anyone. Like I've stated before, I've met a bunch of people from this forum in person. It was at a study for Lialda. Shire flew us all to Philly for a focus group.

With regards to my posts, I would say about 90% of people had disagreements with me and some people just plain old attacked me in the 30 banana thread and in the vegan cure thread. I have remained respectful to all users, even ones that level all kinds of harsh words to me.

I don't go on every post trying to convert people to my beliefs or insulting them because they have had success with some other alternative treatment or with conventional medical treatment.

Is me responding to this post being combative? This whole thread is a bunch of people bashing my ideas, pretty much calling me crazy and some calling to ban me. I've only just responded now. Please put down the pitchforks. Some folks here really need to take a chill pill.

follyism said...
I'm an old participant actually, look at my join date. I am not some "troll" out of the woodwork trying to provoke anyone. Like I've stated before, I've met a bunch of people from this forum in person. It was at a study for Lialda. Shire flew us all to Philly for a focus group.

With regards to my posts, I would say about 90% of people had disagreements with me and some people just plain old attacked me in the 30 banana thread and in the vegan cure thread. I have remained respectful to all users, even ones that level all kinds of harsh words to me.

I don't go on every post trying to convert people to my beliefs or insulting them because they have had success with some other alternative treatment or with conventional medical treatment.

Is me responding to this post being combative? This whole thread is a bunch of people bashing my ideas, pretty much calling me crazy and some calling to ban me. I've only just responded now. Please put down the pitchforks. Some folks here really need to take a chill pill.

You're correct. I read through your posts. It's others who are doing the attacking. It has happened to me too. I write something. People start attacking because they don't like what I said. And then the moderators act like I was the one at fault, probably because they don't agree with me. And the topic gets locked. But if you read everything that I said, then you will see that I wasn't the one doing the attacking. So anyway, I know how you feel. I can't give my opinion on something because people don't want to hear it. And then they tell me to press the ignore button.