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Posted 6/30/2011 1:15 PM (GMT 0)
This past week, I had started to flare, it showed up on Sunday, but as the week has gone on, the lesser of the flare I've seen. Since yesterday, I haven't seen any sign of a flare. When I noticed it starting, my hubby and I stopped eating fast food. I'm guessing too much fast food isn't good for me at all. I'm hoping that's the trick. If it is, it'll be a cheap trick to save us money to go to a dr's visit or get new meds.
Posted 6/30/2011 1:27 PM (GMT 0)
I'm glad it's being resolved. Yep, fast food does me in as well. Who knows what kind of garbage they put in their foods!
Posted 6/30/2011 1:50 PM (GMT 0)
Yeah, I know. It was sorta hard for my hubby and I to get settled in eating our normal food diet due to our move into our new house. Thankfully we didn't eat a lot of fast food though.
Posted 6/30/2011 4:35 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Sweetie,

You guessed right. Fast foods are not the best for anyone with UC.

This is a tricky disease, when in remission I can eat just about anything (still keeping my diet, naturally). When in flare, I've to restrict the diet more.

Hopefully that was it for you.

All the best.
Posted 6/30/2011 7:29 PM (GMT 0)
Sweetie, I go through ups and downs sometimes where I would swear I was going to go into a huge flare and the following day or two days later, I am feeling OK. I don't think symptoms are always indicative of an impending flare up. Try to think positive. Eating healthier is always a good idea.
Posted 6/30/2011 7:38 PM (GMT 0)
Don't do too much assuming...the food wouldn't have caused your flare. But out of curiosity, what exactly were you eating/drinking?
q
Posted 7/1/2011 12:17 PM (GMT 0)
Quincy, I always drink water, I rarely drink anything else. The past two weeks, with the exception of this week since we are not eating fast food, we've discovered a mexican restaurant that's real similar to a fast food restaurant in our home town. We also were eating a lot of Burger King. I have noticed in the past when I eat a lot of fast food, I tend to flare faster. Last year I flared for 4 months, it was a mix of a lot of fast food, and transitioning to a new climate.
Posted 7/1/2011 1:12 PM (GMT 0)
Sweetie31105,

The first thing I did after being diagnosed was to launch a search for a diet that could be beneficial in UC. The first discovery 36 years ago was water, lots of water.

You've been part of the UC club for four years now and still chose to eat at Burger King, etc. I known that some people can eat whatever they want (and that is the case with me in remission too), but a diet is a must. Hopefully you've opened your eyes to that fact now with this experience and start looking what suites you best.

Anybody can benefit from some kind of diet; it does not definitely have to be an extreme diet. Just detect the foods that cause or make you flare-ups worse.

Sorry for the rant. tongue

Hopefully you'll get better soon.
Posted 7/2/2011 1:27 AM (GMT 0)
Glad you're feeling better! But be very careful about fast food because you can't be sure about the oil used to cook it, etc., etc. One of the worst stories I ever heard about fast food came from the son of a friend after he worked (while in high school) for a major U.S. chain & said that when food items accidentally fell on the floor there they were still sold to customers later. Yuck! / Old Hat (30 yrs with left-sided UC; presently in remission taking brandname Colazal)
Posted 7/2/2011 2:56 AM (GMT 0)
I try to eat as less as possible. When I was home and not working my hubby and I had a monthly menu for me to go off of to make nightly meals. It worked perfectly, but now I am working and it kinda messed up the meal plans for us to stay away from fast food. Then moving was another story, when u move, u gotta expect to eat some fast food until u r moved and then completely unpacked. Unfortunately, for us, it was 2 weeks worth of fast food. Thankfully though, it wasn't built in my system like in past years.
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