If only I didn't have to eat...

I am the same way while flaring. Anything I eat causes problems. I try to stick to soups and toast with preserves and nut butter. An hour isn't too bad to suffer, I used to suffer through the entire night after a meal. I'd still be suffering in the morning and after about 6 trips to the toilet, I'd go to work, not eat anything the entire day, eat in the evening and start the cycle over.

While you are inflammed and flaring it can feel that food is not your friend :(

Hopefully your meds will kick in and cool down your colon and soon and you will feel better ;)

i totally know what you mean. when i was sick, anything i ate caused me pain. even when i didn't eat, i still had a lot of pain.

I used to be like that, and found I had a Love Hate relation ship with food, I knew some foods upset me more than others I just did not know the combination. I am lucky I am now in remission and take no pharmacutical medication, my brother oraganised a naturpath for me luckily a really good one put me on a diet removed what seemed like everything. Strange I had trouble accepting what I could eat to begin with, considering I hated eating sometimes anyway. She took out everything with gluten, dairy, caffeinne, sugar, juice, red meat, pork, deli meats condiments, any processed foods, microwaving to heat or cook. Water unless filtered, no juice no oranges or grapefruit. It was harsh tobein with but 7 weeks later I got into remission I have found recipes I never knew existed, lost weight that pred put on, my mentabalism is faster I am back to normal. I cannot thank my brother enough he is getting all mushy now "wonderful" as is my naturopath I could never thank her enough. I eat really well, drink lots of rice milk and ginger and honey tea(chinese in a jar jelly type consistancy) which has healing properties for the bowel. and my favourite friend in the world has changed it is no longer the toilet it is rejuven x I wish this would work for you I wish it would work for every UC person. Unfortunately on here I have read we are all different which makes sense as some suffer from constant Diarreah and other constipation, blood and mucous. I am the later the blood mucous 30+ bm a day was what my life was like but very little pooh came out. I always used to wonder how that was. I was amazed at how my body could produce so much blood always tired exhausted and depressed. That was the old me I wish you could all be like the new me as UC sucks bigtime Okay am waffling on sorry Good Luck will say prayers for you

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