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Posted 2/23/2012 4:39 AM (GMT 0)
Hello everyone,

Where to begin? 8 years ago i was diagnosed with hyperthyroidism, found after suffering what is referred to as a thyroid storm. Over the next years i was on a roller coaster of dosages for my thyroid. My GP was of no use and despite my urging for him to look further, he seemed to think all my complaints were related to my thyroid condition.. I found myself a new GP and she was eager to help me find out what was troubling me. With my thyroid under control and takin off the toxic Tapazole, i still had issues with my bowels. She arranged for an endoscope and colonoscopy. They did the procedures and when i woke they wisked me out of the hospital with a letter saying i had UC. When i fully woke after i got home, i called the doctor who performed the procedure and he explained that i had a very mild case of UC that was isolated on my left side and should be cleared up by the time the Asacol is done. What i am having trouble with is what to eat. The only thing that doesn't seem to bother me is Vanilla meal replacement drinks that are lactose and gluten free. I've been eating rice and chicken for so long now it has put me off. I am on my second prescription of four of my Asacol and take Propranolol for another problem as yet to be determined. I do drink the Aloe Vera juice and that does seem to help calm my stomache down but was wondering if anyone has heard of Holy Tea and if so has it helped? Another issue that i've found after suffering for 8 years is i seem very down all the time. I used to be very cheerful and energetic, now i find it hard to get out of bed sometimes. Any Suggestions?

Thanks for reading this long post
Posted 2/23/2012 1:33 PM (GMT 0)
Hi, sorry to hear you have UC but some things you may be able to drink and eat are:

drink, rice milk(gluten free and dairy free), ginger and honey chinese tea comes in a jar looks like jelly and tastes better than your average tea(ginger has bowel healing properties), spiralina or carrot juice is also meant to be good. No soft drinks, caffeine and some juice or cordials may up set you. So my naturopath say's and I listen too as she has got me into remission through diet, and some supplements.

eat, she says to eat raw begetables or lightly steamed, chicken(organic if possible), turkey, fish but not canned, smoked should be fresh where possible. I eat alot of atlantic salmon(I eat Tasmanian salmon as I live in Australia), I usually poach it and have it with bok choy and steamed broccoli, or salad made of rocket, baby spinich leaves, red onion, tomato, cucmber, avocado, capsicum and olive oil and lemon juice. My naturopath says no condiments as they are full of chemicals and preservatives which can aggravate the colon. I also make my own mueseli from all organic, and gluten free: three main ingred rolled oats, puffed buckwheat and millet puffs then add some goji berries, sunflower seeds, spicey pumpkin seeds, LSA, chia seeds(for energy), quinoa flakes or puffs or seeds, then I eat it with some fresh chopped up strawberries and blueberried enough fruit to make up 1 serv add lot of rice milk it is a good start to the day. okay hope you are well it is after midnight here I am off now

bye mum of 3
Posted 2/23/2012 3:08 PM (GMT 0)
How many Asacol are you taking? Are you taking any other meds? If you've been reading through the posts, you'll note that everyone is different in what they can or cannot eat -- I highly suggest you start a list of what bothers you and what you cannot eat. I know for me that sugar in particular bothers me, so I try to limit it. The other thing is fried foods. I can eat most everything else, except in moderation. The Aloe juice might also be causing some issues; if you go up above the blue bar and search in the Google Search for Aloe Juice, UC, you should get some threads on it that might give you a bit more information. It sounds like you might need to be Gluten Free if the Vanilla Meal replacement doesn't seem to bother you. Good luck and hope you get to feeling better very soon.

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