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Posted 2/16/2013 11:19 AM (GMT 0)
nono  I am on a strict diet and in remission from UC and med free, but had been out since before 8am taking our son to cricket and then onto getting a haircut then onto a craft shop.  It was after midday and I was starving the children all had cheese burgers and chips.  So I was really really naughty!! and had a Hungry Jacks organic beef country deluxe burger, it was so yummy in a wholemeal bun.  I am not aloud to have condiments in my diet, beef and am gluten free.  So hopefully tomorrow I will not have any bad reactions.  But it was so yummy and I was soo.... Hungry.
Posted 2/16/2013 11:49 AM (GMT 0)
Food has never been an issue for me, only for reflux issues..
Saying that I've removed all foods except mostly fresh food. No processed or confectionary
Posted 2/16/2013 11:55 AM (GMT 0)
I hope you don't get sick. We all have to do things we wouldn't normally do for one reason or another sometimes.
Posted 2/16/2013 11:59 AM (GMT 0)
I'd just be worried about the preservatives. Restaurant & fast food places are my enemy. I stay away from anything that has more than 3 or 4 ingredients.
Posted 2/16/2013 12:48 PM (GMT 0)
Why do you have to stay away from beef? i mean i understand gluten, but beef...? I have a theory but curious to hear your reason. WHat do you mean by condiments? like what exactly?
Posted 2/16/2013 2:58 PM (GMT 0)
Conquuer UC I stay away from red meat because thats what my naturopath said and I figure she got from a total full on flare up to remission in 7 weeks. Then after being in remission for 8 monthes I became a little confident lol and ate some pizza and just a little bit of lamb roast, tried some soy latte and next thing you know I had a full on flare up and took me 8 weeks to get back from scratch to remission again. I was that bad I went back on pred and salofaulk but when i got all the supplements to start from scratch on the naturopath road i dropped all the meds. So am med free and in remission again just have to be really diligent and not have any slip ups for a week or so. I think it upsets the flora in my stomach and then moves everything south in the bowel which results in a flare of my colon. Currently I have no signs of b or mucous and good bowel control go a couple of times in the morning.
Condiments: sauces, jams, spreads, conserves full of preservatives or sugar (mayonnaise and some sauce on the burger)

John I agree preservatives are one of my enemies. Only since having UC which must have contributed to making my symptoms worse. But up side had put on wight while taking all the pred years ago and when my naturopath game me diet instructions and I followed them I lost the weight went into remission and am more of a hawt-e now! Bonus I feel sexier too so win win win. lol

Petah food was never an issue for me fore either, my GI said it had nothing to do with food or stress when I asked but then again he did not manage to get me into remission either. He does not live with UC I do, the diet worked for me we are all different funny enough preserved and confectiony are some of the things my diet says to avoid meaning do not eat.

Teddtlove I hope I am stronger in the future and that hopefully I do not get sick either.
Posted 2/16/2013 3:01 PM (GMT 0)
I eat everything and it hasn't caused me any troubles. I hope you stay healthy.
Posted 2/16/2013 3:13 PM (GMT 0)
notsosicklygirl you are so lucky but then again so am I at least I am in remission and that is really good as I go out alot more now brought my self some long black boots and some red boots as a treat I really hope I stay healthy
Posted 2/16/2013 4:38 PM (GMT 0)
I did the same yesterday...had processed sugar for the first time in 6 weeks or so. I figure it's a roll of the dice but seem fine today.

I'm still skeptical on the one to one correlation of any given food to a flare ... Think it's more of a longer term diet type of thing but no real support for this. Just my two cents!
Posted 3/4/2013 3:51 PM (GMT 0)
I can get away with some things ocassionally but then the wrong combination or too close together send my body back towards a flare. Then I just have to remember what it was like and how bad and how much i dont want to go back there. But it is so hard! if i am depressed and all I want is pizza, garlic bread and a beer to binge on I cannot do it but right now I could indulge in a pizza if there were no repercussions. hmm
Posted 3/4/2013 4:05 PM (GMT 0)
http://coolinginflammation.blogspot.com/2012/03/dr-oz-constipation-soluble-fiber-food.html

I really like this blog.. but basically, when we go Paleo or eliminate foods we drastically change our gut biome which can be bad in the long run. The problem is we have to cool the inflammation somehow. Right now I have immune reactions to wheat and dairy.. or atleast 8 months ago I did. Ive resolved my sulfite intolerance and nightshade intolerance and have hope that wheat will be next up. I think we need grains. Properly prepared.. with a nonleaky gut.. they are important to feed the bacteria. My theory is two fold.. first leaky gut is irritated by these gliadin molecules.. and that what has happened is that the BT toxin has been bred into our grains so when our immune system is on fire that is why we are reacting to grains like we are eating pesticide..
Posted 3/4/2013 6:42 PM (GMT 0)
I'm glad you had a cheeseburger and enjoyed it. Why take the simple pleasures out of life? If it has no effect on you tomorrow then I'd encourage you to treat yourself on occasion to a guilty pleasure food. I, for one, love a cheeseburger, beer, or pizza as an occasional treat. Diet seems to have no effect on my uc whatsoever (other than eating chili or something crazy spicy). I understand it is good to eat healthy as a general rule whether you have uc or not, and I generally cook my own meals, choose healthy ingredients and so forth. However, you are not going to see me limiting what I can eat 100% of the time just to be on the moral ground of being a health nut.
Posted 3/5/2013 3:31 AM (GMT 0)

mum of 3 said...
I can get away with some things ocassionally but then the wrong combination or too close together send my body back towards a flare. Then I just have to remember what it was like and how bad and how much i dont want to go back there. But it is so hard! if i am depressed and all I want is pizza, garlic bread and a beer to binge on I cannot do it but right now I could indulge in a pizza if there were no repercussions. hmm

mum of 3, how are you doing since that little accident ? I indulge every once in a while -- i had breaded chicken strips in a salad a month ago. Oops.

Have you ever thought about supplementing with that AST Enzyme "Gluten Relief" that InSoFla suggested? If you do a search in the forums I bet you can find it. It's for people like us that have accidents, where the digestive enzymes can save us! (maybe)

Also, if you're feeling pizza, my favorite blog is www.detoxinista.com She's on a restricted diet too, and includes a lot of paleo + scd stuff. She even has a raw cheesecake recipe... not to mention a cauliflower pizza crust! I have yet to make it yet, but I've made her "Chococado Shake" and her "Paleo chocolate chip brownies" amazing!
Posted 3/5/2013 9:43 AM (GMT 0)
I am quite paranoid about eating risky foods. Just today I was given Glutinous Rice to eat and later in the day Sugar Cane to drink. Both things I would not take.

It is very awkward in social situations to turnaway food when it is bought for you. I try and explain my diet sensitivities, but people do not understand (including my wife..), and they just think I am being fussy.

Anyway, I have been doing really well this last week, so hope it continues.
Posted 3/5/2013 3:30 PM (GMT 0)

I may be completely missing the point here, but my god I want a decent burger now.

Posted 3/5/2013 3:46 PM (GMT 0)

Imjustagirl215 said...
I may be completely missing the point here, but my god I want a decent burger now.


Seriously, then go eat a burger, I mean what's the worse that can happen you poop a couple more times the next day? Isn't it worth it for the occasional guilty pleasure? I just can't go without the occasional treat.

If half of you knew the junk I ate you'd probably ban me from the board lol. Last night was my gym's monthly free pizza night, and I couldn't help myself so I grabbed a couple slices of peperoni on the way out the gym last night. So that's today's lunch. Will I pay for it? Maybe but who cares...
Posted 3/6/2013 3:19 AM (GMT 0)
I agree with those saying diet doesn't affect their UC. This is how it works for me as well.  I won't say I haven't elimnated certain foods over the past 18 years, I definitely have. But those would just be foods that I've found cause me issue (by issue I mean gas, more BMs, etc).  Foods like corn, raw veggies, apples (which sucks cause I love them in the fall!), caffeine, anything carbonated, anything high in fiber or grains - just to name a few. Over the years I've just learned not to eat these things.  But I know I could never get rid of eating the things I love and continue to eat them as long as they don't cause me issues.

I'd of course never go eat a piece of chocolate cake (or any other dessert for that matter) if I was in the middle of a horrible flare and having diarreha 8 times a day.  But at that point most foods would give me cramping. 

Strangely enough, alot of times eating something alot of people would consider 'bad' actually makes me feel better and makes me have more formed BMs!  There are several times I've had fried foods and had more formed BMs than the day before.  I do tend to eat healthy, however, on a regular basis. But at least one day out of the week I allow myself to have some treats. Life is short! :)

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