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Posted 5/24/2013 1:16 AM (GMT 0)
I know I'm a newbie but I have had UC for over 3 years now. This last week the pain was so bad from missing several days of sleep that it was all I could do to keep from going insane and, well you know. MY history is trauma to back from several stabbings which always bothers me as well. No pain meds since it happened 20+ years ago, but maybe that's why I got to get to a pain clinic.

Thank God I got through that, because the pain was like nothing I had ever experienced. I stopped in to say goodbye or hello I don't know which, to my brother, and lo and behold not only was my brother there to help, but so was my cousin, and then a minister just "happened" to stop by....I told no one about what I assumed was my life ending pain. But it was like God was saying don't give up.

Well enough about me, I just wanted to say, if your depressed ask Jesus for help and for healing, get on as many prayer chains as you can, and talk to a born again minister and then go to the doctor and tell them you can't live with the pain any more. It was like God worked a miracle, as my usual "city" doc was not there instead a beautiful angel of a doctor saw me, and she knew right away I was in so much pain and insane distress, she prescribed enough sleep meds to get me through to my next psych appt.

K...nough bout me. I have found frozen blueberries do take away bleeding and pain. Just pour them out in strainer and run hot water over them and use some almond milk. Delicious too. Now My next thing to try is sunflower seed butter and spinach thanks to the good people on this forum. My GI told me if I caught Hepatitis I would be very sorry and comorbid one upon another, but it seems the blueberries about 4oz at a time are doing wonders with the hep and stomach pain.

I will report back on the spin/sunflower butter to let you know how that works. I'm currently in flare and on pred 40mg day but sure doc will taper shortly.

I hope my beliefs, well my 'experiences' with God intervening in my life doesn't turn anyone off. I really have had an amazing spiritual life and if you could only have witnessed what me and my mother had you would acknowledge God's spiritual help as well.

Well I hope this post has helped someone. If you are paining so bad that you are missing ALL sleep, you need to get to a clinic NOT a HOSPITAL>>>>NO ONE CAN SLEEP VERY WELL IN HOSPITAL.

Also, doc put me on new drug called Delzicol, it's a capsule instead of hard caplet. Well God Bless and hope you all are feeling well.
Posted 5/24/2013 1:52 AM (GMT 0)
quite a life story there... good that you are finding strength in God...
After reading your post I just had a handful frozen blueberries. Strained it warm water. I too am on prednisone 40mg and today got sunbutter from safeway. I will take it with bread as breakfast tomorrow.
Thanks for your post it is motivating.
Posted 6/4/2013 8:32 PM (GMT 0)
blueberries gave me mad D and pain/gas. Evidently they are high in salicylates which I have issues with.
Posted 6/4/2013 9:46 PM (GMT 0)
I love blueberries! they don't do anything for me UC wise, but trader joe's sells frozen wild blueberries and they are like tiny little jewels. they are way smaller than the regular packaged blueberries.
Posted 6/4/2013 10:10 PM (GMT 0)
I have organic frozen Blueberries and frozen black currants on my millet porridge every morning. Love them!
Posted 6/5/2013 12:06 AM (GMT 0)
I love blueberries. They are definitely a 'good' food for my gut. They cause firmer stools and generally less frequency. It's easy to find evidence and track that because they always turn my poop green.

There was someone on here who had a friend who swore they got her out of a bad Crohn's flare. I also have an article on another computer discussing the benefits of blueberries for IBD.

I pick at least a five gallon bucket full every year. I have to freeze them though, I do NOT typically eat fresh fruit!
Posted 6/5/2013 5:33 PM (GMT 0)
ON3Yahoo:  glad you are feeling better :) and while I do not believe food casues or cures flares for alot of people with UC, I do believe that us UC'ers need to figure out what food bothers us and what foods are more soothing for our guts...I say this after trying EVERYTHING, with no sucess.... i do find that eating a handful of raw organic baby spinach leaves almost  everynight with dinner is good for formed stools .  good luck with all the things you are trying....

JIMBO NZ: the blueberry millet porridge you eat for breakfast sounds interesting, can you share the recipe? I am always looking for new breakfast ideas... I'm in the US and I have never had millet porridge!

 

Posted 6/10/2013 9:09 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks for all the replies. I'm still eating the blueberries but did skip this am. My doc's want me to taper off the prednisone and I'm supposed to be taking imuran along with Lialda, but they said for some reason (the health plan I'm on) which is called carelink that I would have to wait on the imuran, maybe because of cost, I'm not sure.

But I'm trying to eat spinach every day as well as sunbutter to see if I can actually taper off the prednisone, as the docs say it will eventually mess me up in other ways if I stay on it.

Not sure if I'm doing it right because I use sourdough bread and spread the sunbutter on it with a little blueberry preserves, and I also put margarine and a little malt vinegar on the spinach. I don't know if that's right or not. Anyone know the tried and true method? confused

In any case, I mentioned some history but there's more that may play into my condition, such as the inability to sleep without sedative drugs.

I was a tough kid in middle school and would 'impress people' at times by running and ramming my head into the wooden bleachers in the gym. They folded up like an accordion so it had some give, but still...Yeah I know, pretty dumb. Thought I was indestructible then, but later would have migraines, dizzy spells, and trouble sleeping through most of high school and teen years. I think I have possibly what Junior Seau may have acquired from all those concussions to his head, and if so, I understand why he did what he did.

Saw GI Docs and they put me on Lialda and stopped the Delzicol.

I seem to be getting a little better with the uc flare taking the Lialda, and prednisone but hope I can taper off pred using the natural stuff. I'll let you know how it goes. Hope all are feeling well. God Bless.

Post Edited (on3yahoo) : 6/10/2013 3:15:13 PM (GMT-6)

Posted 6/11/2013 12:05 AM (GMT 0)
I've never thought about using frozen fruit before, I'll give it a try later. How much do you usually eat at a time?
Posted 6/11/2013 12:36 AM (GMT 0)
Hey Melissa, I use the walmart brand because it has a resealable bag and use about 1/4 of bag each time. I imagine that equates to around a cup. I also see walmart sells a brand of coconut milk that might just taste better than the almond milk I was using. Have a blessed day.
Posted 6/11/2013 12:55 AM (GMT 0)
Does this work with other fruits too or just blueberries? I have a pack of mixed frozen fruit that has blueberries in it.

I'm just going to stick with almond milk since I don't like coconuts. (Not that I like milk either, but I'll drink it if I have to).
Posted 12/27/2015 11:53 PM (GMT 0)
Interesting, i've read that frozen blueberries have more healthy properties than fresh ones because freezing actually increases the anthocyanin concentration: http://www.naturalnews.com/046391_blueberries_antioxidants_health_benefits.html
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