Gas and a Realistic Diet

I have had UC for about 10 years now and I have always struggled with finding a realistic healthy diet.  I have read everyones diets, try this, don't eat that, but honestly, I can't make every meal I eat much less process it myself, juice it myself or make my own yogurt from scratch.

Here is my challenge, I work 8-5PM, I drive an hour to work and an hour back.  I wake up at 4:45AM to leave by 7:00AM in order to "empty out" before my commute.  I find that gas is the sore spot in my routine as when I have gas, I need to use the bathroom.  I can't always tell when its substance or gas, plus even if its just gas, most of the time it has followers if you know what I mean. 

So what would you recommend for me to eat with my routine and trying to stay away from gas creating foods?  I do not eat vegetables, not much on fruit, dairy is gassy but I loved eating yogurt and fruit together.  Cereal / breakfast would be a great meal to include in my routine, I just need to find some foods I can eat without setting my whole day up with gas trips to the bathroom.  What's a good breakfast food for UC people?

I'd have a ton of gas from cereal, banana and milk for breakfast.

What's been awesome is a boiled egg and toast (not whole grain).

It'll last me sometimes up to 7 hours believe it or not.

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I love eggs too but was unsure of the best way to prepare them. I read that depending on how you cook them they can cook off the chemicals that cause gas but was not sure if hard boiling them, scrambling them or pouching them was best.

I used to work on the road (worse fear for a UC person) and when I would stay in hotels, I would eat hard boiled eggs with salt and pepper, toast, and yogurt. I would like to return to that, but am unsure of how it would affect me.

you're way overanalysing this...

Start basic

Maybe not the nondairy creamer and just use a bit of milk? no sugar?

I drink coffee, but didn't in the morning when I was working full-time...I saved it for suppers.

I don't hard boil them normally, but sometimes they end up that way depending on what distraction I might have while it's cooking.

I also use jumbo or extra large eggs. One in a small pot of water...bring to a boil, turn it off and set timer for anywhere from 3 - 4 minutes. turn on the toast and both are done at the same time.

Are you on the road now?

I wouldn't eat yogurt in the morning...huge gas producer for me. Save it for the evening or an afternoon snack.

If your goal is comfort during the day, then eat accordingly. That's my goal anyway.

Why aren't you on rectal meds?

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No gas from eggs, but I have only one at breakfast. I also do take fibre supplement (capsules) with meals. Not high fibre toast with Becel and marmalade. Tons of coffee..lol, my choice.


You well know that rectal meds will help, so request them. They're only meant to treat the rectum and sigmoid (and probably a bit farther up) in conjunction with the oral Asacol.

Just tell the doc you want to try the mesalamine enemas AND the suppositories to use during the day anyway, you have absolutely nothing to lose. The do cost, hopefully you have insurance.

Unless you give the impression that they're creepy and would prefer the "they don't help" from the doc, he'll pick up on that and go accordingly.

You use pred with no problems...why is that? I'll never use it as a major flare controller, so we have different goals in treatment.

Oh, and I'll push my 24 years of experience with the rectal meds to say that they have worked. You won't know unless you try them...until then, it's not a point of fact with you yet.

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