sooo overwhelmed! diagnosed with UC and crohn's and diabetes in the past 3 weeks.

That sucks to hear you have both. My aunt was diagnosed with Type II D. and she had a huge sore in her foot that appeared and went down to the bone. Her doctor told her she needed to cut all carbohydrates and sugar if she wanted to save her foot. She did as instructed, her foot healed and lost 100 lbs. She said it took her about 4 weeks to really get over the cravings for a big muffin or cookies.
As far as UC goes, diet really varies on here. Some people get away with their normal diet and use meds. Others, use various restrictive diets that work for them. Some eliminate the following and have found relief: lactose, caffeine, gluten, carbs, sugar, alcohol.
I found remission doing the Specific Carbohydrate Diet and Fecal Transplant (it's only been 5 weeks) and this has done more for me than any meds taken so far.

uc and diabetes diet are not incompatible. eat low residue. avoid excess sugars. use lean proteins like fish, chicken. if iron is low, lean red meat.

I think it would be Crohns instead not also. But, IMO, Crohns worse.

Hi there and welcome. 

Firstly, I agree with DB...generally people have Crohn's OR Uc...not both.  If it's anywhere in your colon it could be UC.  By 'intestines' do you mean small intestines?  The colon is the large intestine.  Anywhere in there is UC territory.  crohn's can be anywhere in the digestive tract...colon included.  UC is in the colon only.

Dietwise...I do not follow a special diet...BUT...different people are different.  I tried different things when first dx...no dairy, no wheat, etc...tried several things...but it had no bearing on me.  So you may fall in that category too.  But with the diabetes...you must do what you need.  Fish (salmon!) and chicken might be your friends right now.

Hope you find out the UC/Crohn's answer soon and can go from there.

Research, stay calm, try to stay positive.  It's always overwhelming at first...and you have had 2 things thrown at you at once.  Best wishes.

There is approximately 2% of IBD patients that have both UC and crohn's...however, many get confused (and this includes docs too unfortunately) between the 2...there is a different pattern of inflammation between UC and CD and that's one of the key things they have to look for....

CD is patchy inflammation with healthy tissue, UC will have the entire area that's affected inflamed...CD can affect any part of the GI tract from mouth to anus (and more than one area at a time) UC is basically limited to the colon/rectum.

Ask what pattern of inflammation they see in your colonoscopy.

When CD is affecting the colon it's commonly referred to as crohn's colitis...any inflammation in the colon is termed colitis.

The five types of Crohn's disease and their symptoms are:


Ileocolitis: Ileocolitis is the most common type of Crohn's disease. It affects the small intestine, known as the ileum, and the colon. People who have ileocolitis experience considerable weight loss, diarrhea, and cramping or pain in the middle or lower right part of the abdomen.

Ileitis: This type of Crohn's disease affects the ileum. Symptoms are the same as those for ileocolitis. In addition, fistulas, or inflammatory abscesses, may form in the lower right section of the abdomen.

Gastroduodenal Crohn's disease: This form of Crohn's disease involves the stomach and duodenum, which is the first part of the small intestine. People with this type of Crohn's disease suffer nausea, weight loss, and loss of appetite. In addition, if the narrow segments of bowel are obstructed, they experience vomiting.

Jejunoileitis: This form of the disease affects the jejunum, which is the upper half of the small intestine. It causes areas of inflammation. Symptoms include cramps after meals, the formation of fistulas, diarrhea, and abdominal pain that can become intense.

Crohn's (granulomatous) colitis: This form of Crohn's disease involves only the colon. Symptoms include skin lesions, joint pains, diarrhea, rectal bleeding, and the formation of ulcers, fistulas, and abscesses around the anus. AKA; CROHN'S COLITIS.

There can be overlap between these types of Crohn's disease. Some people have more than one area of the digestive tract that is affected.

it is true too much pasta and rice is bad for blood sugars. Still I eat rice because it seems not to bother my UC. I might have to take a little more insulin, but not a problem. Dreamfields makes some low-carb pastas that taste same as regular

cud down on animal fat and get more onega-3 - that is good for both UC and diabetes.

mostly just gather information, get copies of all tests and biopsies, and take things one day at a time. IBD sucks, but many get some improvement if not remission.