Could it be the bleeding due to fish, fish and fish oil?

I tried to take fish oil for a while and I noticed my symptoms seemed worse. It's unfortunate becuase I have TMJ and the oral surgeon said it could be helpful for the joints but I was struggling with UC and I couldn't take something that was making it worse. Not sure if it was actually the fish oil or if it was in my head but I am still too scared to take it. You're really eating a lot of fish. Are you thinking this type of diet will calm things? I have tried some pretty serious dietary measures and sadly none of it gave me any positive improvement.

What about the green beans? They're very fibrous and a food I would avoid while flaring.

Not saying it's not the fish/fish oil but veggies kill me during flares.

Really, there are so many possibilities, few have already raised, here is one more.

If you can eat fish twice or 3X a week, you don't need to supplement with fish oil. Plus, what brand it is. Sold in the store doesn't mean its purified enough. Recently, I came across a story in pharma industry insider magazine on fish oil. How supposed high omega fish oil is actually chinese fish oil, from god-knows-which-fish and how it can be detrimental to the users.

I wouldn't recommend fibrous food when you are flaring. You may want to stay on 40mg till you see no blood and then taper 2.5mg per week

I wanted to inform friends about the followup I undertook.

I have QUIT Omega3 fish oil, and instead started taking Olive Leaf Extract after I read in the following article that Olive leaf extract has strong anti-inflammatory properties, and also it can kill some intestinal parasites that normal antibiotics often cannot.

https://www.lef.org/magazine/mag2013/jun2013_Unexpected-Benifits-of-Olive-Leaf-Extract_01.htm

http://forums.prohealth.com/forums/index.php?threads/easy-read-informative-article-on-olive-leaf-extract.76930/

In my Holy book Quran, olive is termed as a blessed tree by Allah Almighty:

http://www.miraclesofthequran.com/scientific_73.html

I purchased the olive leaf extract from this link just because it was according to SCD diet I am following, otherwise there are lot of other resources as well on the internet. (this one is having 20% Oleuropein and in many other brands I found that quantity lesser)

http://www.drhoffman.com/page.cfm/333


I am already seeing some good results, as bleeding is gone, and I can eat fish, vegetables, eggs, without any major symptoms (I am following SCD legal items, and avoiding any thing rich in sugar, such as honey, fruits, juices etc).

I hope and pray that Olive Leaf Extract also become a cure for other guys.

Post Edited (Osman Khalid) : 12/29/2013 8:39:17 PM (GMT-7)