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Posted 12/27/2013 4:48 AM (GMT 0)
How did you all do with the holiday goodies?? Any problems?

I know better, but I couldn't help myself. I helped myself to my MIL's stuffing from the turkey. She puts celery in it and my gut just does NOT do celery. I paid for it today but I don't regret it! :)

On Christmas eve I went to my Gma's. She's 91 years old and has a tendency of over cooking everything. Needless to say, we all spent some time in the bathroom afterwards. Now if I was flaring, I probably wouldn't be so happy!! LOL But sadly, this will be the last Christmas eve we go to my Gma's because of her advanced age. She did pretty darn good tho! Of course I helped and so did my Uncle. But I was impressed that she still attempted to get dinner together.
Posted 12/27/2013 4:56 AM (GMT 0)
Barely :)
we had spaghetti... my brother and his gf are vegan. And I can't have veggies! Lol
I have noodles and butter. And it was delicious. Actually was able to stay up a bit later than usual. And had two shots of Rumchata.

As for actual Christmas Day... missed going to Grandmas. Slept for about 70% pf the day. But got to cuddle on the couch with hubs for Jingle All The Way... and didn't get up to poop until the last 10minutes! Win!
Posted 12/27/2013 4:57 AM (GMT 0)
That's awesome that your granny is still (trying) to make dinner! Very awesome.so glad you got to enjoy the holiday with her in the kitchen :)
Posted 12/27/2013 12:12 PM (GMT 0)
Lets just say that an autographed Stevie Nicks DVD compensated well for everything I couldn't eat. :P
Posted 12/27/2013 12:16 PM (GMT 0)
DS gets home today, so Christmas is this weekend for me.

Mom had the flu on Christmas, but she's feeling better now.

My car died on Christmas Eve. :(

I think we're having ham and sweet potatoes, so I should be fine food wise.
Posted 12/27/2013 1:11 PM (GMT 0)
I tried to confirm that there were no obvious problematic foods (wheat hidden in one) but obviously I failed. I hadn't had blood in months and within 24 hours of eating the meal Saturday afternoon with my relatives I was bleeding. Other symptoms showed up as well, pain in my lower left back and irritability.

For me this disease is driven by what I eat.

Lesson learned: bring my own meal or host the meal and make everything myself.
Posted 12/27/2013 1:16 PM (GMT 0)
I did pretty well although last night I was very nauseous from a suspected cookie overdose.
Still feeling a but off today but my colon is surviving pretty well.
Posted 12/27/2013 1:55 PM (GMT 0)
I ate everything and went back for seconds, thirds was it too? Nah, fine the next day.
Posted 12/27/2013 2:08 PM (GMT 0)
Went out for a cold hike in the woods, and then my wife and I made our favorite holiday meal, vegetarian pot pie. We just moved to a new area, in the --blank-- of all places (we're from --blank-- and moved here from --blank--), so we're trying to get to know the place. Thankfully it wasn't a bad gut day at all.

Happy 2014 to everyone!

Post Edited (artvarck) : 1/28/2014 5:26:11 AM (GMT-7)

Posted 12/27/2013 2:24 PM (GMT 0)
Treated myself to all the belgian chocolate in the world and no issues. :)

No qualms since chocolate ( at least the european variety) is a health food.
Posted 12/27/2013 2:40 PM (GMT 0)
This is a rough year for me because I got the flu a week before. I'm just hanging in there because I have one more week off, so I'm trying to do everything right.
Posted 12/27/2013 3:26 PM (GMT 0)
Didnt eat a whole lot but my shins broke out with some erythema nodosum. Pred seemed to help. Just feeling nasty from all the food i dont normally eat lol
Posted 12/27/2013 3:42 PM (GMT 0)
No issues this Christmas with all the food I ate. Now I got to focus on losing some weight this year
Posted 12/27/2013 4:30 PM (GMT 0)
Had to replace the car battery on Christmas Eve. Ate too much that night and was feeling it on Christmas. Ate too much on Christmas and felt it yesterday. So far today feel pretty normal. My 6 year old has a nasty cold that I am sure she will be sharing with me. I can only wash my hands so much before they fall off. Plus I'm sure all the germs are floating around from all the coughing and sneezing although she is good about covering her mouth most of the time.

My plan for the new year is to lose the 10 pounds I gained back last year-mainly in the last few months.
Posted 12/27/2013 5:10 PM (GMT 0)
I was already having issues because I barely ate, or didn't eat good things, during the blackout from the ice storm.

So I'm definitely expecting more days/weeks of irregularity, given that I scarfed down that stuffing like no tomorrow.
Posted 12/27/2013 5:19 PM (GMT 0)
No problems from off-list food for weeks (yes the choco intake begins waaay before Christmas) but this morning it finally caught up and it was either the last choco-marshmallow Santa or the apple chunks, probably both. My gut dislikes fruit sadly and can only handle cheap chocolate, the good stuff is too potent.

Fun while it lasted :-)

I even made gluten-free ginger lemon cookies. Kept half as dough in the freezer because if they are in the house they are gone...
Posted 12/27/2013 5:54 PM (GMT 0)
Good to hear we all "survived".

I'm finally over my cold, but I hurt my back on Monday doing a client's hair in the hospital, and my chiro's on holidays till after the New year. Back Relief and elastic support is somewhat of a help.

I've eaten all the goodies with no problems...UC is fine. I welcomed the quiet time with my cat and TV...while my husband was working over the holiday.
I skipped the family supper, I couldn't sit for long anyway.

Looking forward to the new year to start my exercise regimen after things have straightened out (this has been a long year).

q
Posted 12/27/2013 7:50 PM (GMT 0)
I ate pretty much whatever I wanted to as long as it wasn't a major trigger, but only had small amounts of foods that I know are minor triggers.

I did alright as far as feeling okay goes, but I still had urgency. I went to my boyfriend's family's house for Christmas and, luckily, my room was right across the hall from the bathroom. However, when I woke up Christmas morning needing to go, someone was in the shower. I went to the next closest bathroom as quickly as I could, but unfortunately had an accident just steps away from the bathroom door. The only good thing is that I was close enough to the bathroom that I was able to get inside and clean up without anyone knowing. Still disheartening, but I guess it could always be worse.

Glad to hear so many of us had such successful Christmases!

Stealthguardian, European chocolate is a health food?? I like the sound of that!
Posted 12/27/2013 8:00 PM (GMT 0)

Limitless said...
I ate pretty much whatever I wanted to as long as it wasn't a major trigger, but only had small amounts of foods that I know are minor triggers.

I did alright as far as feeling okay goes, but I still had urgency. I went to my boyfriend's family's house for Christmas and, luckily, my room was right across the hall from the bathroom. However, when I woke up Christmas morning needing to go, someone was in the shower. I went to the next closest bathroom as quickly as I could, but unfortunately had an accident just steps away from the bathroom door. The only good thing is that I was close enough to the bathroom that I was able to get inside and clean up without anyone knowing. Still disheartening, but I guess it could always be worse.

Glad to hear so many of us had such successful Christmases!

Stealthguardian, European chocolate is a health food?? I like the sound of that!

Quality grade chocolate is a prebiotic, vasodilator, nootropic, endorphin booster among many other things. Cocoa butter has anti-viral and anti-bacterial properties that make it ideal for fighting bad bugs. You'll find a variety of studies that support chocolate as a health food - both for prevention of heart disease and other health conditions. The irony is that American brands like herseys are exactly the opposite. The additives, added sugars and preservatives make them disease promoting foods.

The key is that it has to be dark (70%+) and the non-refined kind (generally non-milk) - callebaut, varlhona, lindt are some great brands. Trader joes has a nice selection of belgian chocolates.
Posted 12/27/2013 8:10 PM (GMT 0)
Well the kids had fun lol. I ate...navy beans to try a bit of fiber and steamed potatoes. Ate a Rocher Fererro chocolate...I know its bad...figured I was in pain anyway...and promptly threw it up. wierd. Sounds like you guys did fairly well. Here's to feeling better!
Posted 12/27/2013 9:38 PM (GMT 0)
My boyfriend & I literally did not set foot outside my apartment all day on Christmas. I put on some lounge-around-the-house clothes but he just stayed in his bathrobe all day. I suggested watching a movie, but I had started reading a book to him that we both really enjoy so we spent the day with me reading aloud and him playing solitaire on his phone. We had hot brown rice farina for breakfast and a sort of snack tray with grapes (miraculously I can eat red grapes), rice crackers (the delicious ones from Trader Joes), cheese, and cornichons. Then we fell asleep early. It was exactly what I needed but I need it again today so maybe there's no way to harvest rest and store it for when it's needed.
Posted 12/27/2013 9:48 PM (GMT 0)
Yum Janey, I love cornichons!! I always keep a jar around the house.

I did well, felt a little cruddy generally from eating way more carbs than I normally would but otherwise no food problems. I'm about to have my first period on Seasonale (my new gyn doesn't want me skipping all my periods anymore, so our compromise was Seasonale which is 4 periods/year) and sort of dreading that but hopefully it won't be too much drama.
Posted 12/28/2013 1:15 AM (GMT 0)
Well it seems we all had different outcomes! Lol I don't know about you guys but I hate my love/hate relationship with food sometimes.

But...umm what are cornichons????
Posted 12/28/2013 2:33 AM (GMT 0)
janey, your xmas sounds HEAVENLY! very jealous.... though mine wasnt TOO different... with the lounging about and all.

Limitless, so glad you made it to a second bathroom!! Well almost... enough that you werent cleaning poop off their carpet :D

Q - maybe my Christmas was more accurately like yours... I left the husband to his man cave and watched tv in bed with atleast 2 cats on me at all times :D

If it wasnt for the inability to eat ANYTHING... i wouldnt hate this disease so much. I am lucky to be able to spend a of time in bed and relxing. But I miss eating!
-Sibby... super jealous of your stuffing scarfing! Def my favorite holiday food and I didn't get any this year :(
Posted 12/30/2013 6:57 PM (GMT 0)
Cornichons are those teeny tiny French dill pickles. :-)

The perfect food, in my opinion now that I can't have macaroni & cheese, is Raclette which is melted cheese, boiled potatoes, and cornichons. They take a HUGE wheel of cheese, put it under the broiler until the top is gooey, melted and bubbling, then they bring it to your table and scrape some of the bubbling cheese onto your plate. You have a bowl of potatoes and a bowl of cornichons. So basically you're eating cheese potatoes, with a bite of pickle here and there to keep your taste buds active.
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