Patient healThyself Jorden Rubin

WOW a huge debate and a lot of information at the same time.

I am really new to finding out about my UC and probably did not take it to seriously until this last flare which started around December.

I was diagnosed with Moderate pan-colitis on my last scope so my UC had progressed in two years from left sided, Much to my despair. I have been on pred started at 40mg tapering 5mg a week currently at 20mg as well as taking what is on my signature, And without getting to excited I am having formed stools once a day and feel good right now.

I think I am in remission currently but on here people say that things can change as you come of the pred and reduce the Asacol back down to the maintenance dose.

I have been pretty fortunate to be able to eat what I like with in reason, no spicy food, up until this flare but have been a lot more careful as to what I eat since this flare.

I think having felt so bad it has really made me evaluate the way I eat and my lifestyle. I have made the decision to no longer drink alcohol as a start and have been eating healthy most food cooked in a slow cooker.

I think what I am looking for is a healthy diet which is going to help me stay in remission for as long as possible.

Patient heal thyself is just one that I have come across and thought I would ask the question on here.

at the minute the steroids are giving me the kick start that I needed and seem to be working and I am looking to foods that will also help me.

I do understand that everybody is different and reacts differently to different meds and foods and really do appreciate all the comments on this post.

I will have a look at Hurst as I have not come across him yet. I am not sure what foods cause inflammation is there a certain list and if so where can I find it??

It is a bit like a mind field at the minute and I am just am trying to get this right. Maybe I need to Taylor my own diet but I am just looking at advice and ideas to be able to do so.

Up until I found this site my Doctor told me that food plays no part unless you are in flare and that is the only time that I need to avoid certain foods.

I am able to have Dairy Products, Red Meat, Wheat and Gluten currently and appear to be ok. if this is down to the steroids I don't now only time will tell.

If anybody can recommend and Foods or diet to have a look at including foods that can cause inflammation I really would appreciate it.

And as some of you have said if it works for you then good luck to you and always try and remain positive. that's one thing I have really learned over the last couple of years since being diagnosed with UC. Perhaps I needed to change my lifestyle and now I have to.

Sorry if I have rattled on for a while but I have said it so many times now, but thank you, to all of you that have given me advice over the last few months to help me get to this point. There is light at the end of the tunnel.

All advice on diet is greatly received.


Many Thanks

Bez

soystud said...
"I have no intolerence to any food unless I have a raging flare. Even then I am not sure."

you mean while you're taking meds ?

Actually haven't had raging flare on meds. Wasn't really tolerating water for 9months before diagnosis.

Doesn't Gary think diets are all BS and suppliments companiese are petty thieves ? I get confused...oh wait except his diet and suppliments.

We are all the same. You could be in a wheel chair.

AZ always takes things out of context, always has. I don't believe in name brand diets helping the masses with UC. There's no one diet that is guaranteed to work in most people, that's why 10 different people do 10 different diets. Everyone needs to find their own diet for UC, not some name brand diet. Sometimes it is the name brand diet that works in someone and that is their diet but that is actually pretty rare.

Some particular supplement selling doctors like Mercola are quacks just selling their goods to get rich but there is a lot of scientific evidence and studies showing several supplement products to be effective in UC. I have tried several myself but I'm not falling for any false advertising or misrepresented blowhard crap from people who just want to get rich at the expense of the sick. Several advertise with false or misleading claims and have gotten in trouble for it. You can research these studies yourself to find out which supplements really work for UC and buy them from whoever you want, not the sheisters just trying to steal your money like Mercola and several others.

According to AZ that makes me a hypocrite.