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Posted 10/4/2014 2:35 PM (GMT 0)
Sorry for new thread- I should have written this previously.

Before I knew I had chronic colitis - I was truly trying to eat healthier and one of those dishes was chobani yogurt combined with fresh berries.

BUT - every time I'd eat Chobani - my God it would be diareah city instantly. It was worse than eating spicy Mexican food. I noticed this few times so stopped.

Some people say yogurt helps a flare-up, so i'm wondering, what kind of yogurt? Activia? Yoplait?

Thanks
Posted 10/4/2014 3:05 PM (GMT 0)
Everyone is different so the only way to know is to try the different kinds and see what happens.

If you try another few types of yogurt and are worse with them, too, it may be that yogurt isn't something you should eat.
Posted 10/4/2014 7:09 PM (GMT 0)
Yogurt, no matter what kind, gives me tremendous gas. I eat it in small amounts as a treat because I want it...not as a necessity for anything good or "healthy".


Eat the berries separately, enjoy them.

Take enteric coated probiotics instead of yogurt. Bedtime on a mostly empty stomach about an hour after your meds.

So, what meds are you on at this point and what's the state of your flare?

q
Posted 10/4/2014 10:27 PM (GMT 0)
i'm enjoying some coconut yogurt as i type this. i just made it a few days ago and i fermented it for 24 hours. it is so delicious and thick and doesn't give me any problems.
Posted 10/5/2014 12:07 AM (GMT 0)
plain Activia light user here, one with breakfast and another with supper it can cause some gas for you in the first week or so.

it definitely helps even a little bit, actually the "Activia" from Dannon brand was recommended to me by 2 GIs
Posted 10/6/2014 6:33 PM (GMT 0)
I seem to do well on regular Activia yogurts. Greek yogurt is not really much different other than a missing component that Activia has (or much lesser, whey).

I also don't handle Chobani well! I also don't like the flavor compared to Yoplait greek which seems to work better for me if I have to go Greek, because EVERYONE sells the Greek because it's in style (why?) when I just want regular yogurts!
Posted 10/6/2014 7:49 PM (GMT 0)
Yogurt and milk are, oddly enough, two things I can eat without trouble.

I eat both regular and Greek yogurts. Always full fat, plain (no flavoring), and organic. My favorite brands are Strauss Family Creamery and Brown Cow Cream Top yogurts.

I'll add a little fruit, peanut butter, cinnamon, flax seeds, pumpkin seeds, chia seeds, or molasses to flavor the yogurt. I also have gotten used to eating it plain. It's my easy, stress free meal.
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