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Posted 7/25/2015 6:33 PM (GMT 0)
How long after you have a meal, would you know if it is well digested or not? My doctor said to do trial and errors with diff foods to see if they dont bother me. Would I notice the effect hours later? days after? How long does it usually take?

Thanks!
Posted 7/25/2015 7:51 PM (GMT 0)
hours to days. IBS can respond much more quickly. Things at irritate when in contact with the mucosa, have to take the time to transit to the irritated area.

Nothing bothers my IBD immediately after eating. If I notice gas it could be a few hours. Other symptoms, like D, would be next day. For example alcohol is next day.
Posted 7/25/2015 11:13 PM (GMT 0)
flaring and food bothering you are two different issues.

Try not to mix up food issues with flare...or that you'll be flaring from food.

What exactly are your symptoms, what are you eating in general?

Where is your UC located...throughout or limited?

Are you on any medications?

If I'm flaring, pretty much anything I put in my mouth can trigger an overwhelming peristalsis that can create a butt reaction of spasming. If anything is in there (and that can include mucus or stool in the sigmoid, I would probably have the urge to run to the toilet.

q
Posted 7/26/2015 12:26 AM (GMT 0)
Well I was just diagnosed last week after excessive bleeding/ diarrhea/ abdominal pain. The doctor gave me a low fiber diet that I should follow for a couple days until the bleeding and diarrhea reduce as well as steroids (prednisone) and asacol. As of right now, my bleeding is gone, and my diarrhea has gone from 12x a day to about 2. He said once it reduces, I should introduce foods back in that I enjoy, and it is all about trial and error to see if they digest well. So I was just wondering, how do I know if the foods are bothering me or not if the effects arent noticeable right away.

Thanks!
Posted 7/26/2015 12:32 AM (GMT 0)
Oh and my UC is throughout my entire colon.
Posted 7/26/2015 2:16 PM (GMT 0)
Trial and error....but you're not going to make your flare worse. Focus on the comfort part, let the meds do their work.

You should, however, once you're tapering the pred....ask for rectal mesalamine retention enemas.

Hopefully, you'll be able to stay off the pred and deal with flares with increasing the enemas and then taper to maintenance.

That's jumping the information sort of....

Probiotics, and eventually add a fibre supplement to your meal intake. Slow regarding foods as to help maintain your comfort level.

What foods are you eating at this point?

Lots of info on here regarding foods...we all have different perspectives regarding diet, meds, supplements, etc.

The learning curve is vast...it takes years to understand what's going on. Just don't make it all about food.

q
Posted 7/26/2015 4:14 PM (GMT 0)

hybr1dx said...
So I was just wondering, how do I know if the foods are bothering me or not if the effects arent noticeable right away.

Sometimes you have a bad reaction immediately after eating something, a few hours later on occasion, but not always. So, the best solution is a food diary. Introduce a new food one at a time. Write everything you ate each day in your journal, write the next mornings uc symptoms. Look for correlations (adding spicy chili caused more bms).
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