What do these foods have in common?

I'm curious if anyone has some insight into this...my major triggers for flaring seem to be: coffee, tea (black or green), beer, wine and chocolate. It's a cumulative effect, one coffee won't do me in (unless I'm already in a flare) but too much of these things over the course of a week or two and I'm miserable.

I'm still trying to figure out what the common factor is. I initially thought tannins, but other high tannin foods like strawberries didn't effect me. It isn't caffiene because that's not in the beer or wine and I'm fine with sodas.

Histamine, maybe? I don't think it's yeast because I can eat sourdough bread all day long with no issues. And that would only explain the alcohol but not the chocolate or coffee.

Any ideas?

Im leaning toward a fermentation/mold thing, because I'm also allergic to penicillin. Supposedly tea and coffee and cocoa are either fermented or can have mold spores on them. I'd really like to figure out the riddle even though it probably doesn't make much difference anyway. :)

You should consider rectal meds.

I'd get lots of gas from soda, never drink beer except for a small glass once a year.
I do consume chocolate with no problems except my weight possibly. I drink about 4 cups of coffee daily and tea if I'm out in the evening.

When I'm flaring, coffee would definitely stimulate butt spasms depending on the type, and for sure would in the morning to cause me to go to the bathroom.

It could be that you have continual rectal inflammation that's not being addressed. Try that at the very least and see how you do.

Remember that not all people, UC or not, have bodies that don't agree with all food intake.

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CGK1998 said...
I have to watch those items too- I have wondered if it's the fact that those are all acidic. I can do a small amount of any of them but if I string them together or have them regularly it's disastrous.

Yep exactly - too much too many days in a row gives me he**. Acidity is an interesting idea, I'll look into that. I'm fine with diet soda but maybe that's lower acid or something...

I definitely am still fighting inflammation at the moment, but my history with these foods/drinks goes back a while. Before I was diagnosed, when I first started getting symptoms, I cut all of those foods out of my diet and the symptoms improved. And when I first started getting symptoms, I was drinking a ton of coffee. Of course it could all be coincidence. Who knows.