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Food additives that 100% aggravate and increase colitis for all UC patients?

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Posted 4/20/2018 2:58 AM (GMT 0)
So far, I have noticed that every time I eat carrageenan and/or artificial coloring, I ALWAYS have increased irritation and increased bleeding the next day. I have read others post similar so I am trying to eliminate both of these.

What are other food additives have you all seen that also fall in this cateogry? I heard someone mention Polysorbate, but wanted to see what the general consensus is so that I can form a list of what to avoid.
Posted 4/20/2018 5:53 AM (GMT 0)
Carageenan has long been used to INDUCE colitis in lab mice. It amazes me that it is legal as a food additive.

I have avoided emulsifiers for years (polysorbate 80, carboxy methyl cellulose, et cetera) because of evidence that emulsifiers change the penetration of bacteria into the intestinal lining and can cause colitis in mice. But I never noticed any short term effect of consumption or avoidance.
Posted 4/20/2018 12:37 PM (GMT 0)
Can't say I've noticed any correlation between food additives and my UC symptoms at all. I try to eat healthy, but do occasionally eat foods with food colors, emulsifiers and the like without issue the next morning in the bathroom.

If you're looking at an ingredients list on a loaf of bread that includes words you don't know or understand, then they cannot be good for you :-P Bread should include flour, milk, eggs, yeast and not much else! Usually there is healthier options if you look the labels over, local bakeries etc.

If you prepare the food yourself, then you know exactly what's in it. Make home-cooked meals with fresh veggies, meats, and other good ingredients rather than processed meals if you feel those things have an impact on your UC. I make a big crock of soup on Sunday and bring it for lunch all week long. Home cooked meals for supper. I'll have fruit as snacks during the day. Breakfast is homemade yogurt, muffins, or pancakes.
Posted 4/20/2018 1:04 PM (GMT 0)
Fiber is an additive now in many things, to bulk up the products mainly in a very low cost way. That is a big problem for my gut which hates insoluble fiber. Because fiber has gotten thumbs up by the medical and nutrition community it's everywhere these days.

My solution is to eat whole foods that I can identify the ingredients. A potato is a potato and green beans, hamburger are... etc. I was recently very annoyed that Udi's gluten-free white bread changed their recipe and my gut did not like it. Udi's has been my morning toast for years after trying so many others. Now I'm going to have to buy a breadmaker because all the other bread choices are not good for me. #$%* is what I say about that.

Most commercial ice creams have additives that are gut-unfriendly for me too. Carageenan may be one of them but even those without carageenan on the label are not gut-approved.

Another thing my gut hates is rosemary and it is being used in some turkey products as a preservative, usually ground turkey in the meat case. No problems for me with many other herbs, love them, but rosemary is yikes. My guess is that it is ground up and is an irritant to my gut.
Posted 4/22/2018 12:46 AM (GMT 0)
My brother with UC says sodium benzoate causes him a lot of problems. I can't say I have identified anything in particular.
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