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Posted 2/12/2019 1:18 AM (GMT 0)
Anybody else find some relief avoiding foods high in these compounds?

Apparently sulphur & sulphites feeds sulphite-reducing bacteria, creating toxic hydrogen sulphide gas, which causes damage to the colon and partially implicated in the pathogenesis of UC.
It's a very particular rotten egg smell.

Sulphites are hidden in many foods as preservatives.
Cabbage/broccoli of course high in sulphur. Red meat, eggs, cheese. Some spring waters high in sulphur.
Posted 2/12/2019 1:41 AM (GMT 0)
I tried this diet mod. way back in struggling days but sulphite was not a strong link because my gut loves meat and hard cheese but dislikes eggs. Are onions a sulphur food? Hates them too. Don't know if it's sulfur or fiber but gut dislikes cabbage and broccoli family, my guess is fiber.

If you know what your problem foods are stick with that.
Posted 2/12/2019 4:12 AM (GMT 0)
Yeah onions and garlic are sulphur foods. Knowing sulphur foods did help me as many items on the list were painful and brought horrible smells after digestion. H2s production is one of the major factors considered in UC. It does however share similarities with histamine focused diets which is also a factor for some. An accurate food and symptom journal is key.
Many who have sulphur issues are fine with meat. It's not about the sulphur content but how easy it is for bacteria to produce hydrogen sulphide from the sulphur content. Knowing what you can handle is a clue to the puzzle.
Posted 2/12/2019 8:38 AM (GMT 0)
Sometimes you can eliminate so many foods that there is nothing left to eat.....
IIRC onions and garlic are not allowed on the GAPS diet presumably for this reason.
I kept eating onions because I could not correlate them with my symptoms and more importantly because they are nutrient-rich and contain anti inflammatory compounds.
I do have difficulty with cruciferous vegetables, although broccoli is ok in small doses, I had thought this was more related to the fibre content.
Posted 2/12/2019 6:30 PM (GMT 0)
@Sinmiedo any way of knowing which foods that are easiest to produce hydrogen sulphide from the sulphur content in the colon or is this different with different people?
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