Coffee & Food Q

Wayne, many of us drink 1-2 cups of coffee a day & it doesn't bother us, then there are some that can't tolerate it at all. Coffee will have no effect on UC meds at all.

Food is subjective, you will learn in time if there is a particular food item that upsets your stomach. If a person is flaring they usually go residue especially when dealing with diarrhea.

Eat as healthy as possible for you, you will find on here what may upset someone's gut on here you can eat without a problem.

Drs are taught about medications in med school, diet is very briefly discussed this is why most drs steer clear of discussing diet with patients.

Food is very individual. When I was flaring, I could only tolerate toast, applesauce, chicken broth.

Coffee quickens peristalsis and can stimulate the sigmoid if there is stool sitting there. That's why many people I know have coffee in the morning. However, if it bothers you, don't have it. Food isn't going to make your UC worse, but it's really about comfort. If the majority of bms is in the morning, have it then.

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I don’t drink coffee when flaring or on prednisone (especially this due to the insomnia, dizziness/vertigo and excess peeing/sweating). Coffee always makes me pee and sweat more and makes me dizzy. I can drink it in remission but still get those symptoms so I tend to not drink it often. I don’t get any GI symptoms from it though. I don’t think I ever have. I wish I was one of those people that took a nice big poop after a cup of coffee.

An emergency room DO is hardly an expert on IBD.

straydog.......VA Hospital requires anyone to be admitted into the hospital to enter via ER even if non-emergency status. GI takes over treatment after admittance.

I read Beat UCs list. Although not a "peer reviewed" medical document it did contain some information that was accurate for me and some not. But then again I've had "peer reviewed" medical documents stating that this or that should or shouldn't happen and they didn't apply to me either. There isn't a magic A, then B, then C progression for us regarding any aspect of this disease. There's a mean or a norm but I always try to remember it might not be applicable for me.

Once I went to the ER 3 times in a month... Vomiting... Severe pain and distention. My labs were off And we were trying to figure out what my trigger was. The only thing was I had gone to the same restaurant each time and ordered the same thing each time... Grilled chicken breast no seasoning, noodles with a plain white sauce no seasoning beyond salt and pepper.... I had called prior to each visit and the chef said no problem. A janitor was there the 3rd time and (Thank God) had previously worked there. She overheard our conversation, came back in after her shift was over, and told me that restaurant soaked red pepper flakes in their cream the night before for their secret ingredient and then strained the cream the next day.... That's the cream they used in their sauces. I called the restaurant...the chef had used the regular cream. Yep... Went there to eat the 4th time. He used a carton of plain cream to make my noodle sauce... And I didn't go to the ER. At home I then experimented with it... And the red pepper flakes would make me sicker than a dog every time. I still don't have anything to do with red pepper flakes. Just the smell of them makes my tummy rumble and my back end pucker.... One of the people with me at the restaurant also had Crohn's or UC. She ate the same thing and was fine. Go figure....

Hang in there, listen to your body and know that things are going to be different....

Clo

It's fine to drink coffee on those medications and you can eat whatever you want (I do). Some people notice that some foods disagree with them and avoid them. When I'm flaring badly, even a sip of water can send me to the bathroom.

I just read the above. I drink coffee and am fine. Doesn't send me to the bathroom.

For me drinking an "einsp"anner" (double expresso + whipped cream) in Austria on a hot summer afternoon proved to be rocket fuel. So annoying!!!! The urge hit while I was visiting Mozart's birthplace a bit later: "OMG!" I immediately wondered where I should scurry to find the nearest WC!!!! If you are caffeine-sensitive, watch out because a super-delicious coffee can send you running even in UC remission. / Old Hat (40+ yrs with left-sided UC; in remission taking Colazal)

Post Edited (Old Hat) : 6/24/2023 11:33:56 AM (GMT-8)

I'm not vegan but I eat tons of beans, nuts, onions etc because they are healthy and nutritious. I'm not cutting out healthy foods unless I'm flaring and can't tolerate them. I have to go for a routine colonoscopy next week and I'm annoyed they want me to follow a low fibre diet for 3 days beforehand as the list of "allowed" foods is very unhealthy and basically contains everything that I don't eat.

@ beatUC, when you block a member you will no longer see their posts, that's how that feature works.

Wayne, looking back at beatUC's posts he/she was on Imuran for 20 years prior to going on a biologic.

As far as the moon face goes, people react differently to prednisone when getting a moon face. Sorry, I can't give you a time line.