3 weeks of no food....help

K.....I need some advice before I wither away to nothing.

3 weeks and 1 day ago....im guessing I had an pretty good flare up (as probably a few of you know I was just diagnosed 4 days ago)  3 weeks and 1 day ago, I decided to put myself on a ENSURE and soup broth diet as anything else that I ate, whether it be a bowl of rice and bread or a cheese burger, prawns and garlic toast, did the same thing. The next morning I would have terrible urgency for the bathroom with a moderate amount of blood and mucos.  I found that if I just stuck with Ensure and broth that it has been not bad, but I have now lost 25lbs and my wedding ring keeps falling off and I am really freakin hungry. 

Is there anything I can do to solve this without having to camp out in the crapper???

Any food recommendations??? Ive been told rice, white bread, skinless potatoes, but I just dont want to be paying for it the next day.

I guess I should add that when I eat I dont get diarhea to bad but more it irritates my gut more and forces more blood and mucos through.

Also, you could mix in olive oil, peanut oil, or coconut oil with your Ensure. The oil is pure calories.

FosterDad,

when times are hard for me, chicken and plain rice does me well, good luck.

Take care.

Dave

I've always had good luck when in a bad flare with salmon, avocado, plain rice, noodles with a small amount of butter, eggs and toast.
Good luck!

My husband has been putting back some of the weight - he eats popsicles, milk duds for snacks. Also some potato stix when watching tv. He tolerates the chicken and turkey very well with mashed potatoes. Plain vermicelli with olivio, Scrambled eggs agree with him. I will cut up small amounts of fresh fruit as a small snack during the day.

Honestly when he was flaring so bad he lost alot of weight and found he didn't want to eat in order to decrease the bathroom trips but that just makes you weaker and weaker too. It's not easy.

The Boston Market small dinner entrees with turkey or meat loaf with mash potatoes is a staple in this house as it is the right size portion as he cannot eat big meals and even when he was flaring badly he tolerated those. The trips to the bathroom are so unavoidable but you have to have nourishment too. So here's the trial and error in the food department to try to figure out for yourself too.

Hi

Sorry to hear about your problem but many of us have been there and are there with you now.  I have found out for me that staying away from complex carbs. seems to help alot.  I am able to absorb the food, limit the urgency and maintain my weight.

For me, I have added many cooked veggies (which alot of people do not agree with), chicken, lean meat, and only certain types of bread (semolina is a good one in moderation)  I use low carb. pasta and mix in garlic and spinich... binds me up a bit.

I stay away from potatoes, (any type) breads (except a few) and caffiene, carbonated liquids with the exception of selzter, (in moderation) while I flare.  This seems to bounce me back quick.

very frustrating condition because everyone is different.  I used Ensure too but I realized it was not doing the trick.  I stay away from any type of rice as it irritates my system and causes urgency and pain unless I am in remission.  If you want rice, maybe try risotto, low carb. with some spinich mixed in.

Best wishes

cagio1

I was also just diagnosed four days ago, so I don't know much and I'm just writing stuff here, kind of thinking out loud...
I've been on medication for only four days and I am bleeding every day. Yesterday was extra bad. Nothing I have done has helped it subside but hearing your story makes me think I should try a liquid diet. We are all different and I love food too much to only have broth but here is what I might try: veg soup (carrots, garlic, ginger, potatoes, celery, coconut milk, thyme, bay leaves ...blended) miso soup, soup with soft tofu blended in, squash and sweet potato soup with coconut milk)
And my smoothie which I haven't had in months: protein powder with frozen mixed berries and water. I wonder if you could slowly introduce foods to your broth and blend, (like chicken or tofu?) potatoes might be good for you and they can be liquified in broth. I think the consequences of losing so much weight could eventually trump the discomfort of bleeding. Maybe you are even in remission and you don't know it.

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