I am so glad to hear you are still doing well, kiss520. Funny, I was thinking about you just a few days ago as I don't come on this forum too much since I've been eating salad daily with spinach in...
Happy Birthday, Pumpkin. Wow what a story! It sounds like you are a kitty angel. My hubby found allergy shots made his allergies worse. He finds just getting used to the cat helps and to keep the...
It's always nice to have a beautiful environment to live in, however, if there are no jobs, then there are no people paying taxes and everybody bleeding the Gov't dry. It's just not realistic....
Thanks for posting that Old Mike. Carrageenan is an ingredient that has been debated on pet food forums as an ingredient that seems to cause digestive upset. From my research in pet food, I would...
Hailey's letter, Thank you for sharing your wonderful story. Antibiotics jump-started my remission too, but I can still feel regression creeping in when I stop taking probiotics or if I eat problem...
Magnesium is making news for preventing colon cancer: http://www.realage.com/tips/eat-this-leafy-green-for-your-colon If you are not used to eating a lot of green leafy veggies in your diet, starting...
LIFE IS WONDERFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can even jog now. I can't believe what a difference this diet has made in my life. It has been two years since my last flare and on no meds! Has anybody heard...
Mine was not severe....
How do you ski? build snowmen? go skating on the pond in the middle of the night under a full moon? Look forward to summer? Snow is really not that bad, you know it is not forever, summer always...
Glad to hear that dudwhrsmybike. So far it seems to work for me too. Wonder how Kiss250 is doing. Haven't had an update from her for a while....
I added sunflower seeds to my diet over a year ago and seems to be keeping my UC is check. I got slack over Christmas, started to see some mucous, so I increased my consumption of sunflower seeds and...
Thank you so much for the update. Your letter was one of the first posts I read in HW and I have thought about little Hailey often and I am so glad she is doing well. Your experience is a perfect...
If you are in Canada here is another link to the new research for MS. I wish you the best, hugs. Read article here... ...
I personally love the spinach/sunflower seed diet. I eat my salads almost every day with baby spinach and a small handful of sunflower seeds. I am not on any meds and have absolutely no signs of UC...
I am glad you posted that article pb4. It was featured on W5 a few weeks ago and I posted a link to it on this forum back then. Susie, I am sorry to hear about your diagnosis, but there is great...
No, it won't hurt your cat. Quincy, what are you feeding your cat?...
You are treating the symptoms, if you were treating the disease, it would go away as anitbiotics does for bacterial infections....
That is what I am hoping too pb4. It also shows that there is a REASON for our illnesses, it just needs to be discovered. Just because a doctor says it is an overactive immune system that is not...
I know this isn't about UC, but is about what is considered an autoimmune disease, MS. What is very interesting is the part that the neurologists discounted Dr. Zamboni's discovery : Most...
Alcohol doesn't bother me. Of course, everything in moderation is important....
I too wonder if it wasn't something else besides UC. Could have been something your system just did not like. Anyways, hope this isn't leading to a full flare....
I hope the doctors can find the source of you son's pain. Please be persistant with them, as that will keep them looking. Hugs to you and your son....
I am so glad to hear that, festeris. I hope it continues to work so you can enjoy the day!...
OMG I love it!...
I personally can't run, I think it is the jiggling in my colon. I do eliptical and biking 5 times a week and feel I am in pretty good shape. BTW, I am 47 and feeling 35, lol. Best advice: Start out...
I agree with you, pb4, maintenance meds are not necessary for everybody, I am not on them and have never been. My GI who also does does research here at Queen's University, stated that if you are not...
I eat any fruit I want whether flaring or not. Just like everything else, eat in moderation and if it is a new food, then ease into it, don't overload and shock your system....
Just to let everybody know that viruses are not "alive" or "dead", unlike bacteria. They can only reproduce once they are inside a cell. I do believe vaccine's are made with viruses that have been...
First off, why would your friend tell you that, what was your friend trying to accomplish? It in no way was any help to you and has now upset you. Sometimes, what you don't know won't hurt you....
Wow, 4 hours. Good Luck, hope you get the job....
I am so glad to hear that you have found something that is working for you. I hope it continues to work on the smaller dosage....
I have been in remission since May 08 and come on here regularly to keep up. I don't post a lot mainly because there are so many more people who know so much more than I....
YOU GO GIRL!!!! Best of luck....
Whew, thanks for letting me know Quincy, I spent about 30 minutes trying to find my post I made originally....
Wasn't there a thread about his started a few days ago or am I loosing it???? I am sure Quincy and I responded to one. I couldn't find it. Anyways... My GI stated that meds are not required if I was...
The bacon and ramen would get my colon going, even when I am not flaring....
Mine have always started in late spring....
My flares have always started during early spring when the snow melts....
I can eat pizza anytime. I do find processed meats, like bacon can irritate me flaring or not, so I make my own pizza using low fat ingredients. I eat fresh tomatoes big time, flaring or not and they...
I have never been on Pred and my first 3 flares (the first one being the worst) went away without any meds....
So sorry to hear that Potato....
Adam 1184, I eat baby spinach in my salads, I prefer raw over cooked. I know others eat canned spinach. I started seeing results in about a week. I was pretty much in remission at the time, but...
Just thought it would be nice to have some updates from those who are on the spinach/ sunflower seed diet. I am still in full remission and loving life. I haven't felt so good since pre UC. I have a...
I am in Canada and as others have mentioned there are pros and cons to each system. The huge pro here in Canada is that my health care is not dependent upon me working. Everybody has access to health...
I am so happy for you dudewhrsmybike! Perhaps we need an update thread for those on the spinach/sunflower diet....
Glad to hear you are doing better. The sunflower seeds seem to do it for me....
I have 4 wonderful cats: Puddles 13, Himalayan, got her from a breeder when she was 10 weeks old Jasper 7-8, Ragdoll, adopted from the SPCA two years ago Sweet Pea 5-6 beautiful silver tabby/calico,...
Dr A: Heart disease can't be compared to UC, it is permanent unlike UC which normally shows itself in way of flares. If the immune system is not attacking the colon, then to take meds to stop...
My GI has stated that as long as I don't have symptoms, then there is no need to take meds. The meds just control inflammation, they are curing, so to me, it would be like staying on cold meds all...
So far no flares this year, first time in years (and no maintenance drugs) that I haven't flared in the spring, wahoo, I love this diet!!! I eat fresh baby spinach in my salads and sunflower seeds....