Hello Kiss520 Nice to meet you. I'm one of those "believers" that diet has a huge part of healing and also your mind set..Everyone is different though. Depending on "where you are" in pain/etc...
Hello "uc spouse" and "pinkyb"...sorry haven't been online, been a little busy with everything else LOL. UC Spouse: I also believe stress is a huge factor with UC, many others don't - but I know with...
I am on 4 tablets of Asacol and 2 tablets Mecaptopurine per day and have been in remission since 2003 so 5 years..............
Hello UC spouse.... welcome to the board. I am sorry to hear your husband has severe UC, it is a bit of a nightmare - but have faith - he will get there. First of all - where are you from? Second -...
I think it's nice when people ask how I am - they ask not because I have UC - they generally want to know. Doesn't bother me when everyone has decided to go out to lunch/dinner and they ask " are u...
It has been interestin reading with the weather and that - and it doesn make sense. So just as a general out there question: Do you all with UC find you are at your worst in winter or not????...
I do hope you are feeling a little better - we all know what you are going through. I know people are going to jump on me with saying this - but I am concerned about[b] what you are eating will you...
Good on you Fitz for getting to "that place" ... as hard as it is - it's a place that all people with any bowel issues have to get to - but once your there - you get your life back.. Massive steps,...
oh oh oh....I don't eat peas - never did - and never will lol - I don't even class them as a food group lol...oh how i hate peas..... sorry had to add it - back to you :-)...
Hello Sara14 - I personally do not eat white bread - I don't drink a glass of milk or have anything spicey - or what I would see as gluggie.... I eat a huge range of food - but I also look at the...
popcorn can upset me to...but then the only seafood I eat is fish - but I am a huge salad freak...maybe the salad dressing...homemade or brought......funnily enough that does make a difference -...
LOL... fitzy - I am soooo understanding you here...even when I was driving somewhere - I had all the toilets mapped out in my head - even if it meant taking the LONG way - I knew where those toilets...
Icanrace - I do not know you personal history as in "how long" you have had UC and what meds your on. So Im going to say what I would do.. I wouldnt do it - I have had UC for 8yrs now - originally...
heh they would be great to read......never saw anything about it - so would be interested if you have the link....
Also forget to add - I take snacks onboard - but Fitzy mentioned that (thanks Fitzy) I only eat when the body tells me it needs something. Fitzy - so would you agree - since you are a traveller -...
I know people are going to hate for me asking this - but can I ask - what you ate in the 24 hours prior to having the pain - or even a couple of hours before hand..........
Totally understand where you are coming from here - as you mentioned you travel alot with your job - I work for airline (lol). SO to me - long haul is 8+ hours and above - my last trip was 34hrs in...
SNAP Tom - with the bronchitis - I never had that before - and since UC - man do I suffer with it - to the point of getting Bronchial Pneumonia (if Im not careful) and the antibodics cause the UC to...
Food will not heal it - but during flareup - I would watch what I eat so I don't aggrevate it anymore - it's working hard enough now dealing with the flareup, heavy glunkie foods sitting in there...
Heh Taben - I am sorry to hear you having so much pain - it's a nightmare when you get that. Just reading with what you are eating......thats alot of processed foods there.... But I am a believer in...
Morning Tomster, Yeah for sure - srart another thread and I will help where I can.....I managed 33 hours on a plane - and still here to tell the tail LOL...so I have a few tips. With Thailand - heh -...
I feel (please remember I am only talking about MY story here) that food has been the main key to controlling my UC. Before I was diagnosed - I wasnt' the type of person to eat alot of "junk" and was...
Thanx kb5 for explaining that...by the sounds of things your UC is not under control and I hope it will be soon, so you can get back to doing what you so love so much. How long have you been off...
I am on meds quincy - I will forever be on asacol and mecaptopurine...When I mention upsetting the UC I am talking about the familiar ache or pain in the lower stomach area - does not mean that you...
The main reason I placed the title as I did - was out of curiosity..and everything I type has been related to me and my experiences. Yes, everyone reacts differently but for instance.... I travel...
Hi NBT... that's exactly it. I am also one of those "crazy" people as you put it, I also believe that one day UC will be cured and they will have answers to all the questions. It's a shame for anyone...
Hello Judilyn. Im fully aware that there isn't a "one-treatment-regimen-fits-all disease" and realise a disease is a disease - there is no cure - the meds help maintain and what we do, also adds to...
Hi quincy. I have 'throughout" UC. I actually didn't day "food" causes flare ups - I mentioned that I use it to control my UC. I think it's great that you can eat HOT/SPICEY foods - brilliant - I...
VIKING...hi, hows it going..... I have severe colitis...this is probably going to sound really silly - but with colitis - when you take pills (mouth) it treats the right side of the bowel - to treat...
Hi - Im midnitenz from New Zealand and have lived with Severe Ulcerative Colitis for 8 years now. I still have everything intact (lol) I have been reading through the posts for sometime and have...