I wouldn't consider the increase in mucous production a disadvantage. UCers do not suffer from an excess of mucous production; rather we are missing an important element in our mucosal membranes that...
Those doctors must be mal-informed then. Beans are one of the best sources of resistant starches that gut bacteria use to create SCFAs and butyric acid (colon cell fuel). Beans are completely...
Interesting that article fails to consider sprouted grains, which is what people used to eat before the industrial revolution hit. A lot of you here with grain sensitivities might give sprouted...
LDN is fantastic and its done a lot to save my life with UC, but I wouldn't even bother if I were you. Totally agree with the above posters: don't fix it! It's not broken!...
Can't say I have. I just kept a food journal for several months and established patterns between various foods. I hope this doesn't mean you haven't been eating!...
WElcome to the States haha. Kaiser covers mine completely, $30 copay for as much DS as I can handle. I had to fight through the pharmacy though to make the figure out what it was. DS doesn't show up...
You should really, really, really try oral LDN....
Yes they are different, and I started that forum thread. Seed powder has no husk in it. The husk is the outer layer of the entire seed, much like corn kernels have a harder outer shell and a softer...
That is a shocking level of ignorance. LDN is being heralded as one of the greatest therapeutic breakthroughs in the past 50 years of medical science. It's best known for its help with MS. Do your...
THere's quite a few on HW that have done VSL enemas. It's definitely worked for some. Nicely done :-)...
I'm sure I've said this before... but why doesn't HW have a 'Like' button???...
VSL has helped me tremendously. Make absolutely sure the pharmacy has the right VSL version. Every pharmacy I've dealt with has given me that exact response, until I literally had to show them what...
I just took my 2 tbsp now after not having done it for a couple weeks. Feels great to be back on it. What a noticeable difference!...
LDN! Seriously. Saved my life, and a whole lot of others. Do you research here on the forum....
It could be a stress response to the fear of the movement, clenching, failure to hold, etc. It's a long shot... but stress kills endorphin levels, which are responsible for immune system regulation...
ditto....
I had to fight through the pharmacy at a Kaiser hospital to get them to recognize the difference between VSL 3 and VSL 3 DS. Like others said, VSL 3 is OTC and DS is Rx only. Very, very, very few...
haha. Amen to that. Pred is well known to make people gain weight. It's also estimated to take up to two months to completely leave the system. How long have you been off pred?...
And see if your insurance doesn't cover VSL 3 DS....
GET ON LDN. Seriously....
this is by a large margin the most unique post Ive ever seen on HW. Man UC knows no boundaries!...
HW needs a "like" button similar to facebook so I can 'like' the above post :-)...
Do some heavy research into powdered egg whites. They are comparable to whey protein, with the advantage of being totally easy on the gut. Whey protein supplements tend be saturated with processed...
Keep it clean for the rest of the week and you ought to be fine. That's what's worked for me. It's when I eat a series of bad foods in sequence that full flares come about that are really difficult...
I couldn't disagree more. Myself and many, many others have been in states of remission completely reversed by eating the wrong things. Diet is critical for lots of UCers....
Ya I'm doing the oral with avicel. I do about half a cup of (cooked) beans a day, 4-5 days a week. Still do psyllium but not as much now cuz I dont need the extra bulk. THings are pretty well formed...
My UC started right after one of the most stressful months of my life. I have found an intimate very responsive relationship between my gut and my mental state. Whether or not stress 'caused' my UC...
YFGM (you got me). Have you spoken to any medical professionals about this? You're at least stable now no?...
Oh man that's serious. What a damn shame avicel didn't pan out for you. Are you sure theres no other fillers you can use to just try the pills?...
The only two things that ever pulled me out of my state of constant flare since Dx were VSL 3 DS and LDN. Check them out....
haha nice. That's what the HW community is for! Here's to doing better :-)...
Well I wouldn't go that far :-) I'd rock some serious sourdough bread if I could, not to mention pizzas and pastas. But alas, those things are still deep on the illegal list... Doin great the past...
Furthermore, if the goal is to have as healthy donor stool as possible, the donor might consider eating a high fiber diet for about a month before the FT. THe right fibers act as good bacteria food...
Be mindful that abx kill off both GOOD and BAD bacteria. Unless he's taking abx for a specific reason (i.e. to kill off a known pathogen before FT), I'm not sure that's such a wise idea. Because ABX...
You know CS, you really ought to look into dried egg whites for your protein powder. They are said to have a higher bioavailability and provide greater protein absorption, and are totally additive...
Man this post had me freaked! Thank god you're still doing ok. Asacol screwed me up after a while, gave me even more severe joint pains. Had to stop it cold turkey as well....
Man I'd hate to throw a wrench in this parade, but check this out on agave syrup as a sweetener: http://www.foodrenegade.com/agave-nectar-good-or-bad/...
From what I can tell, she's doing great haha :-) Where do I find this... cashewtopia?...
Haha still jivin' on the Mexican food all the time. I do the beans almost daily, with a serving of rice. I eat corn/quinoa pasta a lot of corn chips with some salsa. Again, good Mexican food is some...
Get VSL 3 DS prescribed and covered by insurance if you can. Tons of info on it here on HW. Do a search....
Oh and you should really, really take a hard look into LDN like InSoFla suggested. Holistic doctors are also more likely to prescribe it for you rather than your regular GI, so perhaps you ought to...
Well eating properly is probably one of the best things you'll ever do for your UC. He's right about that part. Slippery elm has a good track record of helping a lot of people as well. I've stopped...
I should also mention I stay away from heavy animal fats (grease), tomato sauces and potatoes. They dont seem to do well with me. Thank you food journal!...
Wheat, sugar and dairy free, with the exception of butter and some feta with salads upon occasion. I'm still not in remission, but I recently kicked up the VSL 3 DS again and that should be the last...
Now that's interesting. Honestly I'm hoping to get off LDN one day. Did anybody else get sick around you or was it just you? I went for a while without LDN between the TD and oral versions and had...
Just wanted to chime in as well. Oral LDN really seems to be pulling through for me now. I'm doing much better these days and seem to be on a steady path to remission. I was going back and forth...
TRY LDN BEFORE YOU HAVE SURGERY. Seriously....
In defense of the TD version, when I took it I got mad vivid dreams for the first few days, which is a sign the LDN is having at least some effect. That means the TD version did at least deliver some...
InSoFla can you remind me of what your diet is again? If I recall correctly it's basically just protein....
^^ that's interesting. There are a few on here who swear by the transdermal version. It may very well depend on how the TD LDN is made. I've seen better results with oral, personally. I did TD for 2...