I'm newly diagnosed with UC so my own personal experience and research is limited but for what it's worth here's what I have been thinking about this subject myself. I do believe that there is a...
Many of you will be familiar with Dr William Davis's book 'Wheat Belly' but for those who are not here is the first part of a presentation which looks at modern wheat production and how the product...
Hi Yowe & welcome. I'm pretty new here too :-) First things first, as far as I am aware UC is fairly easy to diagnose following a colonoscopy and the analysis of biopsies so if you can push for such...
I stand completely corrected - the OP did speak of weight loss. I apologise Sara *virtual bouquet of apologetic flowers*. I think where I lost my own particular plot is trying to disconnect the 'low...
I would add to that substances ending in "ose" like fructose and glucose and sucrose and dextrose. Examine your packaging people! If it has an 'ose' on the end it's SUGAR!...
I didn't suggest bacon as a way to lose weight per se but the OP didn't mention weight loss as an objective if you read the post. I suggested bacon as a way of eating to feel full because fats are...
Just to be certain here, Sara your symptoms presented while you were a smoker and actually improved after you quit?...
Just to put my own experience into the frame, I smoked cigarettes for many years but quit four years before my UC symptoms presented....
So I hear tell that smoking can relieve some of the symptoms of UC and I also hear the howls (mine included) saying 'no way will I smoke to relieve my symptoms' so can I ask the following: 1) Are you...
I am crossing my fingers for you too - it sounds like you need a lifeline. Hope it works miracles for you Joylu....
No PM function. Hmm. I will go into my profile settings and enable email so message me if you would care to. I am in Moorgate so not so far from Chancery Lane. Love the City for its unique vibe. I...
Thank you for your reply lifesover :) I am really pleased to hear that you have achieved such a noticeable improvement in your symptoms. I am, however, a little disturbed that you were on Clipper for...
I think this is probably cr@p - these substances CAUSE bowel conditions? What about those people who have never ingested artificial sweeteners?And what about those who live on Diet Coke and still...
I have enjoyed Canadian cheddar on many occasions - I love a full flavoured cheese :D I tend to buy my cheese from Waitrose and their Canadian is very fine indeed. I am in North London tournevice but...
Boredom is a killer - and the path to the 'sin cupboard' where the dietary evils of the world lurk (and everyone has one...) I know how hard weekends are for me. During the week I am a paragon of...
When your taste for snacking is huge then you need something filling so kick those crisps & cookies to the kerb as they only spike your sugar and leave you hungry again very quickly. I would probably...
Can't help as I don't snack (*polishes halo*) I used to be a total snackmonster but since I changed my diet I just have my three square meals a day and I am never hungry. I honestly never thought...
I have been for a review with my gastroenterologist tonight. He had prescribed 2 x Asacol 400mg three times a day but this has had little or no effect on me, either because I am just not responding...
A lot of UC sufferers have learned to avoid milk having made a connection between milk and an exacerbation in their symptoms. Many extend this exclusion to all dairy but in my case I've only had to...
But one event is part of a lifetime :tongue: Seriously though, this started out as a discussion about inappropriate fare attached to a serious health message so I don't see how the posts have parted...
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Sorry, I think you have misunderstood - this is precisely the message I am conveying. All I am suggesting is that you can have too much of a good thing and that includes too much fruit sugar if you...
Too true - and even more so when you consider that over 90% of US soya is GM:...
I will admit to having to Google The China Study. It seems the book made quite an impact in the US but to be perfectly honest it did not register at all on the radar in the UK. All I could find on a...
Hi BeachGirl and Conquer UC. In my original post I said "I was referred to a gastroenterologist who ran all the usual tests for bacteria etc." and although I do not know for sure that C.Diff was on...
And here are the stats for heart disease: http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/hea_hea_dis_dea-health-heart-disease-deaths and diabetes:...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2011/jan/24/worldwide-cancer-rates-uk-rate-drops Here's the table for incidences of cancer. The nations in question are fairly scattered and personally I see...
Boy oh boy are you coming at this from the wrong direction!! Yes the French are succumbing to the American obesity disease spectrum, but that is because they are abandoning their traditional French...
Fruit is not 'unhealthy' but fruit is sugar, that's all I'm saying. There are people out there who juice a vast bowl of fruit and think they're being healthy but then wonder why their teeth are...
There are more reasons to visit France than cows, but if cows are what you want then check out these beauties - lovely Aveyron cows grazing on green, green grass. Photos taken on a holiday a few...
Ugh, carbs aren't bad. Fruits and vegetables and whole grains are carbs and are all VERY healthy. If they were bad for you, then every person following a whole foods plant-based diet would have...
I haven't been taking drugs for 18 months lookingforcure - I have been suffering for 18 months but only diagnosed for about six weeks. I take probiotics - Acidophilus Plus x two capsules per day. I...
Thank you Stefanie :smile: Initially I was referred to a private specialist via my employer's medical scheme but now that a diagnosis has been made I don't really need to see him any more unless...
I was prescribed the Asacol in the dosage I described (400mg x 2 x 3) by the gastroenterologist who diagnosed my UC but reading up on the Asacol website the manufacturer recommends 800mg x 2 x 3 to...
Speak to your union ireknyc. You cannot be fired for reasons of ill health and your union will support you in this. Also get your GP involved as they can provide a letter for your employer which...
Well exactly - White is a hired gun for the sugar industry. Doesn't really make him credible does it? But this is the crux of the problem - it is nigh on impossible to get impartial research when it...
Reading about other people's experiences with UC on here makes me wonder if I have UC at all. There are some similarities but also a lot of disparities. Here's how I came to be here. I have always...
Your link won't open for me Old Mike. I'll try again later....
A related theme recounted in this video of Dr Andreas Eenfeldt speaking at the Ancestral Health Symposium last year (long video but really interesting if you have the time to watch it all):...
Essentially this is the kind of dietary regime I am following - natural, unprocessed foods and no mixing of fats/protein with carbs. I have found it much easier to give up carbs than fats or protein...
It would be wonderful if it was true for everyone. I have been following something called the Harcombe Diet, principally for weight loss but also as a way of trying to eat 'clean' and remove...
Hi InSoFla and thank you for the welcome. I'm on Asacol 400mg x 2 capsules three times a day but I was interested in reading of the experiences of others on another thread as I too seem to excrete...
The way you describe your changed symptoms is the way my symptoms have always been. I was negatively tested for all the bacterial possibilities and treated with antibiotics on a random 'we have...
When on holiday in Turkey a couple of summers ago my mother (who is not a UC sufferer) had a bout of 'Turkish tummy' and was given a product called Reflor by the pharmacist. It worked wonders for her...
Hi, hope you don't mind me barging into your thread with my first post. I am interested in the results you have had with clay and am willing to give this a go if it will keep me from having to go...