I'm not on any medication right now but a course of hydrocortisone enemas seemed to have really aggravated my sinuses. I ended up getting sinus surgery with minimal results. After trying many things,...
Have you been checked for Candida? I made the mistake of thinking my fatigue was "normal", related to my UC. When it started getting a strange rash all over, I knew there was more to it. Since I've...
I had a very bad reaction to mesalamine. I'll add it to my signature....
I had been using hydrocortisone enemas for a few months. They were really helping me manage the last bit of rectal inflammation that diet modification and supplements were not reaching. During this...
I'm pretty sensitive, but I still do fine with a cup of black decaf coffee every morning....
I take 2 Tbs of psyllium seed powder along with 2 Tbs of Chia Seed Powder and 2 Tbs of L-Glutamine in about 16 ounces of water at bedtime. It really, really helps bulk up my stool and reduce my...
I never cut out potatoes but I did cut out corn. I am able to tolerate corn (tortillas) in small quantities now. As for wheat, I have no desire to ever eat it again. It's not a healthy food for...
http://www.marksdailyapple.com Lots of information and recipes....
Dairy is a problem for a lot of people with UC. As such, I'd be leery of casein/whey. In general I try to avoid any supplements that are not going to help my UC directly. L-glutamine is a perfect...
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More and more people are discovering that Paleo/Primal type diets are not only excellent for managing IBD and IBS but also for almost effortlessly maintaining a healthy weight. I highly recommend...
Pork chops or Apple Farm's organic chicken sausage Sometimes a little bit of refried black beans Often wrapped in a Brown Rice Tortilla or with a side of toasted white rice bread I wish I could eat...
I had a very bad experience with it. I even developed a food allergy to it (casein as well). I was beginning to flare while I was drinking lots of protein shakes for weight training. I believe the...
I don't think it was the high protein itself that was the issue but the source of the protein. I know that in my case, the casein/whey protein shakes I was having definitely made me worse. When the...
Did those of you that had your gallbladders removed go on post-operative antibiotics? You almost assuredly did get some in the IV during surgery although IV antibiotics don't seem to be connected to...
Me!!! I've already warned my wife......
Most beans you buy canned or prepared are not soaked properly before preparing them. I'm talking about 8-12 hours in most cases. Some protocols call for rinsing and re-soaking at least once during...
Beans are legumes, not vegetables. To be considered "healthy" on the diets that allow them, they should be soaked before eating to remove the phytic acid. There are different protocols for soaking...
My IBD followed a similar path with abscess to fistula but it was a course of antibiotics that finally did me in for good....
I had the huge pimply body sores too. I don't consider myself to have active pemphigus anymore as it's been completely controlled through diet. I am not taking any medications at all for IBD or...
I am in the process of getting tested for Celiac Don't put too much stock in that. The tests for Celiac are notoriously unreliable as they only test for one (or a few) of the many different types of...
I had some BAD sores in my lips, mouth, and throat. It initially began as a side-effect of mesalamine making my gut more permeable (i.e., "leaky gut"). That, in turn, led to allergies to the foods I...
99% of doctors are idiots when it comes to diet and nutrition. Typical diet: Breakfast: coffee w/ half+half, Greek yogurt w/ honey OR cereal w/ milk OR homemade bread (toast) w/ butter OR oatmeal...
For many, adult acne is linked to leaky guy. I had a moderate case of acne on my face and body that cleared up with diet modification. I now have the best complexion since before puberty. Dealing...
> I think you've got that backwards. Both colitis and thyroid issues are symptoms of the underlying cause, which is leaky gut caused by imbalances in the gut....
I battle constipation all the time as well. My bowels would probably explode if I only went once per week. In addition to psyllium seed powder, I have resorted to doing saline enemas from time to...
Don't put much stock in the test results if they come back negative. The test for celiac isn't very reliable and doesn't say anything about gluten sensitivity which many, many people have without...
The vast majority of people that say they eat a healthy diet, do not. I personally believe in the primal/paleo approach so any diet that includes grains, whole or not, sugars, and processed foods is...
What did me in the last time I was in remission was all the supplements I was taking as I started doing more serious weight training. When your gut is compromised, all that extra lactose, whey, and...
Have you gotten your testosterone levels checked? If you are happy like you are, why does it matter anyway?...
SCD as prescribed in Breaking the Vicious Cycle is not the optimal way to do the diet. I've found that most people that have success with the diet discover other resources that present the diet in a...
The cause of my severe fatigue was food sensitivities/allergies. Once I identified the offending foods (via allergy test) and removed them from my diet, my energy levels increased dramatically. Not...
Maybe you aren't digesting the l-glutamine. What brand is it?...
I had night sweats before taking medications as well (before I was diagnosed with UC). They went away when I adjusted my diet to eliminate the allergens and other bad stuff that was causing me...
Amen to that! I wish more people realized that....
Gluten intolerance is different than celiac disease. A LOT of people react to gluten that do not have celiac disease. Celiac disease is a very specific response to gluten. I can't eat eggs either as...
Yeah I can't find seed capsules only husk capsules. Not the same thing at all! I guess I'll stick to the seed powder......
How much quantity do you take per dose (assuming you take the loose powder form)? And where can you get capsules? All I have found is the loose powder. I think I may need to increase my dosage as...
WRONG! Those studies are seriously flawed. First of all, they do not distinguish between natural fats and the artificial crap like hydrogenated oils. To learn more about this, read:...
Distilled water is a better choice than saline for lots of reasons, convenience being one....
I am attempting a FT using my wife's as a donor. This will be my second attempt. The first time around, it didn't work for me. I think I tried to use too much and I couldn't retain it long enough....
I wish I could eat eggs again. I developed a food allergy to them, and other foods, while I was taking mesalamine....
Both matter....
L-glutamine and psyllium seed powder (butyrate) are my main agents of healing song with a non-inflammatory diet....
Water, sometimes a little bit of half-decaf coffee, and very rarely some tea....
Except for the oily and spicy, that is how I eat as well....
That's not uncommon. You need to give your body a chance to adjust....
I was feeling extremely exhausted for a long time until I took an allergy test (on a hunch) and figured out I was allergic/intolerant to a bunch of stuff I was eating. After I cut out all that stuff,...
> I believe that too but since all the causes lead to the same result -- an unbalanced flora -- the solution for all of them is to rebalance the flora. But, of course, the ways to rebalance it will...
I take LDN and the hydrocortizone to manage my symptoms, primarily the secondary auto-immune issues that have piggybacked along with the UC, with the expectation that the other stuff I'm doing will...