Enzymes (when I eat) and probiotics, with a day or two of bowel rest. When i dont want to do the liquids I will just eat one meal a day that is soft and easy to digest. Frozen bananas were super nice...
Have you tried taking enzymes when you eat to break the food down? Quality enzymes that is. Beano is the generic brand and I never noticed a difference until a friend loaned me some enzymes called...
Hello, I got diagnosed at 17, i am 20 now and this is the first time my gastro has told me my colon looks "perfect". I had just gotten my colonoscopy today and i got some happy news, this would be...
I agree diet does a lot. I felt no difference until i went on a diet. I quit dairy and gluten (except yesterday and now i regret it)...
This is just something I wanted to throw out there. I know from being on this site that there are people who swear and are happy with using all natural approaches to things, same with people who...
Orange Juice does bother me but I have a sensitive stomach AND colon. The stomach doesn't appreciate the acidity of it. However fresh pickles do not bother me as far as I can tell. I encourage more...
I am having crazy intestinal pain and hot flashes. I believe it was because I did my body wrong yesterday and ate a couple of donuts (being lactose/casein and gluten/wheat intolerant) and topped it...
I am 19 and fearful I have ms. I have had dizziness and balance issues for awhile that wax and wane. I would like to just blame this on colitis versus going to another doctor to be told I may have...
I have it in my entire colon, I am worrisome because I got it near the end of age 17. I'm not particularly worried of getting his cancer but colon cancer. I do try to stick up for myself but my...
I just turned 19 it has been little over a year since I have been diagnosed with ulcerative colitis, and the fear hit me again. I'm scared about getting it. I try to eat healthy and since it is the...
Dark dark like 80% yes. Not milk chocolate because I'm lactose intolerant...
Ever since I started flaring I have pus on my tonsils they aren't really swollen but I get those stones...can that happen?...
Mine has changed a lot since colitis, I feel like I am now intolerant to various thingslike milk, histamines, gluten, and now fructose....
I started working and started college. Have super bad time management tight now so I have been missing pills and eating out (bad foods) I am sure I am paying for my sins now. With this pelvic pain. I...
I have gotten pretty bad health anxiety, I would like to think it is because this disease puts stress on your body surely that can put stress on your mental health....
They let me get on bc but I got off of it because it gave me unwanted symptoms. There are so many types of birth control and so many types of pills surely you can get on one of them....
They can't find out what it is, my friend has lupus and her belly button area down is really distended and it hurts her, they can't find out what it is, does anyone else suffer or suffered from this?...
I am going to see my doctor soon but dehydration could be it. Or a vitamin deficiency. The only bleeding I have been having is due to my period. Which has been heavier since uc. I'm also thinking it...
I'm not having that much blood loss at all. (Which was my first thought ) And this happens to me often where I just sit down and may be eating and I get this wave of dizziness. What else do you think...
If anything it'll be helpful. It is a powerful herb for inflammation (kind of like ginger.) Be sure to take it with healthy fats and some pepper to absorb it better. And I have taken it before and...
I eat oatmeal everyday 2 meals were oats for me to day, I mixed it with a little dried fruit and nuts. I haven't had any real problems with it. Though I do feel that I eat oats too often in general...
Fiber supplements, no, though I eat a pretty good amount of it. Probiotics, yes, I have this probiotic drink that is meant for children so I thought it would be gentle on me if it is good enough for...
I am on team honey aswell the unrefined honey like the really unrefined that gives the honey a gritty feel to it (it has more health benefits that way too!)...
I cook my veggies and yes I geberally stay away from histamines. I feel like I may still have an h. Pylori infection though I have a lot of bloating in my lower abdomen too and it seems like they...
I have had it with "it's just gas" I look pregnant and I feel awful. I thought my ulcerative colitis flare was getting better because I had solid stools for like 2-3 weeks now I am pooping acid. I am...
Well did you know 3 table spoons of peanut butter equals the daily intake of protein a day for the average person. I suggest eating like healthier protein that won't make your colon work so hard....
My gi told me your colon sheds. So maybe it is shedding the bad skin off?...
I have pelvic pain with my colitis, NOT THE PELVIC BONE, I went to the obgyn because I had been engulfed with fear of having a reproductive cancer. But she insisted I not get checked for I am 18 and...
So I have been having a "winning streak" of solid stool. I have all sorts of abdominal pain as before but my stool is mostly solid (today it was mushy but more on the solid side then diarrhea) is...
I myself have not been diagnosed but I am on the high risk side of the boat and since there is no way to avoid it I am just trying to do my best with the autoimmune disease I have. My sister and...
:sad: well I have been checking out my stool for awhile now since it is starting to get more solid. When it tries to get solid I start bleeding from my rectum and now it is getting watery again and I...
I just got myself a blender :) so I am happy to see this post. Any green leafy/cabbagey smoothie is good to...or any smoothie honestly is since raw fruits and vegetables are a butt to digest during...
This is a flare and don't worry my dad doesn't believe uc exists therefore I am not aloud to "lock myself in the bathroom" These people on here have great advice, that is why everytime I have a...
Well I do believe in the fun of the zodiac signs and I have this horoscope app that is on the dot most of the time. I'm a Capricorn. Goal setter. This has been my strength and demise. Demise from me...
This is so frustrating, I have MUSCLE ACHE and hip pain. I dont know what it could be I am fearful of dvt but my arms hurt too. (I feel like I am the only one with muscle pains with my uc) Everywhere...
Well there are other pesky things in milk that are hard on the gut not just lactose but from what I read the pesky ingredients are only in cows milk. That too was on Dr. Wiels ulcerative colitis...
Careegeenan is an additive to give dairy free milk a milky texture. I did some research. It just helps texture. Otherwise those mild would feel as loose as water. I am making my own soy milk from the...
Do any of y'all experience muscle pain?...
Do you know why people can have muscle pain and soreness during a flare?...
I can't seem to find the statisics for it but my muscles HURT. My sister and grandmother both have fibromyalgia. Not much history on blood clots but I was told that it is a possibility. I really hope...
I will next time because I really would rather not go on pred....
I really hope it isn't that is what I am worried about, what were your signs of a blood clot? I reeeeally don't want that to happen my mom isn't wanting to keep taking me to the doctor either, I have...
I haven't heard of that, I sure hope not because my parents are making salmon for my graduation. >.<...
I haven't yet had one but I have had many "close ones" and I am just walking to my next class and I feel like this random spasm and I will stop and think "oh no I have heard of this!" Luckily I was...
Well if it is going through you to fast your stool will be green....
I feel as of I have been exercising but I am not reaping any benefits but all this weight loss. Though I thought swimming would help the blood flow but I was so sore and achy that I had to take a...
I do eat coconut oil out of the jar for better absorption of the turmeric...
Thanks for the replies, and I have considered getting into medicine but for right now I dont think I would be of much use with my uc not healing and all....
Yes but I also have stomach ulcers so I have that to consider to, I just sleep on my back since one side has this freaky gallbladder and the other has the other thing. And both have an ulcered colon....
Self hypnosis is like tricking your brain in ways to think positive thoughts when you would normally stress out like thinking of a puppy when you have a certain pain. Biofeedback is a stress...