mcdonalds

what an afternoon i have had, i went mcdonalds 4 dinner had a big mac meal which i normally have and i am totally fine with them but oh no not 2day, half an hour later i was curled up in pain. todays pain was the worst i have had it was making me dizzy and feel sick even had me in tears but no urgency to use the loo came. has anybody ever been fine with a certain food product then react to it another time. I think it has to be the mcdonalds as i hadnt eaten anything else 2day.

you never know but it's probably not the best thing.

i actually have a hard time no matter what i eat if i haven't eaten anything in a long time. meaning you may want to try and at least snack throughout the day if you can't have an actual meal until dinnertime. i have to have frequent snacks.

sorry you're feeling so lousy, hope it passes soon.

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29, happily married, stay at home mom to 2 year old son. due to have baby #2 9/17/08
UC (probably pancolitis, but no c-scope yet), diagnosed June 2006, started having major symptoms sometime in January 2006, about 3 months after childbirth. 2nd flare (minor) may 2007 after taking caprylic acid for 2 weeks.

-Prednisone 8/28/06-2/28/07. and again may '07, 8 week course.
-Prayer! asacol, probio, ground psyllium husk, prenatal, folic acid, cal-mag

may you live all the days of your life.

Do you think it could be some kind of food poisoning?

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diagnosed with left-sided UC in 1997.

Currently on 10mg Prednisone

12 caps of colazal

rowasa enema nightly

35 years old, white, female

In South Africa UC is becoming common in the major cities where McDonalds exist

Here, read this link...

http://www.drhoffman.com/page.cfm/170?Template=Default_Print

This is a blurb from it, but I suggest reading the whole article...

Why should inflammatory bowel diseases be on the upswing? There are many theories but conventional medicine has not yet satisfactorily answered the question. Many gastroenterologists choose not to believe it, but dietary factors clearly play a role. For example, Swedish researchers have found that people who eat at fast food restaurants regularly and who eat too much sugar may increase their risk of Crohn's disease. Researchers from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm interviewed 152 people with Crohn's disease, 145 with ulcerative colitis and 305 healthy people about their eating habits in the five previous years. Those who ate fast food at least two times a week were 3.4 times more likely to develop Crohn's disease and 3.9 times more likely to develop ulcerative colitis, according to a recent issue of the Journal of Epidemiology. Fast foods in the Swedish study consisted of hamburger or hot dogs with mustard and catchup plus fresh fries or cream potatoes and soft drinks. It was also noted that those who ate more than 55 grams of sugar per day were 2.6 times more likely to develop Crohn's disease. Not surprisingly, an American expert in gastroenterology attempted to refute this study. He contended that IBD sufferers probably started eating the high sugar/high calorie foods in an effort to gain weight and chose foods low in fiber to reduce their diarrhea.

:) 

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My bum is broken....there's a big crack down the middle of it!  LOL  :)

I call it McDonalds stomach, when I have it once a year and then am in pain.

Every now and then if I eat something and it does not agree w/me I'll wake up at 2am w/stomach pains and diarreah and then be ok. Happens a few times a year.

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Beth, 32 ~ Major Flare Sept/Oct 07 ~ almost in remission

UC dx'd March 2000 (30 cenitmeters as of 2005-proctosigmoiditis)

Azathioprine 200mg 1xday nightly; Calcium and Vit D 500mg 3xday, Multi Vit, Folic Acid 400mg 2xday, Prilosec, Probiotics.

Minimal Change Disease (Kidney Disorder) dx'd Sept 2007 - partial remission since 03/08

Prednisone 30mg 1xday (taper 5mg a week from 60 = ), Simvastatin 20mg 1xday, Diovan 160mg 2xday. Tekturna 300mg 1xday, Fursomide 20mg 1xday, Fosomax 70mg 1xweek. MCD may be from hypersensitivty to 5ASA drugs.

Pre-Diabetic from Prednisone use - Low carb/sugar diet & exercise.

I've always paid for my rare trips to McDonald's with D. and cramping, even before UC. Interestingly, I can eat their breakfast biscuits without problems, but if I eat a Big Mac or a Quarter Pounder, I know there's a price I'll pay.

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