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Posted 2/22/2022 2:13 PM (GMT -8)
It seems like antioxidants are helpful in alleviating UC symptoms. Has any particular one been very good for you? If so, which one?
Posted 2/22/2022 3:33 PM (GMT -8)
I get loads of antioxidants in my vegan diet (lots of fruits and veggies). I also recently started taking a cranberry extract supplement because I was having some urinary tract pain issues (which ended up resolving on their own, not sure the supplement did anything, but thought it was worth a try). None have had an effect on my UC.
Posted 2/26/2022 4:05 PM (GMT -8)

IBDGal said...
It seems like antioxidants are helpful in alleviating UC symptoms. Has any particular one been very good for you? If so, which one?

Yes, antioxidants can help big time, as it's looking like the root cause of UC is likely a problem with oxidation. You can learn about it here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuFiH4vFJjY

The best antioxidants for our condition until a better one is developed are: sulforaphane, phytosomal curcumin, grape seed extract (NOT grapefruit seed extract), and butyrate. Nothing else will work, and dietary antioxidants are not enough.Sulforaphane is the best, if you can tolerate sulfur.
Posted 2/27/2022 5:16 PM (GMT -8)

VanJordan said...
The best antioxidants for our condition until a better one is developed are: sulforaphane, phytosomal curcumin, grape seed extract (NOT grapefruit seed extract), and butyrate. Nothing else will work, and dietary antioxidants are not enough.Sulforaphane is the best, if you can tolerate sulfur.

I found that curcumin and grape seed extract are beneficial for UC, grape seed along with ubiquinol even helps relieve my eyes after undergoing several eye surgeries.

Butyrate works wonders but I don't take it directly. I mix powdered psyllium seed with my oatmeal each morning and, taken along with probiotics, seems to act as a wonder drug for me. Gut bacteria break down psyllium seed into butyrate that nourishes the cells in the colon. It feels almost like plaster of paris to seal up my 'leaky gut'.

Sulforaphane may or may not be the best antioxident but it is out of the question for me. I am allergic to cruciferous vegetables and they trigger severe symptoms.
Posted 2/27/2022 5:51 PM (GMT -8)

IamCurious said...
I found that curcumin and grape seed extract are beneficial for UC, grape seed along with ubiquinol even helps relieve my eyes after undergoing several eye surgeries.

Butyrate works wonders but I don't take it directly. I mix powdered psyllium seed with my oatmeal each morning and, taken along with probiotics, seems to act as a wonder drug for me. Gut bacteria break down psyllium seed into butyrate that nourishes the cells in the colon. It feels almost like plaster of paris to seal up my 'leaky gut'.

Sulforaphane may or may not be the best antioxident but it is out of the question for me. I am allergic to cruciferous vegetables and they trigger severe symptoms.

Great tip on the ubiquinol (CoQ10), I have found that helped me too in the past. taking butyrate usually doesn't have a direct effect. The only brand that does that I think is Tesseract Probutyrate and it's expensive. Psyllium seed is an amazing food for building butyrate by feeding short chain fatty acid producers. Unfortunately I can't tolerate it, it goes right through me, but I did try it for a time too.

Sorry to hear about cruciferous vegetables doing that to you. Is it the fiber, or something else? Sulforaphane is one of the best reducers available because of where it sits on the hierarchy of redox potentials. Butryate helps outside of the cell by neutralizing peroxide that sits in the colon. Sulforaphane reduces peroxide within the cell, and so do CoQ10 and grapeseed. I've been working with the redox theory for about a month now and the positive changes in my condition have been dramatic.
Posted 2/28/2022 1:30 PM (GMT -8)
I swear by Raw cabbage juice (usually red) you make in your juicer removing most of the fibre.

Yes, I know it tastes disgusting, but it is one of the best things you can take if you have IBD.

What so great about it?

One cup has massive amounts of antioxidants, vitamins (esp K&C) and minerals (google it).
Heal ulcers in the stomach and the gut.
Heals the mucosal lining of the intestinal.
Feeds friendly bacteria that produce short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), such as acetate, butyrate, and propionate, which in turn feed the cells of your gut. Research shows that SCFAs reduce inflammation and other symptoms of gut disorders, such as Crohn's disease, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and ulcerative colitis

Any proof?

SCFAs reduce inflammation and other symptoms of gut disorders, such as Crohn's disease, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and ulcerative colitis. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2019.00277/full
“Cabbage contains many anti-inflammatory compounds. These include sulforaphane, a sulfur compound found in many Brassica vegetables, and kaempferol, a potent antioxidant with anti-inflammatory effects
One test-tube study showed that red cabbage juice had anti-inflammatory effects in spleen cells https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26049990
Rapid healing of peptic ulcers in patients receiving fresh cabbage juice https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1643665/

Lots of testimonials for UC sufferers taking this in various forums, YouTube and articles.

TIP – Start consuming small amounts (1/2 a glass a day). Once your body is used to it you can increase the dosage.
Posted 3/4/2022 1:28 PM (GMT -8)
I have no scientific evidence but I think grape seed extract, turmeric and boswellia make a difference for me.

I also take slippery elm when I'm flaring, to act as a protective mucilage.
Posted 3/4/2022 6:20 PM (GMT -8)

UCyousee said...
I have no scientific evidence but I think grape seed extract, turmeric and boswellia make a difference for me.

I also take slippery elm when I'm flaring, to act as a protective mucilage.

Boswellia is a known anti-inflammatory, a strong one. As is curcumin. The two together are a great combo to combat the inflammation itself.
Posted 3/9/2022 7:37 PM (GMT -8)

UCyousee said...
I have no scientific evidence but I think grape seed extract, turmeric and boswellia make a difference for me.

I also take slippery elm when I'm flaring, to act as a protective mucilage.


Can you tell me where you buy your supplements? And what brand? It will help me tremendously in my search. I buy lots of stuff on Amazon but I feel Amazon has also lots of misleading products
Posted 3/10/2022 1:11 AM (GMT -8)
Glutathione. I am looking forward to trying this soon. Heard lots of positive things about it.

Boswelia was horrible for me. I had a terrible feeling from taking just one capsule and dropped it.
Posted 3/10/2022 12:01 PM (GMT -8)

Deen said...
I swear by Raw cabbage juice (usually red) you make in your juicer removing most of the fibre.

TIP – Start consuming small amounts (1/2 a glass a day). Once your body is used to it you can increase the dosage.

I don’t have a juicer. But I do have an expensive blender that I make “health smoothies” in. I wonder if I could buy red cabbage at the food store and add a little bit of that into my smoothie each day and see what happens?
Posted 3/11/2022 2:16 PM (GMT -8)
That should do it, use a strainer when pouring it out to remove the flesh of the cabbage as that can irritate the colon
Posted 3/12/2022 7:43 AM (GMT -8)
Guys, I love pomegranates so when they come out at Costco I buy cases and cases of them. And I had a bunch in the refrigerator still from December and now at the tail end of this flare I started loading up on pomegranates, and i felt a difference. I was also tapering prednisone was at 10mg per day and stopped it completely. But i feel the pomegranates helped. They’re good antioxidants, but they are not available all year around. In June they come out again imported from Latin America (Chile) so give them a try. I dont do juices but you can try their juice
Posted 3/12/2022 11:13 AM (GMT -8)

Deen said...
That should do it, use a strainer when pouring it out to remove the flesh of the cabbage as that can irritate the colon

I currently eat two or three tablespoons of raw and fermented Trader Joe sauerkraut everyday. Not sure if this is helping me. But I’ve seen several YouTube videos on it so I thought I’d try it. Definitely tolerated by me. I started very small and slow with practically 1/2 a teaspoon, and have worked my way up.

Ok. So just to be sure. Put the red cabbage in the blender. Run it on ultra high for a while until it creates a juice and pulp…then try to drink it? And I might be ok with drinking both the juice and the pulp since I tolerate sauerkraut….?

Thoughts?

Post Edited (Rusty Barr) : 3/12/2022 12:19:53 PM (GMT-7)

Posted 3/24/2022 7:50 AM (GMT -8)
Qing Dai (Indigo) put me in remission and I was able to come off all meds after two years of non stop flares. They use it in China to treat UC. I order it online in pill form so super easy to take. I took two pills three times a day and within a few days I had immediate relief and within a couple weeks, complete remission. I couldn't believe it. I keep it on hand now and take at first sign of any symptoms. Qing Dai is a powerful antioxidant, anti inflammatory and also naturally coats the intestine soothing it and allowing it a chance to heal it seems.

I also 100% agree that incorporating cabbage and bone broth as part of the regular diet also does wonders. It naturally boosts glutathione levels.
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