paleo diet

Food doesn't cause flares or make them go away....and considering we've evolved since the days of the caveman shouldn't require one to return to them.

quincy

Eric704...I think you may want to reread your posts and the tone that comes across before you hit the submit button. We have a new member here that is looking for help. Don't you think it would be better for them if you presented your side of the argument rather than attacking Quincy?

For CONNOR....personally diet doesn't affect my UC. I do drink Lactaid milk as I am a bit lactose intolerant. Did your GI suggest this diet or is this something you were thinking of trying out? We have a lot of members that use the SCD diet. You could do a search at the top of the page to find old posts regarding this.

Connor,

Allow me to take this opportunity to welcome you to HealingWell, I'm with Quincy and Tabitha in that diet doesn't seem to affect my UC, but importantly we are all different and respond differently to meds, diet, stress and many other factors which life puts our way. We have to learn what is right for us personally and that of course takes time, it is a good idea to keep a food diary and monitor if anything does affect your UC. Of course Eric has a good point in that junk food is usually best avoided, in my opinion we should all eat healthily.

Eric,

As Tabitha has mentioned, your words do come over a bit strong, please ensure you comply with forum rules in particular rule No 3. No posts that attack, insult, "flame", defame, or abuse members or non-members. Respect other members of the community and don’t belittle, make fun off, or insult another member or non-member. Decisions about health and well-being are highly personal, individual choices. "Flaming" and insults, however, will not be tolerated. Agree to disagree. This applies to both the forums and chat.

Take care.

Dave

For the record, even the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America - known for being very mainstream and pro pharmaceuticals - says diet does indeed play role in the management of inflammatory bowel disease:

Because Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are diseases of the digestive tract, it is only natural that you will have many questions about diet and nutrition if you have been diagnosed with one of these disorders. First of all, you may be surprised to learn that there is no evidence that anything in your diet history caused or contributed to these diseases. Once you develop IBD, however, paying special attention to what you eat may go a long way toward reducing symptoms and promoting healing.

Connor, yes: there are different diets you can experiment with to see if they give you relief from symptoms and help your gut to heal. I'm on a limited version of the SCD which is basically, paleo... no grains, no sugar, no artificial sweeteners, no dairy. It has made a huge difference for me and I believe it helped me achieve years of remission in combination with probiotics, omega-3 supplementation and other natural approaches.

The Paleo diet sounds similiar to SCD and some here have tried this diet and found that it works for them. I tried the SCD for one week and decided that it wasn't for me because I love my food too much, especially my sweets. Yes, I'm weak! But I say if you want to give it a go, then do it. It might help you :)

Yes, reducing carbs and eliminating milk/sugar/grains has been very helpful for me. I've been in remission for over a year now and I attribute it in large part to my change in eating habits.

I've found that if I'm already in a flare the dietary changes don't really do much, but once I'm in remission they help me to stay in remission longer. Watch your symptoms and you'll be able to tell fairly quickly if the diet works for you.

Pb4,

Thanks for your comments, however in such matters moderators make a decision and take appropriate action, should you or any other member disagree with our comments then feel free to alert Peter Waite he will assess the situation and take appropriate action, here is not the place to disagree with moderators decisions.

Moderators have a tough role and spend many hours trawling through the forums in an attempt to ensure that members don't feel offended by others comments, welcoming new members, keeping spammers out etc etc. the last thing we need to do is spend valuable time justifying our every action.

Thanks for your understanding.

Take care.

Dave

Eric....I didn't mention meds. I have a well-rounded diet, and don't even consume what you suggested, although I might on occasion. If I did, I'd have gas for sure but it wouldn't cause me to flare or if I didn't consume it..it wouldn't heal a flare.

Common sense rules, and I don't see the need for people to go to extremes. If one has a bad diet (of course that's the common sense part and is subjective)...adjust it. There's no need to revert to an extreme diet.

Regarding food sensitivities...that's another health issue in relation to UC. Both should be looked at separately and dealt with accordingly.

Cave "people" may not have had many eating options....we do. Our brains have also evolved.

I repeat...food doesn't cause flares nor heal them. Food has action in the digestive tract...definitely.

I haven't mentioned meds at all....and if anyone doesn't like my information (which isn't to the extreme)...put me on your ignored list.

I had turkey, dressing, cranberry sauce, green beans, carrots, gravy, pumpkin pie with topping, coffee for supper last night. Actually, no discomfort, only a satisfied full belly.

One normal bm today.

quincy

:)

PB4 there is no requirement for you to quote the forum rules to me, I am quite well aware of them and took the moderator title quite some time ago in order to ensure members are compliant with them, two moderators agreed in a matter and that in my eyes is justification to request a member to consider his choice of words, I will not expain my actions to you again, so I suggest if you wish to make any comments regarding mine or anyother moderators actions direct them to Peter Waite and not on this forum.

Post Edited By Moderator (Dansky) : 10/9/2007 1:55:49 PM (GMT-6)

If balanced includes inflammatory foods, it's no different then well rounded.


:)

Eric

Agree to disagree is usually the best policy, Tabitha and myself both said that your words came across a bit strong, you have had no words deleted to my knowledge just a request to consider your wording.

Now let's please get back to offering Connor the support he/she is searching for.
Take care.

Dave

17. No irrelevant or off-topic posts. Posts which are not relevant to the forum topic may be deleted at the moderator's discretion. 

Post Edited By Moderator (Dansky) : 10/9/2007 3:06:49 PM (GMT-6)