Posted 11/9/2007 11:38 PM (GMT -7)
ugh, liquid diet. i was just on a liquid diet in the hospital for 7 days. this year long flare sucks ass and i had to go in to hospital 2 weeks ago it got so bad. i lost so much weight in there i got down to 100lbs. im now 108 2 weeks later.
about 6 months ago (still during flare of course) i saw a dietician and we spent over 3 months on all different types of diets.
-liquid diet
-no residue diet
-no fiber diet
-low residue/low fiber diet
-protein diet
-fruit and veg diet
-just those resource drinks and ensure and sustagen...
i tell ya what, none of them gave any relief or helped out.
so now, i eat anything and everything i want unless it hurts ... which from the last 2 days i have just figured out seeds are bad. i had poppy seed bagels last 2 days and the blood came back.
the last 2 weeks i have had no colitis symptoms at all until the last 2 days. im hoping that it is the seeds rather than the flare starting up again now that i had gotten it under control FINALLY!
im on 50mg of prednisone a day and it is taking its toll! i dont feel like a person anymore. and i am so moody and mean and quick to get angry. i just feel down in the dumps.. not to mention that i can't sleep. jeez that sucks.
been getting a lot of art done tho.
anyhoo... diets.. i guess its all about how it makes YOU feel in the end. cuz everyone is different!
31 year old female - diagnosed UC in 2000
started as proctitis and now is pancolitis..
this current year long flare is now severe on left side only.
just got out of hospital with 200mg of hydrocortisone injections a day
50mg prednisone 1x 8am
50mg imuran 1x 8pm
2x 500mg mesalazine 2x day + night
2.5mg endone (oxycontin) every 4-6 hours for pain
VSL#3 didnt work
Aloe Elite didnt work
Budesonide 9mg day didnt work
ive lost 40+lbs and my legs look like sticks ... ewww