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Q: is there a special diet for colitis?
Last week I was diagnosed with colitis although they havent confomred what type yet. I am on a high dose of steriods and anti inflammitorys. They are helping alot and I have never felt better! But I was wondering if any other colitis sufferers out there had a special diet that prevented or reduced the symptoms of colitis.

A: Diet for Colitis
Eat a low-carbohydrate,high-vegetable-protein diet.Include alfalfa or barley in the diet. Baked or broiled fish, chicken, and turkey with out skin are acceptable sources of protein,Eat lots of vegetables.If you cannot tolerate raw vegetables, steam them.
Eat a high fiber diet.Oat bran, brown rice, barley and other whole grains, lentils,and related products such as rice cakes are good.Be sure grains are well cooked.
Keep fats and oils out of your diet, and stay away from high- fat milk and cheeses.Fats and oils exacerbate the diarrhea that comes with colitis.
Include garlic in the diet for it’s healing and antibiotic properties.
Eat cooked foods broiled or baked, not fried or sauteed avoid sauces made with butter.
Avoid carbonated soft drinks ,spicy foods, and anything containing caffine.These substances irritate the colon. Also avoid red meat,sugar, and processed foods.
Try soy- based cheese instead of dairy cheeses.try soymilk or rice milk instead of cows milk.If you do eat dairy foods use non fat types.If you have lactose intolerance, try lactose- free milk.Many lactose ontolerant people can tolerate low fat yogurt.
Drink plenty of liquids at least 8 8oz glasses of water daily to make up for the fluid lost with diarrhea.carrto and cabbage juices and green drinks are good.
Do not eat fruit on an empty stomach.Eat it at the end of a meal instead .Fruit juices should be diluted with water and taken during or after meals.

Q: What is the best diet for colitis?

A: dark leafy vegatables and a phyto-nutrient supplement called phyto-matrix.

Q: Chihuahua diet for colitis?
My Chi was diagnosed with colitis. She was eating Royal Canin Chihuahua Special Breed food from Petco since 6 months old. Since this colitis problem, my vet changed her to Eukanuba Low residual diet and she just throws it up. As my last effort, I decided to cook for her is the best thing. I don’t want to deal with pet food since the recall. The diet I give her consists of ground beef, rice and baby food vegetables. Her stool is still sometimes watery and I dont know what to do. What should I feed my dog for her problem? Also, what about a vitamin supplement?
I can always substitute ground chicken or lamb in place of the beef. This cannot be bad, its the main ingredients in any dog food. Would this better for her?

A: You really should call your vet back and clear this with him/her. No one here is really qualified. Some vitamins could actually hurt her.

Q: What’s good food/diet for large breed with Colitis?
My girls are on Solid Gold Wolf King(bison and fish). Found out one of them has colitis. I hear that chicken base is better? What kind of Sensitive Stomach dry food should I feed her. My vet wants to put her on Sensitive Stomach formular like Science Diet.
Thank you.

A: Raw diet!

No joke… we have recommended the raw diet to several owners who have a dog who suffers from colitis and they are all doing wonderfully.

Eh, I really hate anything Science Diet. The food is junk.

Q: A diet for Ulcerative Colitis?
I am reading a book called “The Makers Diet” I want to know if anyone has heard of it. I have been diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis. I want to take the holistic approach. These antibiotics kill the good and bad bacteria. Is it absolutely necessary to eat Organic Fruit and Vegtables?

A: Yes, I’ve heard of it. When you think about it we were meant to eat what the good Lord provided for us on this earth, not all the chemicals, preservatives and pesticides that are in our food supply. That is why it is so very important to buy and eat organic. People with UC must be diligent about eating wholesome meals. Protein deficiency is common. Buy organic meats. Make sure you get a good variety of fresh vegetables. Juices are very good since they require very little work from the digestive sys. Drink vegetable juices every day. Cabbage juice is particularly helpful in healing ulcerated areas. Eat a cultured product like kefir every day or yogurt if you’re not allergic to dairy. Drink lots of water to prevent dehydraion. Avoid……. refined carbs, white flour, white rice, brown and white sugar. No red meat, fired or greasy foods. No foods high in saturated, hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated fat. Be careful with high fiber foods. No alcohol, caffeine,carbonated or spicy foods. Many people with Crohn’s/UC have undetected food allergies, when they remove these foods ffrom their diets, the disease often completely disappears. Dairy and wheat are common triggers. Aloe vera juice soothes and heals the digestive tract. Enteric coated fish oil reduces inflammation. Digestive enzymes will aid digestion and probiotics will supply friendly bacteria. Peppermint tea is an excellent tonic, chamomile will reduce intestinal inflammation, slippery elm is a traditional remedy for bowel disorders. Oregano can be taken for an infectionthat accompanies Crohn’s. Boswellia has a powerful anti-inflammatory benefit. I hope all this is helpful

Q: what is the best diet for acute colitis?

A: Colitis is due primarily to inflammation of the intestines. This is generally caused by bad digestion in the stomach. If the pH of the stomach does not get down to 0.8 to 3.0, the food will sit in the stomach and putrefy, rot, and ferment. As it passes through the pyloric sphincter into the jejunum, it is not acidic enough to cause much secretin to be produced and the pancreas won’t secrete bicarbonate to neutralize the chyme. This allows the chyme to be too acidic as it passes down the colon creating the irritation and inflammation. The high acidity in the stomach also causes the bad bacteria to not be killed allowing many disease organisms into the gut.

You need to first make sure you fix that problem first. Antacids are just the opposite of what you should do. They neutralize the very thing that will help solve the problem. You need to take Betaine HCL after each meal to increase the stomach acid. Also, you should be eating at least 1/2 to 1 tsp. of “Pink Sea Salt” to give the stomach the CL- ion to make the acid.

The very best food you can eat are fermented vegetables. Eating these will greatly help give the intestines what they need to make them strong again. You can order a very good supply of these that are organic and excellently prepared at:

www.healingmovements.net Call them at: (310) 829 – 4383

The alternative to this is to go to the doctor and get drugs that you will take for the rest of your life and suffer your way into old age.

good luck to you

Q: Is it necessary to stay on a restricted diet forever following an attack of colitis?
I was recently hospitalized due to my very first severe attack with colitis. I have always suffered along with this ailment throughout my childhood and now well into my 50’s. However, it has always subsided with a common sense diet etc but no medication. This time around I could do nothing to stop the pain and even had intestinal bleeding. The doctor released me from the hospital with a very restricted diet. I am on 2 courses of antibiotics and pain killers. I have been home for 3 days and am just beginning to feel better. I have just started eating solids like baby food, jello, toast, cottage cheese etc. Can I ever try chocolate or any of the other foods I so love again? I will be going for a colonoscopy soon and have made an appointment with another doctor. My sons have Crohn’s desease. This seems to run in our family. What else can I expect from this illness?

A: No theories about the causes of ulcerative colitis have been proven. But researchers think the body’s immune system reacts to a virus or bacteria by causing ongoing inflammation in the intestinal wall. Although this is considered to be a problem with your immune system, some doctors think the immune system reaction may be a result, not the cause, of the disease. Ulcerative colitis is not caused by emotional distress or sensitivity to certain foods or food products, but these factors may trigger symptoms in some people.

Q: Ulcerative Colitis – huge diet problem, really need some advice!!!?
Hi there.
History:
I have had ulcerative colitis for three years. I was admitted to the hospital on the 15th of December. I was discharged two weeks ago as the hospital said they cannot do anything more for my recovery.

The drugs that I am on are 40 mg of prednisone (steroid), 3 Imuran pills per day (auto-immune suppressant), and I will be taking my third infusion of Remicade in two weeks (Remicade is a new ‘wonder drug’ that is supposed to do wonders after the third infusion). Drugs haven’t done much yet

My problem is this: I cannot eat anything! Mostly whatever I eat (especially grains, starch, sugars–all normal, prepared foods) makes my bowel movements worse, and I lose a lot of weight. I am on a diet called the Maker’s Diet (just starting Phase 2), but even on this there are many things I cannot have to eat.
Does ANYONE out there have ideas of good foods/recipes that I can have which will be good to my system, but will help me to gain weight?
Thanks if you have any ideas

A: here is a link for you to look at http://www.asacol.com/take-control/ulcerative-colitis-diet.jsp Good Luck

Q: Ulcerative colitis and diet question – please help!?
I have had UC for two years now and no medicines have been able to help prevent flare ups. I was so sick three weeks ago that I was nearly admitted to hospital. In desperation I decided to try what a friend had suggested – to cut out all dairy products from my diet. I did, and ever since I have been much better. Has anyone else experienced this, or has anyone excluded any other foods from their diet that has helped them? Thank you,

A: I’ve had UC for 1.5 years and have cut out all dairy, fried foods, raw veggies, hummus and real spicy foods, I have notice a lot of difference but I still have flare ups. I seem to get flare ups due to stress and my emotional state. I take Colazal but it doesn’t really seem to get it completely under control. I am lucky though in that I don’t have any pain with my UC and it is a really mild case. I do drink 6-8 oz aloe vera juice a day and take pro-biotics.

Q: What is the best diet for PCOS and Colitis?

A: My dad had severe Colitis for over 3 years. He started taking a few Herbalife products when I began selling it and his symptoms have completely disappeared. To my amazement, he was a skeptic, and I had to twist his arm to try the products, but now he tells EVERYBODY about them! lol
I have never had a client with PCOS, however there are a couple targeted nutrition products from Herbalife as well that aide in the female reproductive system health.
Let me know if you’d like more information!

VitalityAvenue@gmail.com

-Lindsay

Q: Controlling diet for ulcerative colitis patients???
I always thought that nutients and what not are absorbed in the small intestine.
So why do patients with ulcerative colitis (which is in the large intestine) need to watch out about what they’re eating (no fatty foods, sour or hot food,etc). I mean i know that if you eat really hot food even a normal person might get diarrhoea, but i thought that the large intestine is only responsible for absorbing water and minerals/??

So is there a valid reason for discriminating food? And what exactly should you avoid??

A: Different foods promote inflammation; it doesn’t have to touch that part once your body has digested it.

Knee joints aren’t involved in digestion but still get inflamed from RA sufferers eating white bread and cake.

Q: Is there a specific diet I should try to stick to since I have Ulcerative Colitis?
I have been diagnosed with ulcerative colitis for 2 years or so now, and I was in the Air Force where the doctor prescribed me Asacol. Since then I have gotten out and a new doctor put me on Sulfallazine and it worked for a while but I have been in a flare up state for like 3 months now and he put me on prednisone and 6mp. I have been tapered off of the prednisone which helped me with my flare up, and since I have been off it I have been flared up. Is there some sort of diet I can try?

A: I have Crohn’s (13 years of 20) and my gastro has always told me to eat whatever i can tolerate. excluding corn and other hulled veggies. smoothies are the best thing.you can put supplements and such. avoid lots of orange juice though. it’ll really cause diarrhea. of everything i’ve tried, smoothies have been the easiest on my guts. like the last poster said, avoid lots of seeds(strawberries, raspberries, kiwi, black/blueberries)they do not digest. there are so many recipes and you can buy them pre-made. it’s something easy that you won’t get burnt out on. also, while having a flare up, don’t eat raw fruits and vegetables, they are incredibly hard to digest. owww! if you want your 5 a day, cook them down to mush and then chew it very well. or if you can handle it try v8- although it’s rather acidic, and your bowel movements will be red. just keep that in mind so you don’t panic when you go to flush and see red. hope this helps.

Q: diet for ulcerative colitis?
is there any food i should stop eating??

A: Ulcerative colitis is a chronic disease in which the large intestine becomes inflamed and ulcerated (pitted or eroded), leading to flare-ups (bouts or attacks) of bloody diarrhea, abdominal cramps, and fever. The long-term risk of colon cancer is increased.
Dietary modification may reduce the symptoms of the disease.
* Lactose intolerance is noted in many ulcerative colitis patients. Those with suspicious symptoms should get a lactose breath hydrogen test.
* Patients with abdominal cramping or diarrhea may find relief or a reduction in symptoms by avoiding fresh fruits and vegetables, caffeine, carbonated drinks and sorbitol-containing foods.
* Many dietary approaches have purported to treat UC, including the Elaine Gottschall’s specific carbohydrate diet and the “anti-fungal diet” (Holland/Kaufmann).
* The use of elemental and semi-elemental formula has been successful in pediatric patients.

Q: Is there any where that I can acquire a diet sheet for someone suffering with C Diff?colitis?
My sister has just contracted C diff after having a cesarian at Hospital.No one knows what she can eat! She is still in – 3 weeks- very angry and depressed.

A: Hayley K,
Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) is a bacterium that is related to the bacterium that causes tetanus and botulism. The C. difficile bacterium has two forms, an active, infectious form that cannot survive in the environment for prolonged periods, and a nonactive, “noninfectious” form, called a spore, that can survive in the environment for prolonged periods. Although spores cannot cause infection directly, when they are ingested they transform into the active, infectious form.

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The information provided here should not be used during any medical emergency or for the diagnosis or treatment of any medical condition. A licensed physician should be consulted for diagnosis and treatment of any and all medical conditions.

I add links with some details that may be of interest

http://healthlink.mcw.edu/
article/954992292.html

http://www.cdc.gov/
ncidod/dhqp/id_CdiffFAQ
_general.html

http://stanford.wellsphere.com/
healthy-cooking-article/news-for-
colitis-sufferers:-nutritional-diet-
and-ulcerative-colitis/353149

Hope this helps
matador 89

Q: What helps the symtoms of ulcerative colitis?
Does anyone know if there is a special diet that helps ulcerative colitis? I was thinking of eliminating meat to see if that would help even though people do that for Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis is a little different. Any suggestions would be great!

A: eliminating meat won’t really help much.. the best things to cut out are fried foods, overly processed foods, popcorn, fake sugars, other veggies that will irritate your stomach too. The sugars to completely watch out for are any that end it -itol like sorbitol which is found in many gums. my nutritionist I had said to avoid these because they cause diarrhea which would definitely not help us with UC. I’d also watch dairy intake. I know that I became fairly lactose intolerant with my UC. Organic foods help tremendously as well since they aren’t processed and they are more natural.

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