colitis diets
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Q: Is there any special diets for someone with ulcerative colitis?
Steriods, anti-inflamatories, anti-biotics (oral and rectally are not working). So I’m looking into special diets.
A: You should not eat anything which may be an allergen. Best foods are rice, corn, white meat, potatoes. Take in vitamines as caps and not via fruits. Take incense caps. up to 12 per day, and intestinal bacterias like Vita Biosa.
Q: Any great website resources on diets for maintaining Ulcerative Colitis in a state of remission?
A: All the best. =)
P.S. For some reason, the rest of the first link isn’t coming up. I’m afraid you’ll have to type it in yourself. After nutrition/, the rest is resources/gastro_uc.pdf
Q: collagenous colitis ..diets and such what is available in this catagory?
a disorder of the dietary kind
A: go to gastronet.com
Q: have any colitis diets?
helpme
A: I know what Colitis is like I wish I could find a diet that helps, I find not having caffeine helps a little
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: diets for ulcerated colitis?
A: * Limit dairy products; some patients benefit from lactase-fortified products.
* Try low-fat foods.
* Experiment with foods high in fiber (fresh fruits, vegetables and whole grains).
* Eat small meals.
* Drink plenty of water.
* Talk to a dietitian.
Q: Has anyone out there had any sucess treating colitis, chrones or IBS by eliminating flour from their diets?
A: Flour is a trigger food for IBS in many people. Try the following link for more trigger foods. This is a self-help support group for the above-mentioned conditions.
Q: I am suffering from Ulcerative Colitis. What kind of Diet should I go on to alleviate my symptoms?
I have gone to many doctors, and the best solutions they offered were surgery and taking a bunch of pills and suppositories that don’t really work. I don’t know what to do and the symptoms havent gotten better after a month. What should I do?
A: The most important thing to do is to reduce the incidence of diarrhea and blood. Probiotics, especially the sacchromyces boulardii yeast are known to reduce and even eliminate the diarrhea. Research has shown that boulardii up to 6 times a day is important for UC patients. Below are a list of not too many bacteria that are readily available on various websites or a place like Whole Foods.
As far as diet goes you want to minimize the ingestion of sulfur containing foods, especially if you are experiencing rotten egg smelling farts as those kind of farts are indicating that you have a high concentration of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) which is a toxic byproduct of protein digestion. Those stinky farts also mean that your body is not properly detoxifying the H2S and will weaken the colon cells. Less meat, less onions and garlic, are important ways of reducing the sulfide precursors.
As far as things to add, make sure that you are ingesting the bifidobacteria listed below and get some Metamucil, which is essentially repackaged Psyllium husks, or Plantago Ovata fiber. The combination of Psyllium and bifidobacteria has been shown to be as effective as the standard pharmaceutical 5-ASA type drugs such as Pentasa or Mensalamine in clinical testing. Go figure $500/month vs. less than $60/month. The combination of 5-ASA, psyllium husk, and bifidobacteria is also beneficial.
As long as you are getting the bifidobacteria, try some oat bran, wheat bran, or brown rice. In in many patients the bran products help reduce inflammation.
There are many things you can to to ease colitis. Review the following list of KEYWORDs and go to http://www.pubmed.gov and type in: “ulcerative colitis” KEYWORD
to see the results of the peer reviewed journals. Here is the list…
lactobacillus and bifidobacteria: Kyodophilus by Wakanuga
lactoabacillus GG: Lactobacillus GG by Culturelle
sacchromyces boulardii: a gut friendly yeast by Jarrow
Pepto Bismol
Fish oil
bromelain
papain
quercetin
boswellia
vitamin C
vitamin E
magnesium in citrate or ionic form: traceminerals.com
The best but unpleasant treatment is a human fecal transplant. In pubmed type in: fecal Borody TJ
and you will see the articles. Download and review and you will learn that some people can be cured of ulcerative colitis. According to Borody, about 1/6 colitis patients get cured. You could be one of the lucky ones. I know folks who are doing well with this treatment.
Secondary possibilities
capric acid (not much research here but shown to be good against a Candida infection)
caprylic acid (not much research here but shown to be good against a Candida infection)
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: 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.
Q: Boxer ulcerative colitis…HELP ME PLEASE! good diets? places to help me out? medicine that works? anything!?
My boxer has ulcerative colitis and nothing is helping. we have been battling this for 4 months now. she has been to the vet (numerous vets); she had a colonosocopy and biopsy to be sure of what we are dealing with, and she has been prescribed various meds and nothing is helping. we’re running out of options (and money). she has had diarreah for months now and it’s gotten worse. she is litterally spilling liquid out of her bum. she has to go out about 7 times daily (twice in the middle of the night) and has lots of accidents in the house (i’m basically losing my mind) it’s not a potty training problem, she just can’t help it. she litterally explodes when she gets out the door, if she makes it out. she is losing so much weight i don’t know what to do. also, we live in an appartment, and our neighbors are probably not too happy with our “lawn ornaments” but it is impossible to pick up after her. i need help, does anyone else have this problem? has anyone delt with this before?
she was eating innova large breed puppy food, then we tried the eukanuba intestinal care diet, and now we’re trying nature’s recipe easily digestible nutrition puppy. none of them seemed to make a difference. it sounds like a lot of switching, but we gradually swap her food so we don’t upset her stomach too much.
oh, and her medicines she’s on right now are:
Prednisone, metronidazole, sulfasalazine, and imuran.
A: Tony with the four thumbs down it right. Change the food. Go to meat/rice combo. Stay away from processed dog good, grains (especially corn), beef and dairy. Also use a run of albon and follow with probiotics, even yogurt would be good. You may have to go through a run of steroids to get it under control a bit.
You do understand that you have a much bigger problem than “lawn ornaments”. If you don’t get this under control, she is dead. I would be stuffing lamb and rice or chicken and rice down her daily mixed with plain yogurt and even some mashed bananas.
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: 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: My cat has colitis and has to change his diet. Any help?
My 7 year male cat ’sugar’ has been diagnosed with colitis. He loves the usual cat food but has to be on chicken or fish permanently now. the vet said i could buy special sensitive foods etc but are not available in supermarkets Does anyone know what are good brands and where i can get them from or can anyone suggest some recipies i can make myself with chicken or fish to give him difference. Thank you
A: My cat had colitis at the beginning of this year but her vet only put her on special i/d diet until the colitis was cleared up, which was about 2/3 weeks. He may have done this as she has special food anyway because she has kidney problems. My cat will be 23 next birthday and her vet knows her well. She lives for her food and all these special foods end up getting boring because it only comes in a couple of flavours.
I won’t say this is the case but these special foods, which are only available from vets, are very expensive and bring in a lot of revenue for the surgery, make sure he’s not just trying to get you buy it after ’sugar’ doesn’t need it anymore. You should trust your vet though and take his advice not mine, i’m not a vet. If the colitis has been a reaccuring thing then maybe it’s best to stay on the food but if it’s a one off thing………
A small word of advice though, don’t give him too much chicken. It contains alot of protein which can be bad for the kidneys. You don’t want one problem to lead to another. Don’t bother too much with recipies, cats don’t think the way we do. They like a little variety in flavours but just remember that they are carnivores after all. So unless your going to add a little mouse or pigeon to his diet don’t worry too much! Also, when the colitis does clear up, get him insured. It’s the best thing I ever did for my old girl. It’s only cheap but it saves forking out for vet bills and I’m sure he’s worth it. Find a policy that includes prescription foods and your sorted.
Good Luck with ‘Sugar’ I’m sure he’ll be fine.
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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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
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