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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: Meal menu for patient that just found out he has colitis, please help?
I am lost to what to cook for my husband. He just got home from the hospital diagnosed with colitis. Doctor wants him on a bland diet. Everything I seem to cook for me and our two kids, he cannot eat. I am totally lost what to cook for him.
I need a list of foods he can eat and some menu’s and recipes too.
Any help in this dept. I would be more than grateful.
He is allowed, NO………..peanut butter,spices…this seem diffcult for me…………..please help me out someone.

Thanks a bunch for those to reply and help me out.

Carol / OHIO

A: hi carol, I am a crohn’s pt., a type of IBD similar to Ulcerative Colitis. I’ve had it since I was 12 yrs. old. I am 39 y.o.now.

If you go to the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America site, they have information regarding diet. Also, they have a bookstore where you can get IBD books on diet. They have a hotline as well as a live chat M-F 9 am – 5 pm which is run by healthcare professionals who know all about IBD.

Also, ask for a referral from your husband’s primary care MD to see a registered dietician. They work with pts. who have special dietary needs due to their illnesses. Every time I am in the hospital, I ask for an RD consult and then they give me diet info on liquid, bland, low fibre, as well as which foods to eat when anemic.

I don’t know where in OH you live so I provided info regarding the nearest CCFA support group/educational meetings. They have speakers such as dieticians, surgeons, drug reps, etc. with Q&A for the pts. and their family members. This is how I learned about dietary needs….by going to one of their meetings. Family members are highly encouraged to attend b/c IBD affects them as well as the pt.

http://www.ccfa.org/chapters/centralohio/

http://www.ccfa.org/chapters/centralohio/

http://www.ccfa.org/chapters/neohio/

The support meetings are for pts. & their families to swap war stories & learn how to manage their illness.

Feel free to contact me if you have questions. I am an active CCFA volunteer for over 22 yrs. & have learned a great deal over the yrs.

Q: Can anyone give me an overview of Colitis??
My boyfriend (he’s 37 years old) has colitis and he doesn’t really say much about it. I know the basics, but sometimes he gets really sick and I don’t really understand what’s happening to him. Today, for instance, he ended up in the hospital for a few hours being treated, and then he just wanted to go home to sleep and be alone. He won’t talk to anyone, not even me, and he insists on going to the hospital alone, not wanting anyone to accompany him.
I’m trying to be patient with all of it but it would help if I understood it better, I guess. What causes it? He says he’s supposed to take pills with every meal but I have never seen him take one single pill in the year and a half we have been together. What about diet? What can I do to help? Any ideas? He does exercise a lot, working out and running. Is it possible to overdo that part though?
Sorry if none of this makes sense. I dont’ want to search the Net cause there’s just too much info there!! Help.

A: hi, I have crohn’s disease aka IBD–inflammatory bowel disease which is either crohns or ulcerative colitis.

UC affects the large colon, anus, and rectum only whereas CD will affect the mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestines, large intestines, rectum and anus. There is no known cause as of yet.

UC symptoms are abdominal pain, bleeding, fatigue, fever, joint pain, constipation or the big “D”.

The Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America has a website where you can get information on meds, treatments, diet, emotions, surgery,etc. You can also locate a support chapter near you so you can meet others like yourself in the same situation. Educational meetings are held as well to help the family understand what their loved one is going through. CCFA has a new phoneline where you can call medical professionals M-F 9 am – 5 pm or even chat with them online to ask questions.

Patients w/IBD can lead a normal life when they feel well as long as they visit their doctors, take their meds faithfully, eat right when they aren’t sick, don’t drink, &don’t smoke.

Have him call his MD for a referal to see a dietician at the hospital (or you can even do that) who is well versed in helping ppl like us. I provided a link to the american registered dieticians also where you can find a local RD near you if you don’t want to drive to the hospital.

I can understand what you are going through. Don’t be afraid to ask his MDs questions if you don’t understand or call CCFA. That is what they are there for.

Hope this helps you.

Q: Info for Crohn’s patients & their family?
The Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America has a website that you obtain information ranging from the latest treatments, diet, surgery, women’s issues, to locating a local chapter near your town. These support chapters offer educational meetings (drug reps, dieticians, MDs)as well as regular support for pts. & their families led by healthcare professionals.

CCFA also has an online chat M-F as well as a toll free number where you can talk to a healthcare expert well versed in IBD. www.ccfa.org.

You are not alone. I’ve been a crohn’s vetran since the age of 12 & have seen firsthand how their expertise has made it possible for myself as well as countless others learn how to take control of the disease & not let it take controlof us.

Wishing all crohnies a complete remission. :)

A: I completely agree. I have struggled with Crohn’s disease since age 8. The CCFA (formerly NFIC) has been my best resource for information and networking with patients and physicians for about 25 years. Find a group near you and share your frustrations – AND your joys!

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