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oils/fish/zucchini for a good while(several months) , I will get rid of MC forever. I want to be on this diet for at least 6 months or so. Has anyone done this? Is it good or bad...Any advice? Supplements? No exercise? What should I watch out for(Besides going broke..)?
I also continue to eat a relatively few simple foods. Working towards acceptance of whatever dietary limitations MC may impose on you for now and forever is extremely important because there truly is no going back. I too enjoy my limited diet and I allow my occasional desires to eat a more varied diet to just come and go without giving them much energy. Coming to terms with MC is a physical and a psychological process, figuring out what to eat and accepting it. You may be able to eat a lot of fruit someday but you may not. If you pin your happiness on being to eat lots of fruit you may be setting yourself up for disappointment. It is great that you have figured out a way to eat that is working for you now.tex wrote:That's good news, and I hope you continue to improve.
Note that while we can certainly preempt any MC symptoms forever (as long as we eat a perfectly antigen-free diet), we have to continue to avoid the foods that cause us to produce antibodies, because if we begin to eat them again, the inflammatory process will begin all over again.
To answer your question, as far as I'm aware, the only drawback to eating the same foods indefinitely, is the monotony of it that seems to bother some people. Personally, since I reorganized my diet after my recovery (about 7 years ago), I find myself eating the same few simple, basic, foods, with little variation. And as far as I (and my doctor) can tell, I'm healthy and happy.
Tex
This is thanks to you Tex and the guys here at the forums. I tried to figure out how to get the inflammation down for many months with just diet. From vegan to low fiber (0 fiber diet) to just liquids and even a juice fast for 2 weeks. None of these work and I can now tell why. Had I found this site in the beginning I am sure I would be 100% better by now. I was 100% better when I had MC symptoms long time ago they lasted for 2 weeks or so then I was able to eat a fully raw vegan diet for many months afterwards and even took large doses of NSAIDs without issues but these things may have caused it to come back(especially the NSAIDs) and cause permanent damage. It seems to me true remission is attainable for some who catch it early and who do not have a lot of damage. Hopefully this time my MC won't stay forever and I can go back to the remission I had before but i really doubt this.tex wrote:That's good news, and I hope you continue to improve.
Tex
This is great advice. I actually enjoy eating this stuff and could eat it all day(I am lol) but it is expensive. I don't know why but I was able to eat fruits before without much issues only mild discomfort in the colon but now if I touch one I get bloated gas and a lot of pain. Hopefully this means I can eat more fruits in the future(3 apples a day would be nice) but yeah I am done with the unhealthy stuff people eat for life. I dont want that even if Im cured completely. I will avoid soy,gluten and dairy for life!JRF wrote:
Coming to terms with MC is a physical and a psychological process, figuring out what to eat and accepting it.
If you pin your happiness on being to eat lots of fruit you may be setting yourself up for disappointment.
I'm scared of trying rice and potatoes to be honest. I remember trying them and having a reaction later on but that reaction may be to other allergens i consumed that day for example i was taking fish oil back then. I firmly believe meat and overcooked veggies is the way to go.lorimoose wrote:I noticed your diet does not include carbohydrates. You might want to consider rice or potatoes, to round out your meals while you are in the healing phase. I would add one, and see how you react.
Lori
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. If there's pain in the colon/tender colon within the 10 hours I'll know it's not good...thats my first reaction followed by bloating with activity.
. Wish I had known about one meat/ one vegetable diet. I had to look a lot in the forum for this...the rice banana can be very bad for some of us and discouraging.
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