I need help with food choices.

vradloff · Post by **vradloff** » Mon Feb 19, 2018 1:48 pm

I am new here, so bear with me. Brief background. Symptoms since mid 1900’s. Finally diagnosed with MC, early 2000’s. Entacort for three months and improved, considerably. Came back within several weeks, went on Budesonide, and have been on it ever since. Realized a few months back, that it was not working and had not been working for some time. Discontinued it, and all of my supplements, as my research indicated all but the calcium caused diarrhea. Just finishing up a 45 day regimen of pepto tablets......no good. So now I am embarking on the journey my doctor suggested.......exploring food allergies. I have started a list of foods I need to avoid on this journey. However, I need information on what suggestions for breakfast, lunch, and I think I have the dinner menu under control. Is it possible to get help here?

Post by **tex** » Mon Feb 19, 2018 3:56 pm

Hi V,

Welcome to the forum. All of us are sensitive to wheat and wheat gluten. Most of us are sensitive to all dairy products, all soy products and most legumes. Some are also sensitive to chicken eggs. Some also have other sensitivities. We have to avoid those foods 100 % in order to heal our digestive system and then keep the disease in remission. You will find guidelines for selecting foods for your recovery diet at the following link:

Guidelines for Recovery

Again, welcome aboard and please feel free to ask anything.

Tex

Erica P-G · Post by **Erica P-G** » Mon Feb 19, 2018 4:32 pm

HI V,

Breakfast = Gluten free bread (if you tolerate it) with bacon or a safe protein with it. Bone Broth (I make mine with cornish hen and season it with salt), coffee (if you tolerate it). Protein seems to be the biggest investment for breakfast.

Lunch = Gluten free noodles, Protein of choice, safe vege maybe carrot or squash, and I use a product called Just Mayo or Veganaise as a flavoring and I eat this all mixed up. I will also make a Soup with gluten free noodles and my bone broth and carrot.

These are just a couple starter ideas....I can actually think up more now that I've had some healing time under my belt

Good luck!
Take care, and ask lots of questions!
E

vradloff · Post by **vradloff** » Mon Feb 19, 2018 5:52 pm

Thank you E and Tex. All the research I found regarding diet restrictions, addressed food to avoid, but not much of what I COULD eat. Since this is day one on my journey toward getting better, I needed those suggestions. Now to find out how to make bone broth.
Thanks again.

Erica P-G · Post by **Erica P-G** » Mon Feb 19, 2018 6:14 pm

A great thing to do would be to get Tex's 2 books...you need the first one to understand the second one, but they have tons of information and they are great go to books when one gets stumped on something.

Here is the link

https://www.amazon.com/Microscopic-Coli ... 0985977205

It shows the VitD book he wrote also...but I'd start with the two colitis books "What really Causes Microscopic Colitis" and "Understanding Microscopic Colitis". If you want his VitD book on stand by then I'd get it also as it has really great info in it too.

Plus there are many here at the forum for any questions too

Bone Broth:
Choose bone in meat type (I chose Cornish hen because I tolerated the flavor and the protein from the bones)
Cook off the meat and set the meat aside in a dish in the fridge
Put Bones in water in a crockpot, add sea salt and maybe a dash of cider vinegar
Cook Bones on High for 3-5 hours (we don't cook them as long as traditional recipes call for due to High Histamine content)
Bone Broth is done....now to decide if you want to turn it into a soup or freeze the broth in portions for individual use. You will want to freeze the soup in individual portions immediately anyway (so that is why I make a soup out of mine, it is easier to reach and grab out of the freezer and heat up in the microwave this way).

vradloff · Post by **vradloff** » Mon Feb 19, 2018 6:20 pm

Thank you, Anita. I’ll check those book out, right away.
Velma

Marie-Claire · Post by **Marie-Claire** » Sun Apr 01, 2018 3:59 pm

My name is Marie-Claire and I just joined this forum. I have been diagnosed with MC about 5 years ago but suspect I had it for a much longer time. During the 5 years I have tried to cut out the most obvious foods without any results. The interesting thing is that for several weeks at a time, I was in remission and during that time, I actually ate everything including croissants, cheeses and ice cream, which makes me wonder if it has actually anything to do with food, in my case. I can have diarrhea several times a day (up to 15) and other days just a couple of times and even skip one or two days. I would like to know if there is anyone out there who lives in the vicinity of Vancouver, BC who has this condition.

Pam V · Post by **Pam V** » Mon Apr 02, 2018 8:15 am

Welcome to the group, Velma - Velma was my dear Mom's name :)

As Erica has said, protein is your friend as you start out with Stage one eating. Many of us have to watch out for histamine in food so it is best not to eat leftovers (as they tend to develop histamine as I understand) I found that what worked well for me was to cook up some ground turkey, ground beef, salmon - the foods that I could tolerate well and to also make a large pot of white rice (I like jasmine rice). I would mix the cooked protein and rice together - let it cool and then freeze individual portions. I also ate bananas and drank unsweetened almond milk. I don't have problems with coffee so I would have a cup of coffee with almond creamer in the morning. In the beginning I ate basically the same thing three times a day. I added in almond butter on rice cakes after about two months of rice/protein. I was diagnosed last May (got sick last April - never had digestive issues before that). I am just now starting to branch out a little and eat gluten free rice cereal and gluten/casein/egg and soy free English Muffins.

Best wishes -

Pam

Marie-Claire · Post by **Marie-Claire** » Mon Apr 02, 2018 9:42 am

Yesterday was a real bad day and I don't know what my food sensitives are. From what I have read, it seems it might take a very long time to figure out what they are. Has anyone used EnteroLab for stool testing? I would very much appreciate if some of you have, and if so, did it help?

Have a great day!

Marie-Claire

skp · Post by **skp** » Mon Apr 02, 2018 10:40 am

Marie-Claire,
Many of us have used Enterlab and are so glad that we did. It is the easiest way to find out what food you must avoid, so much easier than an elimination diet. If you decide to do so, most of us who have used Enterolab have ordered the A1 and C1 panels.

Welcome to the forum. You have lots of support here. The Stage One Diet (Guidelines for Recovery, which Tex sent you) is the safest way to go right now.

Susan

Deb · Post by **Deb** » Mon Apr 02, 2018 4:37 pm

Marie-Claire, I have done the Enterolab testing 3 times. It has been invaluable in helping me determine my sensitivities and in determining my follow-up results. Deb

Marie-Claire · Post by **Marie-Claire** » Tue Apr 03, 2018 10:29 am

Susan and Deb,
Thank you so much for your Enterolab information. I will follow your advise.
Have a great day!
Marie-Claire

Marie-Claire · Post by **Marie-Claire** » Tue Apr 03, 2018 11:32 am

I read a fair amount of information and one thing that sticks out is to eat white rice!! Isn't white rice high glycemic and contributes to diabetes? To see what people eat and not eat every day, might help MC, but what about creating other health problems?

Marie-Claire

brandy · Post by **brandy** » Tue Apr 03, 2018 2:18 pm

Hi Marie Claire,

Early on it is best to eat a very narrow diet. I had to eat white rice daily early on. Now that I am in remission I only have white rice once in a while.

Don't borrow future troubles of things that might not happen.

Concentrate about going into remission.

Untreated MC is a serious health concern.

Marie-Claire · Post by **Marie-Claire** » Tue Apr 03, 2018 2:45 pm

Thank you Brandy, this seems like good advise. The first thing I will be doing, is order a test with EnteroLab.

Marie-Claire