I am on my 3rd month of being on just 3mg of Budesonoide and very limited diet. Have been feeling great, normal BM's and things are healing. I really want to make like Carrot Soup and some other soups for the fall but most recipes (and for flavor) call for Onion. I know that onion and spices are a NO NO when healing. When is it safe to start using a little again?
Thank you!
QUESTION ABOUT ONION
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QUESTION ABOUT ONION
Collagenous Colitis, Benign Cramp Fasciculations in lower legs, Thyroid and High Cholesterol
Re: QUESTION ABOUT ONION
That depends on how well you're healing. I would have to guess that you would need to be 4 to 6 weeks past the end of your budesonide treatment, at least, and then I would try a small amount for a day or two before considering onions to be safe. If you were to try onions now, the budesonide would probably give them a free pass. And after a budesonide treatment, the first 4 to 6 weeks are somewhat critical, because of the risk of a relapse due to mast cell rebound. I don't eat onions, although I'm sure I could at this point, but maybe someone who's actually gone through that will See your post and Share their experiences.
The thing about budesonide is that it will usually quickly bring remission, however, it will do so at the expense of slowing down healing, so that after the treatment ends, the risk of a relapse is relatively high, so it's prudent to be overly cautious until you've healed for a few more months.
Tex
The thing about budesonide is that it will usually quickly bring remission, however, it will do so at the expense of slowing down healing, so that after the treatment ends, the risk of a relapse is relatively high, so it's prudent to be overly cautious until you've healed for a few more months.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Re: QUESTION ABOUT ONION
Thank you for the advise! I just wanted to know so I could use to help with the flavor. I will wait as I'm not willing to be sick again!
Collagenous Colitis, Benign Cramp Fasciculations in lower legs, Thyroid and High Cholesterol
Re: QUESTION ABOUT ONION
Agree with everything that Tex said.
I've been at this a long time. I cannot tolerate raw onion or raw garlic. I can tolerate a bit of chives now, raw.
I'm okay with some cooked onion and cooked garlic in soups as long as I don't overdo it. I have problems if I use too large of an onion or too much onion. I would not even attempt it until I was further along in healing, i.e. would not attempt while on budesonide.
I know it is tough because there is not really a substitute in soups.
The boxed GF chicken broths add flavor and also salt and pepper and they are generally safe.
I've been at this a long time. I cannot tolerate raw onion or raw garlic. I can tolerate a bit of chives now, raw.
I'm okay with some cooked onion and cooked garlic in soups as long as I don't overdo it. I have problems if I use too large of an onion or too much onion. I would not even attempt it until I was further along in healing, i.e. would not attempt while on budesonide.
I know it is tough because there is not really a substitute in soups.
The boxed GF chicken broths add flavor and also salt and pepper and they are generally safe.
Re: QUESTION ABOUT ONION
You don’t need any onions to make a very tasty squash soup. Here’s my recipe for a soup that I've been eating every day for lunch for the past year. (And I still enjoy it! So does my hubby.)
Ingredients:
3-4 lbs butternut squash, peeled, seeded, cut into chunks
3-4 lbs sweet potatoes, peeled, cut into chunks
2 apples, peeled, seeded, and chopped
½ lb ground lamb
½ lb ground turkey
3-4 qts vegetable stock (depending upon how thick/thin you want the soup)*
Olive oil
Kosher salt
1. Toss the squash, sweet potatoes and apples with olive oil and salt and distribute on 2 oven trays.
3. Roast in 400F oven for 50-60 minutes.
4. Remove from oven, allow to cool a bit, then divide into 3 portions for blending.
5. Meanwhile, saute lamb and turkey in their own fat, breaking apart into small pieces.
6. In a blender, combine 1 portion of the roasted veggies with 1 qt of the stock and blend until smooth and creamy. Pour into a large bowl or pot.
7. Do the same for the rest of the veggies and stock.
8. Add the cooked ground meat to the bowl and you're done.
This makes a good, hearty, filling soup and enough for a week of lunches. You can use whatever meats that agree with you. Lamb and turkey happen to be my safe meats.
[*Every week I do my batch cooking for the week. Two of my staple veggies are butternut squash and sweet potatoes. I boil these in water and save the stock for use in the soup.]
Ingredients:
3-4 lbs butternut squash, peeled, seeded, cut into chunks
3-4 lbs sweet potatoes, peeled, cut into chunks
2 apples, peeled, seeded, and chopped
½ lb ground lamb
½ lb ground turkey
3-4 qts vegetable stock (depending upon how thick/thin you want the soup)*
Olive oil
Kosher salt
1. Toss the squash, sweet potatoes and apples with olive oil and salt and distribute on 2 oven trays.
3. Roast in 400F oven for 50-60 minutes.
4. Remove from oven, allow to cool a bit, then divide into 3 portions for blending.
5. Meanwhile, saute lamb and turkey in their own fat, breaking apart into small pieces.
6. In a blender, combine 1 portion of the roasted veggies with 1 qt of the stock and blend until smooth and creamy. Pour into a large bowl or pot.
7. Do the same for the rest of the veggies and stock.
8. Add the cooked ground meat to the bowl and you're done.
This makes a good, hearty, filling soup and enough for a week of lunches. You can use whatever meats that agree with you. Lamb and turkey happen to be my safe meats.
[*Every week I do my batch cooking for the week. Two of my staple veggies are butternut squash and sweet potatoes. I boil these in water and save the stock for use in the soup.]
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Re: QUESTION ABOUT ONION
Thank you for the recipe, Lorraine! That sounds yummy! I've been looking for a good recipe.
Marcia
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My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor and some style. - M. Angelou
Re: QUESTION ABOUT ONION
Lorraine,
I wanted to report that I made your recipe the other day as fall is here and I am ready for soup. OMG! That is so good and like you said so easy. It has so much flavor and no onions etc. Thank you so much for this!
Jan
I wanted to report that I made your recipe the other day as fall is here and I am ready for soup. OMG! That is so good and like you said so easy. It has so much flavor and no onions etc. Thank you so much for this!
Jan
Collagenous Colitis, Benign Cramp Fasciculations in lower legs, Thyroid and High Cholesterol
Re: QUESTION ABOUT ONION
Delightful, Jan! Glad you're enjoying this simple, easy-to-make soup. BTW, you can add carrots to the mix if you want. I do that sometimes just for a change. Or you can substitute carrots for one of the other veggies if you want to give that a try. As you have discovered, you don't need onions for flavouring. However, I do find I need to grind a bit of Himalayan sea salt into the soup before consuming.
Why be unhappy about something if it can be remedied?
And what is the use of being unhappy if it cannot be remedied?
~Dalai Lama
And what is the use of being unhappy if it cannot be remedied?
~Dalai Lama
Re: QUESTION ABOUT ONION for Lorraine
Lorraine, just wanted to tell youI I love your soup! I think I am going to eat it every day for lunch, too. Not sure if you are checking in but thanks so much for sharing the recipe.
Jane
Jane
Re: QUESTION ABOUT ONION
What about infused oils? I wonder if they're safer?