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annie oakley
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Sorry you aren't feeling well. I hope you get better soon. I am eating bland since all this stuff came up for me. I made some home made chicken broth last night. Mashed potaoes was all I could eat for 24 hr. My Late MIL used to give it to me when I needed to eat and was too nauseated. It works for me. My Mother used to make potato soup also. Fell better soon
Love Oma
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Angy,
Oh - Baked potato! I was wondering what you were calling "pot", and hoping it wasn't the obvious. LOL.
Potatoes should be safe, (and a good source of energy), because despite the fact that they are a nightshade, I'm not aware of any member here who has ever had a problem with potatoes. For all I know, the chocolate might not be a problem for you - a lot of us can handle it OK. Many of us can't handle chocolate if it contains soy, though.
Virtually everyone is lactose intolerant when having episodes of D, because the enteritis interferes with the production of lactase enzyme. After the reaction ends, though, lactase production will resume, and most people will no longer be lactose intolerant. Most of us who are gluten sensitive, are also sensitive to casein, because parts of the amino acid chain for casein, are very similar to the amino acid chain for the offending gliadin fractions of gluten, so they trigger a similar reaction from our immune system.
Angy, we all have trouble deciding what to eat, when we're reacting. We just have to cut out the most likely suspects, and then fine-tune the diet from there. In this country, most dietitians don't seem to understand MC well enough to specify a safe diet for it. Of course, in this country, a lot of dietitians don't even seem to understand how meticulous a celiac must be in keeping even tiny amounts of gluten out of the diet. They may do better in your country, though, since they should be more familiar with celiac disease.
Tex
Oh - Baked potato! I was wondering what you were calling "pot", and hoping it wasn't the obvious. LOL.
Potatoes should be safe, (and a good source of energy), because despite the fact that they are a nightshade, I'm not aware of any member here who has ever had a problem with potatoes. For all I know, the chocolate might not be a problem for you - a lot of us can handle it OK. Many of us can't handle chocolate if it contains soy, though.
Virtually everyone is lactose intolerant when having episodes of D, because the enteritis interferes with the production of lactase enzyme. After the reaction ends, though, lactase production will resume, and most people will no longer be lactose intolerant. Most of us who are gluten sensitive, are also sensitive to casein, because parts of the amino acid chain for casein, are very similar to the amino acid chain for the offending gliadin fractions of gluten, so they trigger a similar reaction from our immune system.
Angy, we all have trouble deciding what to eat, when we're reacting. We just have to cut out the most likely suspects, and then fine-tune the diet from there. In this country, most dietitians don't seem to understand MC well enough to specify a safe diet for it. Of course, in this country, a lot of dietitians don't even seem to understand how meticulous a celiac must be in keeping even tiny amounts of gluten out of the diet. They may do better in your country, though, since they should be more familiar with celiac disease.
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.
Angy,
I am still trying to figure all this out too. I was tested for fructose intolerance and boy was I! It's funny though, now that I have completely taken sugar out of my diet I have been able to add back in some fruits. It made me have gas, bloating and muscle aches. It has taken a long time. I would rather be able to eat the fruit with good nutrition in it than candy, etc. I tried some applesauce with sugar in it the other day and one bite and YUCK it tasted terrible! I have gotten used to no sugar except the natural occuring sugar in some fruit. I didn't eat even fruit for awhile. I have not even tried citrus yet and won't until I reach remission. Dairy gives me reflux. I really have battled with going Paleo but am giving it a go now. Hang in there, we will get through this somehow.
Pat
I am still trying to figure all this out too. I was tested for fructose intolerance and boy was I! It's funny though, now that I have completely taken sugar out of my diet I have been able to add back in some fruits. It made me have gas, bloating and muscle aches. It has taken a long time. I would rather be able to eat the fruit with good nutrition in it than candy, etc. I tried some applesauce with sugar in it the other day and one bite and YUCK it tasted terrible! I have gotten used to no sugar except the natural occuring sugar in some fruit. I didn't eat even fruit for awhile. I have not even tried citrus yet and won't until I reach remission. Dairy gives me reflux. I really have battled with going Paleo but am giving it a go now. Hang in there, we will get through this somehow.
Pat
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MaggieRedwings
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Morning Angy or better yet Afternoon Angy,
I agree with Tex that there are a number of foods on your list that I could not possibly tolerate. While in England visiting our son, I tried the GF Gummy Bears since the grandkids had them, and it was an immediate and I mean immediate run for the loo. They really hit me hard. I know how hard it is to get the right diet since I have been at it for 8 years now, but eventually it will all come together for you. Hope you are feeling somewhat better.
Love, Maggie
I agree with Tex that there are a number of foods on your list that I could not possibly tolerate. While in England visiting our son, I tried the GF Gummy Bears since the grandkids had them, and it was an immediate and I mean immediate run for the loo. They really hit me hard. I know how hard it is to get the right diet since I have been at it for 8 years now, but eventually it will all come together for you. Hope you are feeling somewhat better.
Love, Maggie
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Angy (and all others who indicated problems);
Since we are all different, I'm going to share how I deal with my gut when it gets bad. However, before I share my "sick day diet", I want to clarify that I am not the normal here. I can not eat gluten at all - an occasional slight contamination may not bother me, but any obvious gluten in any amount will cause an almost immediate reaction that may last hours or 1-2 days. I do NOT seem to be sensitive to any other things. I am not casien or lactose intolerant, and eat almost anything else I want, except the gluten.
With that said, I learned early on in my really bad days (before diagnosis) about a BRAT diet. It consists of bananas, rice, applesauce and toast (or some say tea). Once I got a diagnosis and went on my GF diet, I use a BRAT diet with tea instead of toast - I don't even eat GF toast on those days. I know what Tex said about bananas, but I eat them daily whether I am reacting or not, but especially if I am. I am able to digest them without difficulty or reactions and they are a great source of potassium, which we loose lots of with active D.
I also want to share with you that when I came back here (to the Board) in a month or so ago, it was because I was having symptoms like you describe. They came on suddenly and left me just as suddenly exactly one week to the day after the symptoms began. Today I believe it was some viral or bacterial infection and it just left me. I did nothing except the BRAT diet for a week. I did visit my GI doc, but got better before I even had time to do anything he'd recommended.
Here's hoping you get well as quickly as I did. One week feels like an eternity when we are living it, but in retrospect it was not bad at all.
Blessings;
G'ma Mary
Since we are all different, I'm going to share how I deal with my gut when it gets bad. However, before I share my "sick day diet", I want to clarify that I am not the normal here. I can not eat gluten at all - an occasional slight contamination may not bother me, but any obvious gluten in any amount will cause an almost immediate reaction that may last hours or 1-2 days. I do NOT seem to be sensitive to any other things. I am not casien or lactose intolerant, and eat almost anything else I want, except the gluten.
With that said, I learned early on in my really bad days (before diagnosis) about a BRAT diet. It consists of bananas, rice, applesauce and toast (or some say tea). Once I got a diagnosis and went on my GF diet, I use a BRAT diet with tea instead of toast - I don't even eat GF toast on those days. I know what Tex said about bananas, but I eat them daily whether I am reacting or not, but especially if I am. I am able to digest them without difficulty or reactions and they are a great source of potassium, which we loose lots of with active D.
I also want to share with you that when I came back here (to the Board) in a month or so ago, it was because I was having symptoms like you describe. They came on suddenly and left me just as suddenly exactly one week to the day after the symptoms began. Today I believe it was some viral or bacterial infection and it just left me. I did nothing except the BRAT diet for a week. I did visit my GI doc, but got better before I even had time to do anything he'd recommended.
Here's hoping you get well as quickly as I did. One week feels like an eternity when we are living it, but in retrospect it was not bad at all.
Blessings;
G'ma Mary
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