Hello everyone,
So I've not eaten a raw vegetable in quite a long time now. My digestive system is weak enough that it apparently can't handle raw veggies. Yes, I even cook my salad (bleh).
I've read in the past that raw veggies have enzymes and vitamins that get destroyed in the cooking process (especially Vitamin C). So, I thought I'd try to do raw veggies in the only way my digestive system can handle them: liquid. I'm hoping to get the vitamins and enzymes, and maybe some good bacteria, too. The last couple days, I've started blending and straining some carrots, leafy greens, and celery. There's a company in my neck of the woods that makes a "carrots & leafy greens" juice that I've tried, and it's not bad. So I thought I'd try to make my own, and I did I pretty good for a newbie.
The interesting thing I noticed is that it resulted in looser stools and some D the next day. I'm curious if anyone else out there has tried raw veggie juicing, and did you have any side effects?
-Marcus
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LC 2+ yrs
"SCD" minus a lot
No meds
Raw vegetable juice / juicing
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HI MARCUS,
I'M FAIRLY FAR ALONG WITH HEALING BUT I FIND I STILL DO BETTER WITH COOKED VEGGIES. SOME OF OUR MEMBERS ARE JUICING HOWEVER. I'M EATING A LOT OF CHILLED MARINATED VEGGIES. I COOK OR GRILL THE STOCKIER VEGGIES LIKE BROCCOLI CAULIFLOWER ASPARAGUS ETC. CHILL THEM. CUT IN BITE
SIZE PIECES AND TOSS WITH EV OLIVE OIL AND A SQUEEZE A LEMON AND HERBS.
BRANDY
I'M FAIRLY FAR ALONG WITH HEALING BUT I FIND I STILL DO BETTER WITH COOKED VEGGIES. SOME OF OUR MEMBERS ARE JUICING HOWEVER. I'M EATING A LOT OF CHILLED MARINATED VEGGIES. I COOK OR GRILL THE STOCKIER VEGGIES LIKE BROCCOLI CAULIFLOWER ASPARAGUS ETC. CHILL THEM. CUT IN BITE
SIZE PIECES AND TOSS WITH EV OLIVE OIL AND A SQUEEZE A LEMON AND HERBS.
BRANDY
Marcus,
FWIW, for most of us, the concept of a nutritious diet goes out the window while we're trying to recover from MC. Until our gut begins to heal, many/most of us do not absorb most of the nutrients in our food anyway — they go straight into the toilet.
For one thing, in many cases the nutrients are not in an absorbable state because of poor digestion. If the amino acid chains are not broken down to the individual amino acids, they are of no benefit to us. And even if they are properly digested, for many of us, rapid transit due to secretory diarrhea does not allow anywhere near enough time for adequate nutrient absorption.
The point is, it doesn't matter how nutritious our food is, if we can't absorb most of the nutrients anyway. Therefore, the less fiber and generally abrasive foods we eat, the faster we will recover. The sooner we recover, the sooner we can absorb the nutrients in our food. And after we recover, and our gut has some time to heal, then we can modify our diet to make it healthier, and more nutritious (without handicapping our recovery). IOW, most of us are better off if we don't worry about a balanced diet until we're in stable remission.
Even in liquids, the nutrients still have to be properly digested before they can be absorbed.
If eating a nutritious diet prevented MC, or restored health after an MC flare, most of us would not be here in the first place, because many members here ate a very healthy diet (and were very active) prior to the advent of their MC. Many members here are athletes. Running is especially popular. Several of our members regularly run full marathons. A healthy diet and exercise, however, while beneficial in general, doesn't phase MC.
That said, some of us seem to be able to handle juices and in some cases even liquified vegetables even before we heal. Whether or not they actually provide any healing benefits over and above the bland diet that most of us follow during recovery, is debatable. YMMV.
Tex
FWIW, for most of us, the concept of a nutritious diet goes out the window while we're trying to recover from MC. Until our gut begins to heal, many/most of us do not absorb most of the nutrients in our food anyway — they go straight into the toilet.
For one thing, in many cases the nutrients are not in an absorbable state because of poor digestion. If the amino acid chains are not broken down to the individual amino acids, they are of no benefit to us. And even if they are properly digested, for many of us, rapid transit due to secretory diarrhea does not allow anywhere near enough time for adequate nutrient absorption.
The point is, it doesn't matter how nutritious our food is, if we can't absorb most of the nutrients anyway. Therefore, the less fiber and generally abrasive foods we eat, the faster we will recover. The sooner we recover, the sooner we can absorb the nutrients in our food. And after we recover, and our gut has some time to heal, then we can modify our diet to make it healthier, and more nutritious (without handicapping our recovery). IOW, most of us are better off if we don't worry about a balanced diet until we're in stable remission.
Even in liquids, the nutrients still have to be properly digested before they can be absorbed.
If eating a nutritious diet prevented MC, or restored health after an MC flare, most of us would not be here in the first place, because many members here ate a very healthy diet (and were very active) prior to the advent of their MC. Many members here are athletes. Running is especially popular. Several of our members regularly run full marathons. A healthy diet and exercise, however, while beneficial in general, doesn't phase MC.
That said, some of us seem to be able to handle juices and in some cases even liquified vegetables even before we heal. Whether or not they actually provide any healing benefits over and above the bland diet that most of us follow during recovery, is debatable. YMMV.
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.