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I know that spices have an impact on remission, so I have avoided them. Now that I'm starting to progress on my path to remission I've started thinking about reintroducing them. Does anyone know if spices have the same impact if they are used but removed from the food prior to consumption e.g. if I place whole spices (peppercorns, cinnamon/cassius bark, bay leaves, cloves, star anise, fennel seeds, cardamom pods, cumin seeds, coriander seeds) into a permeable bag so that they don't end up in the food that is in comsumed?
I'm not sure that removing them would eliminate all the risk. That said, I would think that if you are in stable remission, you should be able to tolerate most of them normally.
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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.
Maximus, I regularly put spices between two celery stalks and tie the two celery stalks with kitchen twine and have no issues. I think this mechanism is in lieu of the little bag. I think there is a name for using the Little spice bag but I can't recall the name.
I think for someone who is in remission there is less risk and it gives flavor without the risk of eating the complete spice.
