MICROSCOPIC COLITIS SUPPORT

My good intentioned sister brought me 2 packs of Force of Nature frozen 97% elk, 3% beef and 97% venison with 3% beef ( 100% grass fed raised without subtherapeutic antibiotics) to eat last week. I feel I will react to that for sure because it has beef in both. It was in very small print and you needed to look close to see it. I don't think people understand how you can react to just a little.

Also, you mentioned that the wild game meats were usually safe foods and wild turkey's would be in that group. But, are you saying grocery store turkey's would be okay as well? Aren't they injected with liquids that could be a problem. I have a corn sensitivity at the top of +2 list on Entero Labs.

I have spent most of the day going through your posts and getting so much good information. Thank you for such an organized and well run web site. So glad I found you. Special thanks to Wayne for his book on microscopic colitis. It is so informative and helpful.

it's possible that you might be able to tolerate that meat, especially if you eat it on a rotation basis. The added beef is probably in the form of fat, to prevent the possibility of developing what's known as protein poisoning, or rabbit starvation. I'm sensitive to beef, so I avoid it, but it doesn't cause me to have diarrhea. It causes bloating, headache, and a backache. But such a small percentage, might not do that, unless you're more sensitive to it than I am.

Beware of turkey that's been injected with a so-called "tenderizing" solution, or Rosemary extract. There are some safe brands, however.

Tex

Thanks so much for your reply Tex. I may give it a try. My weight is still down, but I feel very well and no diarrhea in 10 days. Not having gas or bloating or any discomfort.

You're apparently on track with your recovery. It's best not to take unnecessary chances, before we're in stable remission for a while, because we're usually not able to regain any weight anyway, until our digestive ability recovers. After our small intestine heals a bit, our ability to produce Increasing quantities of digestive enzymes will slowly return, and as the inflammation subsides, we'll slowly regain the ability to absorb more of the nutrients in our food, so that after a while, our ability to gain weight will return. For many of us, gaining weight is impossible until after we begin to heal.

Also, it's safer to experiment with "new" foods after we've been in remission for a while, because after our intestines have accrued some healing, if we try a food that causes us to react, the reaction usually won't last nearly as long as it would have if we tried that food too soon.

Tex

Just wanted to jump in here. I called Plainville Turkey company to ask about the ingredients in the rosemary extract they use in their ground turkey. They informed me that the oils used in their rosemary extract are sunflower and canola, not soy. I didn't give them an idea as to what I was looking for so that no one would be tempted to tell me something that was not true. Makes me happy because I have better access to turkey as that is one of my "portable staples" and I can get it at my grocery store rather than going to Whole Foods and paying twice as much for Kochs. Call them if you want to know where it is sold.