What to eat during a flare!
Tue, November 26, 2019 6:15 PM
I am starving! I want a meal; however, I can't even drink water without terribly cramping!! Any ideas on what settles well, besides bananas and applesauce?
gretchen2121Joined Nov 26, 2019
Tue, January 07, 2020 5:32 PM
Reply posted for NancyMoore.
i have try so many things nothing since to help. what am doing now is get a good breakfast and try not to eat alot of food with alot of ingredients.
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NancyMooreJoined Jan 5, 2020
Wed, January 01, 2020 3:37 PM
Reply posted for gretchen2121.
I've had decent luck with the U Mass IBD AID phased IBD AID diet. I've learned not to move to phase 2 and 3 too quickly - and I don't tolerate all of the foods allowed in any of the phases (chia seeds and nut butters, for instance), but I do better with this approach than anything else I've tried. I also find that quantity counts, as in, too much of anything (even water) is bad, so smallish portion sizes and no snacking between meals. And, warm herbal tea (usually a turmeric blend of some kind) that I just sip on throughout the day. Here's the link: https://www.umassmed.edu/nutrition/ibd/foods-list-for-ibd-diet/
Good luck in whatever direction you go. Hope you feel better very soon.
LJoined Jan 1, 2020
Wed, November 27, 2019 5:11 AM
Reply posted for gretchen2121.
...some more ones that I can tolerate ...
Zucchini slice. (Eggs, grated zucchini, flour, cheese > cooked in oven).
Good sized portion of salmon, accompanied by mashed potatoes or pumpkin
also I find that it’s best to avoid sugar and chocolate during a flare-up -seems to make me more gassy and pull more liquid into my bowel.
I definitely need to avoid oily foods, though tolerate butter. I find it beneficial to boost my Omega 3 oil consumption by taking Flax Oil (but eating salmon, or taking fish oil tabs would do similar)
If I’m not able to eat much and/or feeling very fatigued I find it useful to supplement with (hospital-grade) meal replacement drinks such Ensure, Sustagen, iSustain).
Best wishes xxx
Yvonne111Joined Nov 25, 2019
Wed, November 27, 2019 5:06 AM
Reply posted for gretchen2121.
It’s probably a pretty individual thing (ie there no way I could tolerate McDonalds so I’m amazed about that charbs!)
Some things I find I tolerate:
porridge (with the softest oats possible. Here in Australia they sell ‘quick oats’ and I soak them overnight)
weetbix (gluten free)
Lactose free milk
Bananas
eggs
A pasta dish:
gluten free pasta (made with rice and/or corn) +
i make a fairly plain bolognase sauce which I tolerate well: sauté mashed tofu in pan (or could try mince meat if non-veg), sauté mushroom, and add a jar of tomato pasta sauce (as plain as possible, preferably without onion or spices)
Yvonne111
Joined Nov 25, 2019
Tue, November 26, 2019 6:52 PM
Reply posted for gretchen2121.
Whatever you can tolerate. I went thru a phase where I subsisted on a diet of McDonalds big breakfasts and snickers bars. I also found the earlier in the day I ate, the better chance I had of keeping it down. Anything eaten after noon was iffy
charbsJoined Oct 31, 2016