Guest guest Posted December 8, 2004 Report Share Posted December 8, 2004 I don't know if this will help or not but I had diverticulosis before I went onto any RA meds as well as a stomach and duodenium that begins to bleed and all sorts. You have to be careful of eatting spicy or hot (not temp wise) foods. Bland is the order of the day. I find red meats harder on my system than chicken and lots of pastas, rice, oatmeal, vegetables but not lettuce and salads as lettuce is very hard on you system as are salad dressings. If I do have red meat I have a stew where the meat is very soft and well cooked but that is about it. I also found that eatting small amount every 2 - 4 hours is better than eatting large meals 3 times a day. But emphasis on the small amounts. As for dairy - I went to skim milk and not very much of it and a bit of cheese. Also - I try to keep away from preservatives and additives. Coffee is a no-no (but I am bad on that count) green or weak black tea is much better. This is a very boring diet and you sometimes have to be carful of getting "becked-up". This is only what has worked for me - everybody is different but hopefully this will give you an idea. I am 5' 8" and struggle to keep my weight between 118 - 121 lbs. I also found nexium to be unhelpful - losec is all that works for me but it is $500.00 for a 3 month supply and again we are all different in what works for us. ----- Original Message ----- From: Joyce McCrary Rheumatoid Arthritis Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 3:26 AM Subject: Re: Re: diet I'd like to know what kind of diet to be on especially since yesterday. I wentto the hospital for tests and they found I have diverticulosis, two stomachulcers and acid reflux. The Dr didn't say anything about a diet. He onlyprescribed Nexium. Gee those things are expensive. No wonder everyoneis complaining about these drug companies. I really need to lose weight asI have RA and I am 5ft 2 1/2 inches tall and weigh in at 199 lbs...........Joyce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 8, 2004 Report Share Posted December 8, 2004 Thank you . I can remember many many years ago weighing 118-121 lbs. But at 74 I'll never see those days again. I liked it when I was 22 inches in the waist and wearing size 10 clothes. I'll have to try to eat the way you mentioned........Joyce ----- Original Message ----- From: Rheumatoid Arthritis Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 11:16 AM Subject: Diverticulosis Diet (O/T) I don't know if this will help or not but I had diverticulosis before I went onto any RA meds as well as a stomach and duodenium that begins to bleed and all sorts. You have to be careful of eatting spicy or hot (not temp wise) foods. Bland is the order of the day. I find red meats harder on my system than chicken and lots of pastas, rice, oatmeal, vegetables but not lettuce and salads as lettuce is very hard on you system as are salad dressings. If I do have red meat I have a stew where the meat is very soft and well cooked but that is about it. I also found that eatting small amount every 2 - 4 hours is better than eatting large meals 3 times a day. But emphasis on the small amounts. As for dairy - I went to skim milk and not very much of it and a bit of cheese. Also - I try to keep away from preservatives and additives. Coffee is a no-no (but I am bad on that count) green or weak black tea is much better. This is a very boring diet and you sometimes have to be carful of getting "becked-up". This is only what has worked for me - everybody is different but hopefully this will give you an idea. I am 5' 8" and struggle to keep my weight between 118 - 121 lbs. I also found nexium to be unhelpful - losec is all that works for me but it is $500.00 for a 3 month supply and again we are all different in what works for us. ----- Original Message ----- From: Joyce McCrary Rheumatoid Arthritis Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 3:26 AM Subject: Re: Re: diet I'd like to know what kind of diet to be on especially since yesterday. I wentto the hospital for tests and they found I have diverticulosis, two stomachulcers and acid reflux. The Dr didn't say anything about a diet. He onlyprescribed Nexium. Gee those things are expensive. No wonder everyoneis complaining about these drug companies. I really need to lose weight asI have RA and I am 5ft 2 1/2 inches tall and weigh in at 199 lbs...........Joyce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 8, 2004 Report Share Posted December 8, 2004 Joyce - if you're 74 then you deserve to be any weight you want! But I do think if you eat this way, you'll find you will go down - it's hard when you eat little bits to really work up a calorie count. Good luck! ----- Original Message ----- From: Joyce McCrary Rheumatoid Arthritis Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 10:42 AM Subject: Re: Diverticulosis Diet (O/T) Thank you . I can remember many many years ago weighing 118-121 lbs. But at 74 I'll never see those days again. I liked it when I was 22 inches in the waist and wearing size 10 clothes. I'll have to try to eat the way you mentioned........Joyce ----- Original Message ----- From: Rheumatoid Arthritis Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 11:16 AM Subject: Diverticulosis Diet (O/T) I don't know if this will help or not but I had diverticulosis before I went onto any RA meds as well as a stomach and duodenium that begins to bleed and all sorts. You have to be careful of eatting spicy or hot (not temp wise) foods. Bland is the order of the day. I find red meats harder on my system than chicken and lots of pastas, rice, oatmeal, vegetables but not lettuce and salads as lettuce is very hard on you system as are salad dressings. If I do have red meat I have a stew where the meat is very soft and well cooked but that is about it. I also found that eatting small amount every 2 - 4 hours is better than eatting large meals 3 times a day. But emphasis on the small amounts. As for dairy - I went to skim milk and not very much of it and a bit of cheese. Also - I try to keep away from preservatives and additives. Coffee is a no-no (but I am bad on that count) green or weak black tea is much better. This is a very boring diet and you sometimes have to be carful of getting "becked-up". This is only what has worked for me - everybody is different but hopefully this will give you an idea. I am 5' 8" and struggle to keep my weight between 118 - 121 lbs. I also found nexium to be unhelpful - losec is all that works for me but it is $500.00 for a 3 month supply and again we are all different in what works for us. ----- Original Message ----- From: Joyce McCrary Rheumatoid Arthritis Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 3:26 AM Subject: Re: Re: diet I'd like to know what kind of diet to be on especially since yesterday. I wentto the hospital for tests and they found I have diverticulosis, two stomachulcers and acid reflux. The Dr didn't say anything about a diet. He onlyprescribed Nexium. Gee those things are expensive. No wonder everyoneis complaining about these drug companies. I really need to lose weight asI have RA and I am 5ft 2 1/2 inches tall and weigh in at 199 lbs...........Joyce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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