Re: Need advice for UC flare

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I just had a tough time for 4 weeks - not horrible or blood etc but I did do

full intro for 5 days - I left out eggs too this time - kept yog in but wasn't

sure I should?? what I think helped a lot was increasing the s boullardi to 2

pills 3 times a day - keep the soup in too even after intro -not sure what the

suppositories are but I'd stay with intro 5 days and then stage 1 - I wouldn't

be doing tomato prod etc yet -pull out vitamins while flaring and maybe stop

mint tea- good for gas but I feel like it made me worse once? just my thoughts

eileen 18 months scd

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> So, it's been just over 2 weeks since I went into a major UC flare (my 9-mo

mark on SCD) and I just can't seem to get ahead of it to control the urgent D,

bleeding and mucus. I've been making 8-12 trips to the bathroom daily and I feel

SO frustrated! I'm trying hard to not go to the doctor because I know he'll

just put me on more meds, which I'd like to avoid if possible! So, I'm asking

for your input/advice.

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> I went back to the intro diet for a couple of days after the 1st sign of a

flare. Here's what I've been eating for the past 2 weeks:

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> chicken broth, well cooked carrots, boiled chicken, very ripe bananas, pure

apple cider diluted with water (with SCD Pro Child vitamins), grilled hamburger

w/ mustard, green beans, zucchini and squash baked and stewed in tomato sauce,

butternut squash, roasted tomatoes (no seeds), pear/apple sauce, mint tea w/

honey.

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> I've also had some homemade yogurt, but have stopped that because I'm not sure

if I'm lactose intolerant. (oh how i miss cheese!). I'm also avoiding eggs and

spinach as they seem to not agree with me.

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> Yesterday, I did take an S. Boulardi pill to see if that might help.

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> I've also been doing some of the Mesalimine enemas at night.

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> Nothing seems to help. Any advice/suggestions?

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> Thank you for your help and support!

> Vicki

> UC dx 2/08

> SCD 11/08

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I've also had some homemade yogurt, but have stopped that because I'm not sure if I'm lactose intolerant. (oh how i miss cheese!)Do you mean casein intolerant? There shouldn't be any lactose in any of the SCD legal foods, but there is casein. Pour Dieu, pour terre,Alyssa 15UC April 2008, diagnosed Sept 2008SCD June 2009 (restarted)20mg Prednisone 1x daily ugh

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Alyssa,

Thanks. Yes, casein intolerant and just having issues with dairy in general.

Thanks, Vicki

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> > I've also had some homemade yogurt, but have stopped that because

> > I'm not sure if I'm lactose intolerant. (oh how i miss cheese!)

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> Do you mean casein intolerant? There shouldn't be any lactose in any

> of the SCD legal foods, but there is casein.

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> Pour Dieu, pour terre,

> Alyssa 15

> UC April 2008, diagnosed Sept 2008

> SCD June 2009 (restarted)

> 20mg Prednisone 1x daily ugh

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[Guest guest]

Anyway, it's best to be off dairy if you are having problem with

M and give your insides some time to heal.

Mara

> Alyssa,

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> Thanks. Yes, casein intolerant and just having issues with dairy in

> general.

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> Thanks, Vicki

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>>> I've also had some homemade yogurt, but have stopped that because

>>> I'm not sure if I'm lactose intolerant. (oh how i miss cheese!)

>>

>>

>> Do you mean casein intolerant? There shouldn't be any lactose in any

>> of the SCD legal foods, but there is casein.