Symptom Questions

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Hi all..

I have UC and have been on the diet since November last year, after experiencing

my first major flare during the spring/summer of that year. I'll admit that I

sort of jumped in, cutting things out, but never did a systematic intro followed

by the phasing in of new foods. My main symptom is bloody stools, sometimes a

little, sometimes more, but usually present. I've had a few days/weeks here and

there without any at all, but it seems to return after a period of time. I

haven't had any other symptoms for a long time, except occasional rumbliness.

My main question is - BTVC says to wait xxx amount of months after symptoms have

cleared to introduce certain foods. And then other places it says to wait until

D has cleared. So should I be waiting until the bleeding clears up for a

significant amount of time before starting to add new food? Or should I just

start over with the intro for 3-5 days, then start adding foods one by one,

regardless of the bleeding and just watch for other symptoms/increased amount of

blood?

Thank you all in advance for sharing your experiences. This as certainly been

an adventure, and I'm grateful for a husband who eats whatever I eat, as long as

there is a supply of pizza rolls and cereal in the house I can't imagine not

having his support.

UC

SCD Nov 08

Currently on Asacol