OT (sort of) and long--oh no, I really need some guidance with diet

[Guest guest]

I was the one who posted about iron and needing some for pregnancy. I just

found out yesterday after some tests that I have stage 3 kidney disease, so for

now, pregnancy is on hold. A while ago I posted about having blood in my urine

and asked if anyone had had that experience with their medications. All

preliminary tests, surgeries, biopsies, ect. came back normal, but now I learn

this!! They are saying that my anemia could very well be because of the kidney

disease. My drs are urging me to adopt a diet that will halt my kidneys from

becoming more damaged, which I am used to doing anyway for my colon...trouble is

eating for my kidney health means compromising my colon health. Basically, from

what I have read, I will have to drastically cut out most of the foods I eat for

my UC/C and add in foods I have not touched in such a long time. Here is a

sample daily menu that they gave me of what would be acceptable:

Breakfast

• 1/2 cup (4 ounces) orange juice • 1 English muffin or 2 slices bread

• At least one tablespoon margarine with jelly

• Coffee or tea with non-dairy creamer and sugar

SNACK

• 2 canned pear halves in heavy syrup

LUNCH

• 2 slices white bread • At least 2 tablespoons mayonnaise with lettuce and

tomato

• 1 ounce chicken (such as a small thigh) or 1 hard boiled egg

• 2 canned peach halves in heavy syrup

• 7-UP, lemonade or Hawaiian Punch

SNACK

• Baked apple with 1/2 cup non-dairy whipped topping

DINNER

• 3-4 ounces steak (weigh after cooking, without bone) , sauté in tablespoons

olive oil

• 1 small baked potato with at least 2 tablespoons margarine

• 1/2 cup fresh green beans, carrots or broccoli with margarine

• Lettuce, onions, cucumbers, green pepper

• At least 2 tablespoons olive oil with vinegar or lemon

• 1/8 apple or cherry pie with 1/2 cup fruit sorbet (this is not sherbet)

• Iced tea with sugar and lemon or Sprite

SNACK

• 1 small banana and 10 vanilla wafers

• Coffee or tea with non-dairy creamer and sugar

NOTE: Olive oil, margarine and mayonnaise contain little or no protein.

OMG!!! What am I going to do?!? Half of this food isn't even real, of course I

am not going to eat it!! You guys, I don't know what to do. I know you are not

doctors and I know you don't give medical advice, but how can I eat to maintain

the health of BOTH my intestines AND my kidneys? I will have to live on small

amounts of meat (they said I am eating WAY too much protein), coconut oil (they

were frowny with this) and fruit and very few veggies (I don't tolerate raw ones

very well). I don't know how to do this and I am beside myself, freaking out.

Anyone else have this conundrum? I am basically talking out loud just to talk

because I feel like I am about to explode, but if anyone can help, I would be

very thankful.

UC/C (2003/2002)

Stage 3 Kidney disease

Remicade (which I might be stopping)

SCD since May of 2007