Re: Garlic and UC - reactions?

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I ate too much roasted garlic at one time at the start of the diet and got

gassy, but I can tolerate it now. If you are concerned, just try a small amount.

PJ

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> I am new to the diet and cut out garlic and other spices to begin it. I have

since added turmeric, because of the anti-inflamatory properties, and a little

cinnamon.

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> How have people handled garlic? Is it aggrivating only if one has a

sensitivity to it? Or is it generally a bad idea with bleeding?

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> When I am cutting garlic and get some on a cut it stings, and my thought is

that I don't want that happening inside my body. However, there seem to be a lot

of good selective antibiotic qualities to garlic, and I used to love it and eat

it all the time.

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> I also have thrush, so I imagine it would help with that as well.

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> If anyone has experience of information about this, I would love to hear it.

Thanks!

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> Kat

> dx UC June 2009

> SCD since Feb 2010

> Prednisone, allegra, rhodiola rosea, other suppliments

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