My UC is soooo much better after 6 weeks of diet- Ima new woman

[Guest guest]

I cannot remember if I've posted here but just wanted to say that I started 6

weeks ago +- by removing gluten from my diet. This was prompted by an increase

in bleeding for no reason and I know that the next step my doctor would say is

Humira or Remicade. I have had UC for almost 10 years and it's been a steady

increase in medications with little or no relief. I never had a remission in all

that time.

I tried the SCD diet many years ago with no results. I've tried almost every

diet ever heard of for UC with no results. What made me try SCD this last time

was an article my DH read that said that many UC people were undiagnosed with

celiac disease. I told him I had been tested for that with negative results but

after thinking it over I thought " what was the harm " in removing gluten for a

while and observing.

That was the turning point to my recovery. Bleeding stopped almost immediately.

I still had some other symptoms (urgency, etc) so I decided to remove all grain

products and dairy products also. (Been tested for that too-also negative).

Things got even better.

My diet is even more restrictive than SCD but that works for me. I eat lots of

animal protein and lots of nonstarchy veggies. Although I LOVE dairy it just

doesn't agree with me except for miniscule amounts of very hard cheddar. I LOVE

fruit and juices but they also don't agree with my colon so they are removed

except for miniscule amounts of blueberries (say 10-12 blueberries a day).

Yes it is incredibly hard to shop in the grocery which seems to be 99% carbs but

this is the only remission I have ever had in 10 years so it is worth the

sacrifice.

It now makes me mad that no doctor in all this time has suggested diet

modification. I have lost a lot of respect for pill-pushers who will not do

everything they can to help people get healthy unless it involves a

prescription.

Because I can't eat SCD yogurt I take a probiotic pill every morning and I also

drink freshly made greens juice (I grow collards and cabbage and other greens),

no gas or intestinal upset at all. I also take a teaspoon of CLO every morning,

helps with C I think.

I still take my meds (50 6MP and 6 Balsal. a day but cut the Balsal from 9 to

6-nothing bad happened) and will evaluate things in 3 months before cutting back

more.

Am I perfect yet? No but way way better. From my reading it may take years to

get back to a perfect colon but removing gluten, grains, dairy and fruit has

worked for me.

Along with SCD I highly recommend the book " Life without Bread " by Dr. Allan

and

Lutz. Lots of scientific evidence on why grains are bad for health, not just UC

and Crohns but many many diseases.

To those who are still struggling I say don't give up. It took me two tries many

years apart to get where I am. Keep searching for what works for YOU. This

disease is very difficult and every person is different.

Good luck and best wishes for better health,