SugarandSpice Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 My husband was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis about 5 years ago. He has been on meds and steroids to help treat his symptoms. His case is mild comparitively. We have completed the Whole30 and he says he has had no change in his symptoms. He's quite discouraged and doesn't know what he should do at this point. Was the Whole30 not long enough? Are there foods on the Whole30 that might possibly be irritating his stomach? Should he just stick to the meds to decrease the inflammation? Help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmcbn Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 5 minutes ago, SugarandSpice said: Are there foods on the Whole30 that might possibly be irritating his stomach? Absolutely. There are a lot of foods which can be particularly problematic for UC sufferers but it would be impossible to make any suggestions of tweaks without seeing what he has been eating.... Can you give us a few days worth of his food intake? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SugarandSpice Posted February 4, 2017 Author Share Posted February 4, 2017 Breakfast: scrambled eggs with chicken apple sausage and bacon and coffee lunch: carrots, strawberries, blueberries, hotdogs, turkey wrap and lettuce, a Chomps stick. snack: larabar- coconut chocolate snack: cashews, larabar- apple pie. other common foods in our diet: sweet potatoes, tomato sauce, bell peppers and onions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SugarandSpice Posted February 4, 2017 Author Share Posted February 4, 2017 We also splurged and got chipotle for dinner, he tried beans with no luck (reintroduction food). He's had chili with sweet potatoes ( basically the same foods I posted in my other post about new digestive issues that you recommended trying a low fodmap diet for a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmcbn Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 Ok, so the larabars are dried fruit & nuts which are both a no go for UC (they're also for emergency use only...) A high volume of raw foods is also problematic so if the carrots were raw then they'd be another culprit, they'd be good cooked though. Caffeine is also a trigger, along with any foods high in fibre and/or sulphur. Beans need to stay off the menu too. Basically he needs to be eating lean meat/poultry along side cooked veg, and specifically veg low in fibre such as carrots, asparagus, mushrooms cucmber & zucchini, removing the skins from pretty much all fruit/veg while keeping fruit to a minimum, with the addition of some healthy fats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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