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Ulcerative Colitis & Vegan

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adie1969
adie1969

Hi I'm new to this forum, finally got my diagnosis of ulcerative colitis today. I'm vegan and eat a lot of fruit, veg, beans etc. and have read that a lot of these can worsen your symptoms, are there any other vegans out there who know which foods I should avoid?

Thanks

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  • ibdhell12345
    ibdhell12345 adie1969

    Posted

    Hi,

    I'm not a vegan, but it seems some people get effected by food and some don't. They say dairy, wheat( not just gluten free), sugar and starch can all be possible trouble makers.

    I personally have gone on a strict diet called the special carbohydrate diet, but I have IBS for years before I got UC so I don't think it's for everyone. Google SCD legal and illegal list for that diet.

    A slightly less restrictive diet is the FODMAP diet that some doctors recommend for IBS and IBD suffers.

    Or for the least restrictive simply avoid processed and fried food, alcohol, fizzy drinks and caffeine they say.

    Good luck.

    • adie1969
      adie1969 ibdhell12345

      Posted

      Thanks for that, I've been gluten free for a couple of years now originally thought I was celiac, cutting it out of my diet definitely saw an improvement so I've avoided it ever since. I never eat processed foods anyway so that's good. I'll have a look at the FOD MAP diet and SCD.

      Thanks again  😊

    • ibdhell12345
      ibdhell12345 adie1969

      Posted

      No problem.

      If it's an intolerance to wheat I would cut it out all together and not just gluten free products.

      Take care

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