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Hi there,
i just got diagnosed with microscopic colitis and am trying to figure out what foods to eat with trial and error.
can anyone tell me what foods mostly agree with people.
my diet right now consists of oatmeal, rice milk.
chicken sandwich.
no dairy
peeled fruit,
over cooked veg, rice, meat.
i dont know if any sweet foods agree with me but am missing them alot.
can anyone else tell me what else i could get away with eating at the moment.
thanks alot for all your replies
foods to eat with MC
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Hi,
Well, since most of us are sensitive to gluten, if the bread for that sandwich is made with wheat flour, (or rye, or barley), then we would react to it. Many of us who react to gluten, also react to the avenin in oats, (including me). Rice Dream contains a tiny amount of gluten, (from the barley used to start the malting process). It may or may not be a problem for you, depending on how sensitive you are to gluten, (if you're sensitive to gluten - a tiny percentage of us are not). Most fruit contains a relatively high fructose content, and significant amounts of fructose tends to be a problem for many of us. Many of us can't tolerate citrus fruits. For most of us, in addition to the fructose and/or the citric acid, the fiber in fruit is a problem, also, and so is the sorbitol. That leaves bananas as just about the only fruit that most of us can tolerate, but a few of us can't tolerate bananas, either, unfortunately.
Here is how an elimination diet is done:
http://www.perskyfarms.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=732
Here are some meal suggestions:
http://www.perskyfarms.com/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=53
Here are some foods to avoid:
http://www.perskyfarms.com/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=52
Here are several hundred tasty, proven recipes that are free of gluten, dairy, and soy:
http://www.perskyfarms.com/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=7
Tex
Well, since most of us are sensitive to gluten, if the bread for that sandwich is made with wheat flour, (or rye, or barley), then we would react to it. Many of us who react to gluten, also react to the avenin in oats, (including me). Rice Dream contains a tiny amount of gluten, (from the barley used to start the malting process). It may or may not be a problem for you, depending on how sensitive you are to gluten, (if you're sensitive to gluten - a tiny percentage of us are not). Most fruit contains a relatively high fructose content, and significant amounts of fructose tends to be a problem for many of us. Many of us can't tolerate citrus fruits. For most of us, in addition to the fructose and/or the citric acid, the fiber in fruit is a problem, also, and so is the sorbitol. That leaves bananas as just about the only fruit that most of us can tolerate, but a few of us can't tolerate bananas, either, unfortunately.
Here is how an elimination diet is done:
http://www.perskyfarms.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=732
Here are some meal suggestions:
http://www.perskyfarms.com/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=53
Here are some foods to avoid:
http://www.perskyfarms.com/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=52
Here are several hundred tasty, proven recipes that are free of gluten, dairy, and soy:
http://www.perskyfarms.com/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=7
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
In the beginning, ALL grains made me sick - rice is the safest, but if you are having a ferocious reaction, a week off from that might help. Oats are high risk. (Might work for you, but this is not the time for that experiment.) My safe foods were homemade chicken broth, potatoes, and bananas. My *disaster* foods were wheat (and all gluten grains) and dairy. BUT when I was sickest, even those grains I can now tolerate made me sick. I am the queen of "when in doubt, leave it out" - and it really worked for me. If your temperament allows, and you have support and a little time for pantry purging and home cooking... I cannot say enough good things about eliminating processed foods, just in case there's an evil ingredient in there, for now.
Overcooked veg., rice, and meat - those are likely OK. If you are craving sweets, in my opinion, there's something going on. We all enjoy sweets, naturally - but when we make a big diet change, I theorize that major sweets-cravings are indicative that dropping a reactive ingredient is causing withdrawal-like symptoms - and that is known to happen especially with wheat/gluten, and dairy. As far as which sweets work for you - it seems to be a roulette game! Some of us have done better with honey vs. maple syrup, and some the exact opposite, and some can tolerate almost no sweeteners at all, till we have done some healing.
Applesauce (preferable with no added ingredients) was safe for me, pretty early on, but not for everyone. It sounds as though you're already avoiding added fats and oils - and they do seem to cause trouble for most of us when we are reacting.
Hope you're feeling better soon. Keep us posted, and hopefully we can help you as you fine-tune your diet.
--Sara
Overcooked veg., rice, and meat - those are likely OK. If you are craving sweets, in my opinion, there's something going on. We all enjoy sweets, naturally - but when we make a big diet change, I theorize that major sweets-cravings are indicative that dropping a reactive ingredient is causing withdrawal-like symptoms - and that is known to happen especially with wheat/gluten, and dairy. As far as which sweets work for you - it seems to be a roulette game! Some of us have done better with honey vs. maple syrup, and some the exact opposite, and some can tolerate almost no sweeteners at all, till we have done some healing.
Applesauce (preferable with no added ingredients) was safe for me, pretty early on, but not for everyone. It sounds as though you're already avoiding added fats and oils - and they do seem to cause trouble for most of us when we are reacting.
Hope you're feeling better soon. Keep us posted, and hopefully we can help you as you fine-tune your diet.
--Sara