I was diagnosed with ulerative colitis in at the end of February and was put on a lactose free, low residue/low fibre introduction diet (whew that's a long one).
What this means is I can't have any milk, lots of "white" food, no more than about 10g of fibre a day and I can only introduce one new food into my daily diet a day so I can see what reacts and what doesn't.
My dietician says that I will know in 2-4 hours how a food reacts to me.
I have learned that aspartame is a no no and that decaf tea is on the "watch" list (made me gassy and bloated - guessing it's the chemical they use to decafinate the tea).
In the end, I will have a list of food that are safe for me and a list of foods I need to avoid.
I know that IBS in not UC, but the common thread is that we are both searching for comfort and safety.
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