Changing diet

Hi I've been reading a lot of information on changing diet, I've tried Dr David Kliens diet but couldn't stick to it because I could never think of anything to eat, anyway I've now found another based on food combining but based more towards the pales diet obviously cutting out the milk at least as I know that's my major flare trigger.

Just wondered how many have tried this and whether it worked for them.

I totally agree try eliminating the gluten, grains, and dairy.  Yes it is very difficult but it comes down to how bad you want to get better. 

 I found a huge change once I eliminated these things. 

Stools were formed and less frequent, blood dissappeared, my skin cleared up, no more bloating, lost a few pounds, and I have more energy.

I eat alot of chicken, fish, beef (occaisionally), white rice and other rice products, cooked veggies, salad when things are good, soy&almond milk, eggs.   

looololololol david klein's diet

you gotta love humans.

You present david klein's diet to a normal healthy person, he'd think david is off his rocker, a quack!

You present David klein's diet to someone suffering, all a sudden, it's ingenious.

riiiiiiiiiiiiight...

david klein's diet is a recipe for hell!! i was on it for 6 weeks and i'm not sure how i came out alive haha he says drink juice until the bleeding stops. well, i drank juice for 4 weeks in a row (nothing else) and still had bleeding. what now? i emailed him and he said "you'll have to have a $400 consult to see what the problem is blah blah blah."

i honestly don't believe in food combining at all. i've tried doing acid/alkaline proper foods, fruit on it's own, all that stuff, and never noticed a difference.

bananagirl, when you called him he would have told you to go on prednisone and charged $400 for imparting that wisdom. he also believes it's fine for women on his diet to stop menstruating (because they are malnourished for all intents and purposes) because it proves they are "clean". Freak.

hey Diane -

i have been doing well for almost 4 months - i think - and don't be offended. but i don't like or use the word remission - i like to assess my life and "illness/wellness" based more on the things i can do and how good i feel, as opposed to my symptoms or lack of - these days i live pretty 'normal' , at least by my definition -

i eat locally raised beef, wild caught salmon, canned sardines, tuna occaisionally, 3-4 locally .... layed eggs a week, lots of steamed, mostly green veggies, lots of raw salads (i tried steaming them but they kinda tasted like crap), and low sugar fruit - drink lots of water and herbal tea - not sure what alternatives to gluten you are referring to - there is one gluten free bread i eat once in a while, but that's it -

right now being a stay at home dad, i eat whatever, whenever - no real menu rules - if it sounds good, i eat it -

my only real advice, is to live healthy - i try not to get too bogged down in trying to focus on UC stuff - i take a few vits & supps, but mostly just all around healthy stuff - get out in the sun, breath as clean of air as you can get, and move your ass - i suppose that's what i missed the most when i was really sick - i had to give up all of my main fun things in my life - working out, snowboarding, paragliding, hiking, running ........ living !

to be honest dude, i haven't a f ing clue - it was one of those things that i heard or read about and decided to add it to my repertoire - is it helping ? maybe - i have a few odds and ends of the supplement variety that i will continue to take barring any adverse reactions, until they are gone - then it will be a minimal few that i will take on a regular basis - i need to establish a base line - not just for continued gut healing but for long term health - whatever that is ?????

i would like to get back to just eating and living without thinking about it - but that time has gone down the shiiiter - hello new, somewhat compromised life - sucks, but it's all i've got so i am happy with that (most of the time anyway) -