Still in Remission from Spinach/Sunflower Seeds 3 Years Later PART II

The problem I'm facing with spinach is that you cannot warm it up a second time because of nitrite. So even if I went ahead and make a nice meal with it, not sure how well it would be if I warm it up a second time. Or am I paranoid?

The idea about smoothie sounds fantastic. However my mixer exploded on me not long ago and it burned my face I have to get my courage together so I can use it again haha.

But! I bought my sunbutter! They had sugar ones and non-sugar ones. I bought the sugar one for now.

I only wish I read the original thread before my symptoms got worse. For the longest time, I avoided greens and spinach, thinking that they would wreck havoc on my colon -- which they did, BUT it turns out that cooked spinach is one of my most tolerated foods and it helps greatly digestion wise. I just did not make the distinction between cooked and fresh spinach. Unfortunately, my colon cannot tolerate nut butters of any kind. Back when the original thread was started (2008), I could eat them w/ ease.

The lesson is to keep an open mind and never give up on things - I'm afraid it may be a bit late in my case but I encourage others to try this and resistant starches.

Andrina, I defintely dont eat the spinach and seeds together - I dont think I'd like that.  My fav spinach recipe is a quiche.  I like it cold or hot. 

I also plant some spinach in the spring and fall.  It doenst seem to last year round.  It doesnt tolerate the hot summers or the winters.  I planted some seeds a few weeks ago and none of the spinach is coming up yet.  The lettuce I planted at the same time is though.  So I'm wondering what happened with the spinach. 

Hi guys,
Quick question..

Whats the gist of this diet? Eat lots (how much) spinach and sunflower seeds + a carb (potato's or rice or pasta)? Is that it?

Does it matter what type of spinach? Kale, baby spinach, silverbeet etc

If so I could add this into my health routine easily, even if it only has a small chance of working its worthwhile..

Thanks xx

Andrina - Sorry for the delay in my reply. I took Lialda for a couple weeks until my bleeding went away, then I tapered off and have been fine. How've you been doing on the Sunbutter? Have the rest of your symptoms improved?

I've been doing this diet for about a month, two handfuls of sunflower seeds per day and five or six heaping spoonfuls on spinach. I didn't like canned spinach, but I found this jarred stuff that's ground almost to a paste and I like that better. I do SCD, ginger, Boswellia, and Asacol too and was already in remission so I can't say much to the effectiveness. Is sun-butter better than thoroughly-chewed sunflower seeds?

AUSSIET - It does take time, and I got worse for a couple weeks before seeing improvement. These foods can be hard to digest at first.

Lacaille - If you're in remission, it probably doesn't matter if you eat seeds vs. butter. People who are flaring should avoid seeds, because they're so rough. The other advantage to sunflower seed butter is that you get a more concentrated amount in a smaller serving.

derby county - You don't have to eat it all the time. To start, I would eat 1-2 cups of cooked spinach and about 3 tablespoons of sunflower seed butter per day, if you're in a flare. Hold off on the actual seeds if you're flaring - they'll be too hard on your system. Pop them in your freezer if you're worried about them going rancid. As for meal ideas, I like to make spinach quesadillas, pasta with sauteed spinach/garlic/olive oil, smoothies made with fresh spinach/bananas/almond milk (sounds weird but you don't even taste the spinach).

The best thing you can do is look up recipes on the web that use spinach, and try to find dishes that match your taste.

Aside from the spinach and sunflower seed butter, try to follow the food guidelines in the website that I've linked in my signature. It's an IBS website, but I found their diet works very well in combination with the spinach/sunflower seed diet. They tell you what foods to avoid and explain the benefits of soluble fibers.

Kernel is the same thing as a seed. In fact, it's just a more specific way of describing the inside of the hulled whole seed (which is the part you want).

I had to stop sunflower seeds. I have a problem with histamine intolerance and started getting severely worse after beginning sunflower seeds. I didn't realize it until after the fact but sunflower seeds are very high in histamines.

I just wanted to check how everyone who does spinach & sunflower seeds is doing.

what about your doa gary ?

Hi, I might be a bit late to the party here but how much spinach/sunflower seed oil (or butter) should we be consuming per day for this to work?

I was thinking of juicing spinach leaves every day and drinking the juice and also taking in either the seed oil or seed butter but wondered how much I needed to get in?

Kev