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Posted 1/19/2015 7:12 AM (GMT -5)
hey all,

ive been in remission for a year now and everything is great. im slowly starting to add items back into my diet. now i have a question about corn. i know i have had issues with corn in the past but does anyone have no issue with cream corn? i really want to try sheaperds pie but a bit scared.

Posted 1/19/2015 7:17 AM (GMT -5)
I think you will find a variety of answers...everyone is different. Food makes no difference to me at all. I've tried taking various things in and out of my diet and noticed no significant change any way I tried.
So for me...I'd say try a small amount and see. But corn does seem to be one that causes troubles.

Good luck!
Posted 1/19/2015 7:45 AM (GMT -5)
For me it may be the fiber in corn that is the problem. Whatever it is my gut dislikes corn in all forms (cornmeal, masa harina flour, canned or creamed corn) the only exception is cornstarch, which is OK in smallish amounts.
Posted 1/19/2015 8:08 AM (GMT -5)
The husk of a corn kernel is undigestible. Some people have issues with this and others don't. Since you're in remission, you may not have any issue whatsoever.

For me personally, corn just goes straight thru me. Comes out the exact same it went in.
Posted 1/19/2015 8:20 AM (GMT -5)
We don't eat a lot of corn in the UK but if cream corn is just corn that's blended into a paste then you should be fine with it. Like Sherry said, the kernels aren't digestible and so they cause issues because they scrape the surface layer of the colon.

Kev
Posted 1/19/2015 8:31 AM (GMT -5)
I am fine with cornmeal, corn muffins and even corn, but I cannot tolerate fried corn chips. Even before I had UC they made me sick. I think the issue there is "fried" and not corn.
Do be careful, though, corn is often GMO and treated heavily with pesticides. Try to stick with organic or non GMO.
Posted 1/19/2015 8:48 AM (GMT -5)
Agree with mom. There appears to be a discernible difference between non-gmo corn and gmo corn. If it is GMO, then it could be the pesticides and processing causing the issues. Glyphosate is implicated in a variety of conditions, autoimmunity included.

My body seems to tolerate both fine, but I don't go near the gmo ones anymore. From a dietary perspective, corn is a good source of resistant starch.

Best.
Posted 1/19/2015 9:29 AM (GMT -5)
cyn555: It depends on what you mean by having "issues with corn in the past". What exactly does that mean? Many healthy people have corn in their poop that does not get fully digested. That doesn't mean that it doesn't have any benefit or that it is bad health wise.
Posted 1/19/2015 10:58 AM (GMT -5)
well a few years back i remember i had eaten 2 corn on a cob and then the next day i started a major flare. maybe its not even related but i had no eaten any after that except when i was pregnant i tried cream corn in my sheaperds pie and had no issue. i think i will try a little and see what happens.
Posted 1/19/2015 3:47 PM (GMT -5)
Then you would have to be careful of it if it possibly caused a flare. For some reason I thought you meant in the past, as in before UC. UC does damage the colon though, making it hard to digest certain things. After your colon heals, like in remission, you should be able to eat these things again with no problem unless it was something to do with the food (such as an allergy or intolerance) that caused your UC in the first place. Usually that's not the case but in some cases it can be part of the equation.
Posted 1/19/2015 4:05 PM (GMT -5)
I cannot tolerate corn, unless is ground, like tortilla. But corn, grapes, peels of any kind are just asking for disaster. The food I eat matters considerably.
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