Can you eat a cheeseburger?

I know that you can't have food that you ate... come out two hours later. But can't a food you ate irritate your stomach so much that two hours later you're in the bathroom passing food you ate a while ago? Like... what irritated your stomach wasn't the food from 3 days ago... it was the food you ate... but it just moved what was already there out?

Sweetmelody - That is exactly what I think is happening. Once I made a smoothie with yogurt (which I learned was a bad trigger food for me) and fresh fruit (also triggers), and I was in the bathroom before I finished drinking it. Obviously the smoothie wasn't coming out, but it definitely kicked out everything else that was in me.

Carol - Restaurants are so untrustworthy when it comes to adding bad stuff (MSG, tons of salt, fat) that its almost not even worth going (in my opinion). Even good restaurants will use these methods for flavor.

Absolutely you can eat foods that would cause a reaction in the stomach to increase peristalsis and have whatever is in your colon to come out.

That's what we're saying....it cannot be assumed its a trigger for UC flares, however.

Even smelling certain foods can turn my stomach and can trigger a bm (not a flare)....but that's not a UC reaction. It's best to be clear.

We are talking about the same thing...just saying it differently.

Yes, some foods that are fatty or have a certain taste or acidity or whatever can definitely trigger peristalsis....

Coffee is a perfect example...it has been explained it helps trigger the "download" of stool from the sigmod to the rectum...that's why many people have only their "morning" coffee.

Some foods don't agree for various reasons...but food in the mouth or stomach won't cause inflammation reaction in the colon...

quincy

Quincy - Thanks for clarifying the terminology. I don't think food CAUSES flares (although I wouldn't know from experience because I've been in a flare since diagnosis), but it definitely AGGRAVATES a flare. I know what you mean about smelling certain foods and knowing what will happen if you eat them. The mind-body connection is amazing sometimes.

I was so disappointed when this happened because I was doing so well with my diet that the meds finally had a chance to heal the ulcers, then I sent something awful down the chute to ruin all my progress. :-( It's SO frustrating!!!

I was thinking of tapering off the morning Rowasa and even skipped two mornings (one day apart) during this past week. But the cheeseburger made things so bad that I feel like I need it. I've been going so much, though, that sometimes I can't keep the enema in for long cuz I have to run to the bathroom. I'll be seeing my GI at the beginning of September, so I'll get his take on it.

I've had this exact issue. Many times now. Took me a while to figure it out.

The bacon cheese burger joint down the street works quite well in my system. No issues. The premium hand made bacon cheeseburger from the fancy restaurant is like a colonoscopy prep.

I've been able to isolate the lettuce as the root of my issue. The premium burger puts a spring mix type lettuce on it and the joint down the street is just plain old romaine. Romaine I can tolerate no issues. Spring mix, kale and 'fancy' lettuce if you will cleans me out regardless if on a burger or in a salad or other.

Eliminate the spring mix and I can eat the premium burger just fine.

It's funny how one single item can make or break you the next day. The trick is finding out what the one item is out of them all. Takes a few burgers and a few bad days...

I can has cheeseburger?