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Posted 7/30/2016 8:51 PM (GMT -5)
Imagardener made a comment with an awesome suggestion on another thread with an idea about easy to digest food. I never once considered it back when I was flaring badly. I'd just skip food altogether or make some kind of protein shake type thing.

I'm totally curious if anyone ever tried it? Also I am wondering about those of us with food tolerance issues. I'm thinking the cooking and pureeing might make some of these intolerable foods tolerable again.

Anyway - whacky thought, but now I am wondering as I don't get very many veggies in my diet these days aside from soups as I cannot tolerate them otherwise.

EDIT: Organic baby food I should add..

Post Edited (Canada Mark) : 7/30/2016 7:57:20 PM (GMT-6)

Posted 7/30/2016 9:15 PM (GMT -5)
this is what i would recommend to those wanting to use Ensure like crap - we have used this going on 4 years for my tube fed son -

functionalformularies.com/products/liquid-hope
Posted 7/30/2016 10:38 PM (GMT -5)
Always looking for gentle nutritious food like this. But 9g fiber per serve would wreck me! All the proper food has fiber :(
Posted 7/31/2016 12:08 PM (GMT 0)
I should sometimes take my own advice ha. Because I just had 3 days of frequent BM's and stomach pain and just last night figured out why--ate raw veggies, carrots and celery, not done for many years except in small amounts. If it ain't one thing it's another.

Baby food does most of the work for the gut, as does cooking veggies thoroughly. My gut doesn't need my veggies blender-ed (baby food) but it sure can't handle them raw unless they are juiced to removed most fiber.

Just be sure to read all the ingredients in commercial baby food, watching out for carrageenan, sugar and any other suspicious stuff. Or just cook and mash/blender your own, pretty simple to do with a stick blender.
Posted 7/31/2016 7:44 AM (GMT -5)
I used to make myself mashed boiled carrot-and-lentil 'baby food' with a spoonful of turmeric when nothing else would go down & soup was too much fluid for me. Quite tasty.
Posted 7/31/2016 4:46 PM (GMT -5)
Yes, I have used it during severe flares-- the age 9 months+ type. RE raw carrot: it bothers my gut even in UC remission! / Old Hat (35 yrs with left-sided UC; presently in remission taking brandname Colazal)
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