I don't know what to eat!

Hello, boobear,
If you are currently flaring, maybe google "low residue diet" and pick from that?

My doctor advised me to avoid dairy, red meats & raw veggies ....however there have been folks here who sort of debunked her rationale for a more "personalized approach". It seems we are each different in many ways.

Even so, when I have bleeding.....I can say with 100% certainty that anything rough like raw carrots, peanuts or corn is the bane of my butts existence.

I cook all veggies WELL and eat from the softer side.....Chicken noodle soup is a standard. I am to the point at the moment where my symptoms are subsiding, but I am still being careful anyway.

I also disregarded the dairy suggestion my doc made and have added yogurt and kefir (and a little bit of hard cheese like sharp cheddar. I'm a rebel like that.....

If you scroll through a few pages, you'll see this is the top concern of most newly diagnosed forum members, so you are definitely not alone !

Good luck

For what it's worth, the food that I consistently have the most diffuculty is bread. Any type of of starchy, processed, flour product. I LOVE sourdough toast with butter and crave it more than anything else on the planet. When I eat it I usually buy a whole loaf and it's gone in a day or two, that's just how I roll. But the next day I feel that dull ache in my ascending colon. No matter how many times I do this I never learn because it's like giving up a big piece of my childhood. If I'm moderate then it's no big deal, but when it comes to that I go hard. So identify what you react to and make an effort not to binge on that thing, for starters. Sorry I don't have time for a longer answer.

Eggs were always my comfort food. Bone broth is really good -- tedious to make but not hard. While you're flaring, stay away from raw fruits and veggies. Beans are a no-no for me. Chicken and fish are good (baked or boiled is best). Most of us cut out gluten, dairy, sugar, and nuts while flaring. White rice has never bothered me either. I don't worry about using butter or coconut oil for cooking.

Pasta and carb-heavy meals seem to cause me problems, as do raw veggies (carrot sticks nearly put me in hospital once). I seem to do well with meals that provide sufficient bulk, for example a bland meat with rice type meal works well, as does fish. But if I nibble, or have foods that don't fill me up, then my insides seem to attack themselves. I second probiotics, they are my best friend during a flare.