David
Co-Founder
My holistic treatment diary for Lymphocytic Colitis
Current Status: remission
I do SO WELL if I stick to my regimen I've developed. But far too often, I do not. I'm starting this public diary to pressure myself to finally take that big step, pull up my big boy pants, and stick to my regimen. As such, I will be detailing everything I do to treat my Lymphocytic Colitis in this ongoing thread. I will also post any moments of weakness. Feel free to chime in, ask questions, scold me, etc.
Current symptoms:
I will update these each day in the actual diary posts.
Lower right gut pain
Costochondritis
Eye inflammation
General aches
Emotional stuff
Known dietary triggers:
Eggs
Gluten
Soy
Yeast - Bakers AND brewers.
Corn
Sorbitol
Apples
Onion
Garlic
Suspected dietary triggers:
Salmon
Bananas
Supplements
500-1000mg of Turmeric per day
750mg (down to 300mg) of magnesium per day - these pills also contain calcium and vitamin D. Be VERY careful supplementing over 350mg of magnesium per day and do so under a doctor's supervision. Magnesium in high dosages can have a laxative effect.
Miscellaneous changes I have made:
- I NEVER use normal table salt in my cooking anymore. All it is is NACL. Our bodies (especially those with IBD who are prone to deficiency) need a variety of trace elements and high quality sea salt can help provide some of those, and every bit helps. AND it tastes better. I personally use this as some sea salts are processed.
- I don't use normal toothpaste anymore. Even the "healthy" toothpastes have absolutely terrible ingredients. I realize this sounds paranoid, but read this thread. I use a mix of sea salt, baking soda, peppermint, and coconut oil. Here is the recipe.
- SO MANY organic (and other) products contain carrageenan. AVOID IT LIKE THE PLAGUE.
- The only water I drink is electrolyte enhanced. That reverse osmosis water filter you have? It's stripping out trace elements and probably screwing you up. So I put them back as I have a reverse osmosis system. I purchased and installed this product to put the calcium and magnesium back in my water. EVERYONE with IBD should be drinking electrolyte enhanced water in my opinion unless your water already has lots of natural occurring trace elements and aren't being stripped out by any filtration system.
- I try to get plenty of vitamin D from the sun. Last time I was tested, I was at 82 and that's without supplementing. While supplementation is the best alternative, there's much more going on in your body than just vitamin D generation when you're in the sun. Science is still trying to figure out a lot of these processes.
- I avoid hydroponically grown fruits and vegetables. I want soil microorganisms to help determine uptake of nutrients into plants to avoid high nitrate levels. Highly soluble fertilizers just cram the nitrates into the plant and nitrates can lead to a whole host of problems. This is one of the MANY reasons I only eat organic as well.
- I try to only eat grass fed, naturally raised meats. They are SO MUCH healthier for a variety of reasons.
- I only use coconut oil in my vegetable cooking that goes above 220 degrees (I try to stay below 350 degrees) and only use olive oil, ghee, or organic butter otherwise. I avoid all other oils.
- 95% of my cooking is done on cast iron. The other 5% is stainless steel which I try to limit because of potential nickel exposure. All those non stick pans? Trashed. You can get iron from cooking with cast iron (how many of you are iron deficient) and the non stick pan chemicals are terrible.
- All of my cooking utensils are stainless steel or wood. No plastic allowed. I prefer wood so as to avoid potential nickel exposure.
- I avoid utilizing aluminum as ingredients in anything that might go in my body or in cooking. Why? Give this a read.
- I take between 500mg and 1000mg of Turmeric per day.
I'll add more changes as I think of them. I've made so many that have become second nature that I'm not thinking of them right now.
Current Status: remission
I do SO WELL if I stick to my regimen I've developed. But far too often, I do not. I'm starting this public diary to pressure myself to finally take that big step, pull up my big boy pants, and stick to my regimen. As such, I will be detailing everything I do to treat my Lymphocytic Colitis in this ongoing thread. I will also post any moments of weakness. Feel free to chime in, ask questions, scold me, etc.
Current symptoms:
I will update these each day in the actual diary posts.
Lower right gut pain
Costochondritis
Eye inflammation
General aches
Emotional stuff
Known dietary triggers:
Eggs
Gluten
Soy
Yeast - Bakers AND brewers.
Corn
Sorbitol
Apples
Onion
Garlic
Suspected dietary triggers:
Salmon
Bananas
Supplements
500-1000mg of Turmeric per day
Miscellaneous changes I have made:
- I NEVER use normal table salt in my cooking anymore. All it is is NACL. Our bodies (especially those with IBD who are prone to deficiency) need a variety of trace elements and high quality sea salt can help provide some of those, and every bit helps. AND it tastes better. I personally use this as some sea salts are processed.
- I don't use normal toothpaste anymore. Even the "healthy" toothpastes have absolutely terrible ingredients. I realize this sounds paranoid, but read this thread. I use a mix of sea salt, baking soda, peppermint, and coconut oil. Here is the recipe.
- SO MANY organic (and other) products contain carrageenan. AVOID IT LIKE THE PLAGUE.
- The only water I drink is electrolyte enhanced. That reverse osmosis water filter you have? It's stripping out trace elements and probably screwing you up. So I put them back as I have a reverse osmosis system. I purchased and installed this product to put the calcium and magnesium back in my water. EVERYONE with IBD should be drinking electrolyte enhanced water in my opinion unless your water already has lots of natural occurring trace elements and aren't being stripped out by any filtration system.
- I try to get plenty of vitamin D from the sun. Last time I was tested, I was at 82 and that's without supplementing. While supplementation is the best alternative, there's much more going on in your body than just vitamin D generation when you're in the sun. Science is still trying to figure out a lot of these processes.
- I avoid hydroponically grown fruits and vegetables. I want soil microorganisms to help determine uptake of nutrients into plants to avoid high nitrate levels. Highly soluble fertilizers just cram the nitrates into the plant and nitrates can lead to a whole host of problems. This is one of the MANY reasons I only eat organic as well.
- I try to only eat grass fed, naturally raised meats. They are SO MUCH healthier for a variety of reasons.
- I only use coconut oil in my vegetable cooking that goes above 220 degrees (I try to stay below 350 degrees) and only use olive oil, ghee, or organic butter otherwise. I avoid all other oils.
- 95% of my cooking is done on cast iron. The other 5% is stainless steel which I try to limit because of potential nickel exposure. All those non stick pans? Trashed. You can get iron from cooking with cast iron (how many of you are iron deficient) and the non stick pan chemicals are terrible.
- All of my cooking utensils are stainless steel or wood. No plastic allowed. I prefer wood so as to avoid potential nickel exposure.
- I avoid utilizing aluminum as ingredients in anything that might go in my body or in cooking. Why? Give this a read.
- I take between 500mg and 1000mg of Turmeric per day.
I'll add more changes as I think of them. I've made so many that have become second nature that I'm not thinking of them right now.
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