How long after eating a trigger food do you notice symptoms?

[Sinceapr2010]

Hi All,

I am new to trying to identify my trigger foods. It seems that symptoms occur for me about four to six hours after eating something suspect but I'm not yet sure of this.
In the evenings, for example, I may start feeling icky two hours after supper but can't be sure if its lunch, breakfast or what I just had that is culprit. What are your experiences? Thanks!

 

[If*]

Hello, one way i really was able to learn many trigger foods was when i did the SCD. I can't handle bread, non organic butter or milk, eggs, corn syrup, or restaurants that use margarine, carbonated soda or alcohol i do not touch, fake sweeteners and more.
If any of the above items were in my food took about 20 min. to make the gurgle start ~ and i knew.
The SCD was really eye opening and even though i do not adhere to it now, it forever changed how i eat and look at foods. My diet was never bad but had room for improvement.
Do you keep a food journal? It might help show a pattern. Sometimes though the food might just not sit right at the time so try again later.

take care

 

[UnXmas]

I don't have trigger foods exactly, it's the overall content of my diet that can give me problems. The main culprit is fibre - the more I eat, the worse I feel, so I can eat a small quantity of a very high fibre food, as a one-off, and be ok, but if I go a few days eating many high fibre things, I'll start to feel worse. And it does take a few days, there's no immediate reaction.

 

[SmellyMelly]

I am new to trying to identify my trigger foods. It seems that symptoms occur for me about four to six hours after eating something suspect but I'm not yet sure of this.

Yes, it can be hard to identify them.

For me, it depends what the food is. A reaction can occur anywhere from within the hour, to up to 24 hours.

If I drink alcohol at 9pm I will start dashing to the loo about 3am. Or, I had a chicken burger on Saturday (meant to be vegan) and now still in pain on Tuesday.

If I have gluten, I can have pain within the hour, but that can also depend on the quality of the food.

Cheap $1.00 mass-produced breads from the supermarket will affect me very quickly and painfully. But a $8.00 loaf of Artisan (traditionally made) bread may not actually end up bothering me at all........which is most unfortunate for my bank balance!

 

[Nancye50]

I was diagnosed in Feb and have yet to really find a consistent trigger!

 

[Sinceapr2010]

Diet approach

Its been an interesting couple of months as I am experimenting with trying to manage without taking Humira. it had been working well enough that I didn't need to think too much about it and flare ups were fairly rare but with all the regular checkups and lab visits that come with using Humira it was becoming burdensome in terms of time and money. I should mention I was able to enroll in a generous out-of-pocket assistance program by the manufacturer but frequent time off from work as an hourly employee made it expensive in a different way. I might be crazy but I felt it was time to try an approach by way of diet. I had to post the question because food/gut reactions have been so inconsistent. I was hoping for something of a personal list that I could use as a "don't eat" guide but I'm finding it's just not as easy as that. Yes, there are some food that seem safer than others but definitely the overall quality of my diet has a big effect. I remain hopeful though that I can trial and error my way to an acceptable plateau...

 

[Nancye50]

Please don't go too long without meds if your symptoms are worsening. Did you do much research on diet before going off? From what I've read here in the past months, diet is entirely personal there's unfortunately no safe list.

 

[mish2575]

I'm usually in the same boat as If*. I will know within a 1/2 hour.

 

[BlackButterflies]

I am all over the place with this. Some things affect me immediately and some not for hours. It is extremely frustrating and can be quite confusing, I get you there. I know that nuts, red meat, apple juice and lactose react horribly right away. I end up with a lot of bleeding and bathroom visits from those things. I am still working to figure out the rest. I have started doing an experiment trying to stick to my safe couple things for a few days then add something new and see what happens. Eggs, bananas and plain fish are my safe foods so far. I have also noticed that some things I can have once and be okay but eat multiple times and I have trouble, such as chicken, or high fibre items.

Anyhow, I wish you the best of luck with this. Don't give up and listen to your body as best you can

 

[If*]

Cheap $1.00 mass-produced breads from the supermarket will affect me very quickly and painfully. But a $8.00 loaf of Artisan (traditionally made) bread may not actually end up bothering me at all........which is most unfortunate for my bank balance!

OMY that is SO True ~ The same goes for cereals but small amounts and organic. I wonder if they contain zero or no gluten??

This is really a tough part but I feel Nutrition is a BIG part of this.

 

[SmellyMelly]

OMY that is SO True ~ The same goes for cereals but small amounts and organic. I wonder if they contain zero or no gluten??

The more expensive breads I buy would still contain gluten. But they are made the traditional old fashioned way, with minimal and simple, but good quality organic ingredients.

That is why I think I can tolerate them better. And because of the $$$$ price, I would only have them once a month. If not having every day and only on special days; I can get away with it.

The cheaper mass produced supermarket breads contain all sorts of crap: numbers, anti-caking agents, colors, preservatives, dough conditioners, canola oil, lots of sugar, chemicals to extend their shelf life, GMO's, and all sorts of things that the body does not need. Is is why I think I react so badly to them.

 

[samq]

For me when I'm eating I tend to just listen for the gurgle coming from my gut. It seems to communicate pretty quickly with me when something really irritates it. Since this episode started a month ago...almost everything has been hard but what almost always gets to me the worst is high fibre foods and lettuce and anything acidic. I really have to watch what fruits I consume as well.

 

[Bausarita]

My stomach pops and splashes and gurgles and I have urgency immediately - almost no matter what I eat. Sometimes I'm lucky and it takes an hour or two. I tend to have a large purge of blood and clots once a day usually in the morning. I rarely and I mean rarely produce actual stool. I eat a low residue diet, I think it helps a little - I think. Super hard for me to pin down foods that are irritating my bowel, really seems like it just depends on the mood of my bowel at the time I eat. I try not to eat more than once or twice a day - small amounts because of what it does to my gut. Totally sucks because I love fine dining.