For the last several months (or longer), after a round of Uceris to tamp down some smoldering inflammation, I’ve ventured more into “whole foods plant based” diet territory, in an effort to forestall the need for more steroids or Humira or similar. I’m now in remission and for the last several months I’ve been eating beans (usually navy beans in soup, or mixed in with brown rice pasta) several days a week for the last six months. I began testing out beans – at first with trepidation – after reading the study I posted on this blog earlier (about navy beans and white kidney beans in particular). I had good results with them so I kept eating them.
And now this: https://www.fasebj.org/doi/abs/10.1096/fasebj.30.1_supplement.893.6
I eat hummus nearly every day as well.
In the past, after a flare, I’d eat in fear – fearful that the “wrong” thing could kick of an inflammatory spiral. Now, while I certainly have my avoid list (featured at least partially on this blog), in general, by eating a 80-90% whole foods plant based diet (no processed foods), no alcohol and no sugar, so far I’m remaining solidly in remission (while continuing with my maintenance meds).
As I’ve been typing this, I’ve been eating pumpkin seeds in the shell…
The exceptions to the “plant based” approach are fish (cod or salmon for lunch 2-3 x’s a week), kefir, and a small amount of low fat cheese (a few times a week).
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