3 Quick Things

Hi Everyone! 

Improve your health with this week’s three simple IBD tips and takeaways.

Remember that Rome wasn’t built in a day. Little changes lead to big results. We challenge you to take one small action today to benefit your future tomorrows.

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Scott's 6-Step Process To Reintroducing Vegetables & Other High-Fiber Foods

When it seems like food is working against you and your IBD, reintroducing old foods or challenging new ones can become surprisingly difficult. 

Scott says: That’s how I felt, anyway, when I wanted to add fruits, vegetables and other high-fiber foods back to my diet after having followed a low-fiber diet for what felt like an eternity. 

In this new post I share what I found to be the more difficult aspects to challenging foods, followed by my 6-step process to overcoming these hurdles.

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Accepting that there's not always an answer

One of the most frustrating aspects of IBD is that it’s unpredictable. One minute you’re OK and then something strikes and you feel crummy and out of control. Another annoying aspect? Not always knowing the trigger. 

This is how Scott’s felt recently. 

Scott says: After feeling great for the last few months, I had a setback. Many of my symptoms returned as did some new ones.

When something goes wrong, I want to understand exactly what happened so I can do my best to prevent it from occurring again.

After pouring through my tracking logs looking for changes in my diet, activities and/or stress, I couldn’t identify a clear trigger. Even after reducing my diet to the bare essentials, the symptoms remained. 

Now I feel about the same I did before things went downhill, but I’m no closer to understanding what happened or why. 

I’m still struggling with this, but accepting that sometimes shit happens (pun intended) is the best and only course of action.

Have you felt this way, too? How did you deal with it?

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Savory Oatmeal with Vegetables

Oh yeah, savory oatmeal is a thing. A wonderful thing. 

Here's a recipe for savory oats with mushrooms and spinach. Feel free to sub in your favorite veggies. Also, if steel-cut oats are too tough on your gut, then replace them with rolled oats. Rolled oats are low roughage, so they're better for people on a low-fiber diet.

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Remember, there’s no one perfect diet for everyone with IBD. If you or anyone you know struggles with what to eat with Crohn's or Ulcerative Colitis, then check out our new ebook, Eating with IBD: The Essentials. Do you have a question about these topics, or something else? Just reply with your question to this email and it may appear in an upcoming newsletter.

In good health,

Colleen, Bertina & Scott

This newsletter is for informational purposes only and is in no way intended as medical counseling or medical advice. Results may vary.