Colitis is an inflammation of the lining of the large intestine, which can cause diarrhea, a fever, gas, stomach pain, and sometimes death. If left untreated, it can lead to serious complications, including infertility. According to the Mayo Clinic, a diet that includes plenty of non-starchy vegetables, a little lean protein, and a moderate amount of fruit and whole grains is ideal.
I couldn’t agree more. I’ve been eating pretty healthy for ages and have never been sick one day in my entire life. So when I started to experience these symptoms, I tried my best to follow the diet recommendations and then finally found a doctor who said I needed to get my colonoscopy.
Well, here I am, looking like a zombie in front of the toilet. In my case, it is a colonoscopy. I’ve been suffering from severe colitis for the past 3 months. I’m not sure if it is an autoimmune reaction or something else, but apparently all my symptoms seem to start after my colon has been cleaned of the stuff that keeps it from working properly.
So, when you think about what your body would do when all those things start happening at once, the colon looks pretty much like a pretty much useless place. As a matter of fact, a doctor told me that sometimes it can cause a patient to get an infection. So I’m glad I found that doctor.
If you get an infection in your colon, it can be pretty serious. The risk of getting a serious infection from a clean colon is about 1 in 10,000 people. That means that 1 out of 10,000 people might wind up with colitis. The most common cause of colitis is the bacterial infection known as diverticulitis, which is caused by the growth of bacteria and other material in the colon.
For some colitis sufferers, a diet low in sugar and high in fiber is a good way to minimize the risk. The doctor who told me this also said that people with autoimmune conditions like Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis should avoid eating sugar and fiber at all costs, because the sugar and fiber can cause the body to release toxins into the digestive tract and create inflammation.
I could have sworn I read this about a month ago in one of the colitis forums, but now, having studied this disorder myself, I can say for a fact that the diet that causes inflammation (and thus the risk of diverticulitis) is high in sugar and high in fiber. To me, it just seems like a no-brainer.
For people with Crohn’s disease (and ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s) they should avoid foods that contain protein, but also because the protein content of the foods they eat is less than that of the healthy foods they eat. What makes this list of foods seem so different from the foods that are healthy is that they contain a lot to help people loose weight.
For people with colitis and colon cancer and diverticulitis, the low-carb foods have fiber, which is said to relieve inflammation in the digestive tract. Fiber is especially helpful if you have ulcerative colitis, Crohns disease, and colon cancer because it helps prevent or slow down inflammation and thus the risk of diverticulitis.
A low-carb diet is low in carbs, which is really a low-fat diet. Most people who have colitis or colon cancer need to lose weight to manage their disease. The good thing about the low-carb diet is that it’s easy to eat. It can be done in a way that’s easy on busy schedules, and it’s easy to do because the foods you eat are already naturally low in carbs.