What to do when a Colitis flare up hits? I’m sharing the 3 things to do during a Colitis flare up today. These are the most basic things.

Yesterday I explained to you in, “What is Proctitis” that much of the medical world doesn’t associate diet with flare ups or refraining from flare ups. I am not a doctor, but this is FAR from what I have ever experienced first hand. 

When I changed my diet and overall lifestyle, I no longer needed a Colitis-specific medication (i.e. Canasa). And if I reverted to any old ways, after a period of time, a full blown flare up emerged yet again.

This time was no different.

The good news? Instead of reaching for medication, I fell back on my tried and true (and extremely quick) way to healing.

3 Things to do During a Colitis Flare Up

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I’m sharing my 3 things via a short video. They are:

  1. Increase the amount of water you consume.
  2. Supplements on point.
  3. Plain, plain, plain – stick to the basics and plain food.

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In addition to those 3 things to do during a Colitis flare up, when a Colitis flare up strikes, below are 10 more practical tips.

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  1. No nuts and seeds.
  2. No skins from apples, cucumber, zucchini, etc.
  3. Nothing extremely fibrous, including the skins from above and things like cauliflower and broccoli.
  4. Proceed with caution on carbs and sugar. I have 1 – 1.5 bananas a day. That’s it, and that is only because I workout and am moving about an hour a day (the workout is part of the healing – more on that tomorrow).
  5. Coffee extremely watered down, if at all. I have one cup (except for the first day when I have zero) per day, watered down with full-fat coconut milk.
  6. Slow-cooked chicken is my friend.
  7. So is my homemade chicken broth and homemade vegetable broth (but I don’t have the vegetable broth nearly as much as the chicken broth).
  8. Fats heal. A few tablespoons of things like avocado (I whip mine up in the KitchenAid), coconut oil, and even the ever-so-delicious Coconut Manna.
  9. I eat no grains, not even the awesome gluten-free ones like quinoa.
  10. No alcohol. Not even a little red wine. Not at all. Just don’t.

I have been doing this for 4 days now. By day 2 (Monday) I was already leaps and bounds better. Today I’m almost fully recovered. But I will not make any drastic changes yet. I’m not healed, and it will take longer than 4 days. By this weekend, I’ll add more foods in. I can’t wait to share all the new things I’m going to cook up! And the following weekend?! Let’s not get ahead of ourselves….

If you remember only 3 things from this post, remember these:

  1. Just because it works for me, doesn’t mean it will work for you, but giving it a try never hurt anyone.
  2. Nothing changes if nothing changes.
  3. When you have a Colitis flare up you must remember that food is not always the enemy. We can’t solely blame it. There are several triggers.

I will talk about some of the Colitis flare up, non-food triggers tomorrow. If you want even more, grab 21 Things to Do During a Colitis Flare Up.

Have SIBO? Here are 28 Things to Do During a SIBO Flare Up.

Want all the Gutsy healing information? Grab ‘The Gutsy Girl’s Bible: an approach to healing the gut.”

Xox,
SKH

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8 Comments

    1. Hope you found them useful, Erin! And ps. I’m feeling FANTASTIC! I couldn’t push out my stomach if I tried. Total immediate success:)

  2. Hey Sarah,

    I was wondering how much alcohol you drink when you are not seeing any active colitis symptoms? Is that something that you still go really easy on, or do you open up the drinking gates and drink freely? Great story and great tips too!

    1. Hi Adam! I really like red wine and vodka. I used to drink pretty occasionally, but what I found was it always triggered symptoms – even in small doses. I rarely drink now, and when I do it’s usually only 1-2 drinks. Alcohol is such a tricky one – people with digestives typically will not process it very well, but then it’s just the decision to be made about how good you want to feel:) Hope that helps!

  3. Found your blog today researching “diets for colitis flare ups”. As a chronic sufferer of this disease I will be looking forward to reading any info on this that you post. I am currently battling a flare up. Thank you for sharing.

    1. Hi Terry! Thanks for stopping by. I have a ton of information on my blog. Just put in the “search bar” anything you want, and I’ve likely written on it before!

  4. My first flare-up in 11 years… ugh (and it came after a 48 hour flu bug 4 weeks ago!).
    I’d forgotten how truly awful life can be when the colitis is active. Thanks for the tips.
    But slow-cooked chicken? What kind and how do you do yours? I’m just so darned hungry though 🙁
    Jane

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