Sun-28-11-2021, 04:57 AM
Hi Ben
Just meat and non-starchy veg, also eggs and butter. After a few weeks I could tolerate mature cheeses in small amounts as a treat. As time went on I was able to reintroduce everything else and now eat normally again, this took about 6 months to a year from memory. Any carbs/sugar at all caused flare-ups in the beginning, even a splash of milk in tea/coffee - which was why it took me a while to realise what was causing the problem - carbs are everywhere.
There is hope though, I've got my cast iron gut back and can eat/drink anything. But I still tend to go meat and veg heavy as it's dead easy to maintain a healthy weight, and I have more energy on a keto/paleo diet - but I'm not strict about it anymore, especially this time of the year when mince pies are a must.
Just meat and non-starchy veg, also eggs and butter. After a few weeks I could tolerate mature cheeses in small amounts as a treat. As time went on I was able to reintroduce everything else and now eat normally again, this took about 6 months to a year from memory. Any carbs/sugar at all caused flare-ups in the beginning, even a splash of milk in tea/coffee - which was why it took me a while to realise what was causing the problem - carbs are everywhere.
There is hope though, I've got my cast iron gut back and can eat/drink anything. But I still tend to go meat and veg heavy as it's dead easy to maintain a healthy weight, and I have more energy on a keto/paleo diet - but I'm not strict about it anymore, especially this time of the year when mince pies are a must.