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Please help! I have been recently diagnosed with microscopic colitis (CC). Prior to that I was plant-based for several years. Now, basically all the foods I was eating I can no longer eat (ie black beans, raw veges, cooked veges, most fruits, whole wheat etc). Unfortunately, it seems like no plant-based websites can/will address this. I am at a loss as to what healthy foods I can eat, thus "forced" to add foods to my diet that I wouldn't ordinarily eat - meat, dairy, eggs white bread.

I belong to several MC groups but can find little info on how to stay on a plant-based diet and heal my body from this insidious disease. Thanks!

Hi MaineWild, hope you find the following helpful:

High-Fiber, Low-Fat Diet May Help People with Ulcerative Colitis

"People who ate a low-fat diet had lower levels of inflammation and signs of improvement in bacterial imbalance in the gastrointestinal tract, the researchers found. Yet many ulcerative colitis patients are told to avoid fruits and vegetables, the researchers noted.

"A high-fiber, low-fat diet might also benefit people with other types of inflammatory bowel disease, such as Crohn's disease."

Source: https://www.healthday.com/diseases-and- ... 59100.html

Bowel Troubles
https://www.drmcdougall.com/category/co ... l-troubles

Adverse Reactions to Food
https://www.drmcdougall.com/education/c ... s-to-food/

Diet for the Desperate
https://www.drmcdougall.com/misc/2002nl ... 00diet.htm

Elimination Diet
https://www.drmcdougallforums.com/viewt ... 32#p503732

Free McDougall Program
https://www.drmcdougall.com/education/f ... -overview/

Who Benefits from [Medically Supervised, Water-only] Fasting?

"Autoimmune disorders including... Colitis, Crohn’s disease… are becoming more common and more debilitating. One possible contributing factor to the aggravation of autoimmune disease involves gut leakage. The absorption of antigenic substances into the blood stream as a result of increased gut permeability appears to be a factor in the aggravation of these conditions. Fasting can help to normalize gut permeability and ease the transition to a health promoting, low inflammatory diet. Many of our patients are able to effectively manage the symptoms of autoimmune disorders, thus eliminating the need for medication."

Source: https://www.healthpromoting.com/water-f ... ts-fasting

Fasting: An Ancient Solution for Modern Problems
https://www.healthpromoting.com/learnin ... n-problems

Therapeutic Fasting Supervision
https://web.archive.org/web/20240201205 ... .iahp.net/

Thank you for replying and I will check out the links - I really need some guidance on an elimination diet. Just an FYI though - Microscopic Colitis is nothing like Ulcerative colitis. People with MC are advised to eat a low fiber diet. And unfortunately, trigger foods are different for different people so it's a real guessing game as to what to eat and what to avoid which is why it would be nice if someone like Dr MacDougal or Dr Greger would address MC to help stay on a plant-based diet. I had to give up all the foods I was eating and resort to basically junk. My go-to food in the beginning was potato chips. Go figure.