Replies to What is the difference between colitis, ulcerative colitis and ischemic colitis? As you can see, I'm…

Discussion

Digestive Health | Last Active: Aug 8 2:00pm | Replies (19)

Comment receiving replies

@betted

What is the difference between colitis, ulcerative colitis and ischemic colitis? As you can see, I'm new to this. Just diagnosed at a Mayo hospital 3 days ago. I wonder about diet, too. The Dr. didn't mention diet but I just read that if you have colitis you shouldn't eat fresh fruit and veggies. Is that true?

Jump to this post

Replies to "What is the difference between colitis, ulcerative colitis and ischemic colitis? As you can see, I'm..."

Kanaaz Pereira, Connect Moderator | @kanaazpereira | Dec 29, 2016

Hello @betted,

Welcome to Connect. I'm so sorry about your diagnosis, but you've come to a great place to find support and information; and thank you @shirleyfoggepiazza for your reply.

There are several different types of colitis, all of which are characterized by inflammation of the large intestine (colon).
The Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA) has some excellent information, which you can view here: http://bit.ly/2hzyFGp
I would also encourage you to visit Mayo Clinic's IBD (Inflammatory Bowel Disease) blog, where you can see videos of Mayo Clinic physicians and experts talk about the latest research, diet, treatment paths for colitis: http://ibdblog.mayoclinic.org

In the meantime, please meet @mo1216, @nkells, @opiffle, @frane1939, @sunnie, @crawdia, @malori33, @karthiekay who may be able to offer more insight about diet and ischemic colitis.

@betted, what symptoms are you experiencing? Have you already started making any dietary changes?

VIEW AND REPLY