source: GUT-LESS

year: 2013

While I cannot speak for everyone who lives without their large intestines, I can speak for myself. There are a few things I’ve learned during the past 16 months since my Takedown surgery. I am sad to report that the diet I previously followed with Ulcerative Colitis is painstakingly similar to the diet I follow now. My eating patterns are similar in the sense that I eat a fair amount of bland foods, while avoiding foods that are difficult to digest. With that said, here’s my guidelines for eating in the “No Colon Club”. (By the way membership into this elite club requires taxing pain and trauma to the body, often accompanied by but not limited to emotional and physical scars.)