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By Laurel Garwin, NC
June 21, 2001
This paper is for educational purposes only. It is not meant to diagnose, treat, or cure ulcerative colitis. This paper is not a substitute for medical care. For medical diagnosis or to treat the disease, please consult a medical physician or other qualified health practitioner.
This document is one of a 3 part series. Be sure to read all 3:
This diet is based on the principle that the intestinal wall has been damaged and therefore the disaccharide enzymes which reside on the fringes of the intestinal wall have been displaced. Thus, any disaccharide sugar such as sucrose, lactose, or maltose will not be properly digested. Since these sugars are not broken down and absorbed into the body, they ferment and feed intestinal bacteria and yeast which causes further intestinal damage, thus perpetuating the situation. To stop this cycle, the diet is designed to eliminate foods with disaccharide sugars. The removal of these foods allows the gut to heal and eventually the disaccharide enzymes will return. For this diet to work, you must not cheat!!! Give it a couple of months, then evaluate. For best results, follow the diet for a year after all intestinal symptoms have ceased, or for life.
According to the author, Elaine Gottschall, this diet is 85% effective for ulcerative colitis patients, and 95% effective for Crohn's Disease patients (Personal communication by phone, April 6, 2001).
For more information, please refer to Breaking The Vicious Cycle: Intestinal Health Through Diet by Elaine Gottschall, or refer to the web site http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info/. For information on yogurt, visit http://www.lucyskitchenshop.com/ or call 1-888-484-2126.
Information reprinted per permission of Elaine Gottschall (Personal communication by phone, April 6, 2001).
Proteins to Eat
- All fresh or frozen.
- Beef
- Lamb
- Pork
- Poultry
- Fish (including shellfish)
- Eggs
- Natural Cheeses*
- Homemade Yogurt (according to recipe)**
- Dry Curd cottage cheese (farmer's cheese)
- Canned Fish (canned in oil or water)
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Proteins to Avoid
- Processed meats such as hot dogs, bologna, turkey loaf, spiced ham, breaded fish, canned fish with sauces, processed cheeses, smoked meats (unless it has absolutely no sugar in any of the smoking process), no canned meats.
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Vegetables to Eat
- Fresh or frozen with no added sugar or starch.
- Artichoke (French but not Jerusalem)
- Asparagus
- Beets
- Dried White (Navy) Beans
- Lentils
- Split Peas
- Dried legumes specifically prepared***
- Broccoli
- Brussel Sprouts
- Cabbage
- Cauliflower
- Carrots
- Celery
- Cucumbers
- Eggplant
- Garlic
- Kale
- Lettuce
- Lima Beans (dried and fresh)
- Mushrooms
- Onions
- Parsley
- Peas
- Peppers (green, yellow, and red)
- Pumpkin
- Spinach
- Squash (summer and winter)
- String Beans
- Tomatoes
- Turnips
- Watercress
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Vegetables to Avoid
- Canned vegetables
- Grains such as wheat, barley, corn, rye, oats, rice, buckwheat, millet, triticale, bulgur, spelt.
- Products made from the above grains including cereals and breads.
- Potatoes (white or sweet)
- Yams
- Parsnips
- Chick Peas
- Bean Sprouts
- Soybeans
- Mungbeans
- Fava Beans
- Garbanzo Beans
- Amaranth Flour
- Quinoa Flour
- Wheat Germ
- Seaweeds
- Flours made from beans or lentils.
Note: No grains, grain flours, or grain like ingredients of any kind. |
Fruits to Eat
- Fresh, raw, cooked, frozen, canned or dried, all with no added sugar.
- Apples
- Avocados
- Apricots
- Bananas (ripe, with black spots on skin, no green showing)
- Berries of all kinds
- Cherries
- Coconut (unsweetened)
- Dates (only loose California)
- Grapefruit
- Grapes
- Kiwi Fruit
- Kumquats
- Lemons
- Limes
- Mangoes
- Melons
- Nectarines
- Oranges
- Papayas
- Peaches
- Pears
- Pineapples (no sugar added)
- Prunes
- Raisins (preferably dark)
- Rhubarb
- Tangerines
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Fruits to Avoid
- Fruits with added sugars
- Dried banana chips unless processed with no additives.
- Dried fruits with sulfites, if no sensitivity to sulfites, then use occasionally.
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Nuts and Seeds to Eat
Purchased with or without shells.
- Almonds
- Brazil Nuts
- Cashews (unroasted)
- Chestnuts
- Filberts
- Hazelnuts
- Pecans
- Peanut butter (without additives)
Roasted Peanuts in the shell may be tried cautiously after being on the diet for about six months.
Use seeds three months after last symptom has disappeared and try cautiously. |
Nuts and Seeds to Avoid
Shelled peanuts as most of them have added starch.
Nuts sold in salted mixtures since most have been roasted with a starch coating. |
Beverages to Drink
Fresh or canned juices with no added sugars.
Canned with only salt added.
- Orange Juice (avoid in the morning)
- Grapefruit Juice
- Grape Juice, white or dark
- Pineapple Juice
- Tomato Juice
- V-8
- Freshly squeezed vegetable juices of any kind
- Tea, weak
- Coffee, very weak
- Peppermint Tea
- Spearmint Tea
- Milkshakes made with homemade yogurt**, fruits, sweetened to taste with honey.
- Wine, very dry
Coconut and Almond milk may be tried after 6 months |
Beverages to Avoid
- Any juices with added sweeteners or additives.
- Apple Juice
- Juices in juice boxes
- Fluid Milk of any kind
- Dried Milk Solids
- Commercially prepared acidophilus milk
- Buttermilk, commercial
- Sour Cream, commercial
- Yogurt, commercial (except as a homemade yogurt starter)
- Enzyme Treated Milk
- Milk drunk along with lactase enzyme
- Soybean Milk
- Coffee, Instant
- Tea, Instant
- Coffee substitutes
- Postum
- Herb Teas, except peppermint and spearmint
- Beer
- Alcohol except for very dry wine
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Sweets to Eat
- Honey
- Sweets made with honey, dried fruits, and nuts
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Sweets to Avoid
- All sugars, etc. except for honey.
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Extras to Eat
- Oils, even those made from grains
- Unflavored gelatin
- Mustard, plain
- Dill Pickles, no added sugar
- Olives, no added sugar
- Vinegar, cider of white
- Butter
- Spices of all kinds, avoid mixtures
- Baking soda
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Extras to Avoid
- Foods with added sugars or grains.
- Gourmet Vinegars
- Margarine
- Spice mixtures such as "apple pie spices" and curry powder.
- Pasta
- Cornstarch, arrowroot starch, tapioca starch, sago starch, or any other kind of starch
- Chocolate and Carob
- Agar-agar or Carrageenan
- Baking Powder
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*Cheeses to Eat
Use those in italics freely, all others use sparingly.
- Asiago
- Blue
- Brick
- Brie
- Camembert
- Cheddar, mild, medium, or sharp
- Colby
- Edam
- Gorgonzola
- Gouda
- Havarti
- Limburger
- Monterey (Jack)
- Muenster
- Parmesan (without added milk solids)
- Port du Salut
- Roquefort
- Romano
- Stilton
- Swiss
- Uncreamed cottage cheese (dry curd)
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*Cheeses to Avoid
- Cottage Cheese (regular)
- Cream
- Feta
- Gjetost
- Gruyere
- Mozzarella
- Neufchatel
- Primost
- Ricotta
- Processed cheese slices or spread
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**Yogurt to Eat
Refer to book, web site, or call Lucy's kitchen shop for a yogurt kit (see below). Yogurt must be fermented until it is completely sugar free. |
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***Beans to Eat
Soak beans overnight and throw away the water.
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Soak for 24 hours with a little bit of vinegar. |
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Biography
Laurel Garwin, NC, is a practicing nutrition consultant in the San Francisco Bay Area. She specializes in gastrointestinal disorders, food allergies, weight loss, diabetes, fibromyalgia, alcoholism, and depression. She may be reached for individual consultations at: lgarwin@gmail.com
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