When I'm in a flare I tend to eat the same things you do except for the fruit cups, I eat bananas and toast. Applesauce is good too.

When I am really flaring, it doesn't seem to make any difference in what I eat -- I feel like crap. I only watch my foods in order to avoid a minor discomfort from becoming a full fledged flare. As soon as I feel a little off I watch what I eat the next few days. (If I am not improving I call my GI doctor for an appointment.)

On those days I stick to soups, and pasta. Just as long as they are easy to digest and have low fibre. It also depends on whether I'm constipated or loose. If constipated I find a glass or two of milk helpful. I'm lucky I can handle lactose. Can anyone else tolerate dairy? It just acts as a stool softener for me.

But, back to food. Why does the good tasting stuff so bad for us?

Most of the time I can eat anything with no issues. But Italian sausage is guaranteed to set me off for a day or two.

I agree about the good stuff being bad... :( when I'm in remission I can eat just about anything (although I voluntarily stay away from super spicy and greasy foods). I can tolerate dairy except if I'm doing really poorly. Applesauce works and bland crackers, like saltines. When I'm flaring, I get bored with food very easily lol

During a bad case I will not eat and will then have bowel rest for a day or so. I will drink water, soups, jello, apple juice no sodas,then I will slowly introduce food such as eggs, toast no butter, mash potatoes, peanut butter, grilled chicken and salmon. No red meats. cooked vegetables and a cold fruit cup. I used to drink Gatorade but ever since I used that drink with Miralax to clear myself out I cannot drink plain Gatorade anymore because it reminds me of the colonoscopy prep day. I remember they used to give me strawberry barium for GI's and it took the longest time for me to eat strawberries.

I ate a couple of turkey sausage patties with dinner last night (I love breakfast for dinner & will eat either Eggo waffles or pancakes). Crossing them off my "good" list...

Too bad it took you a long while to eat strawberries...I LOVE strawberries & strawberry-flavored things so I wouldn't be happy.

I've been drinking a little bit of 7-up with lunch everyday and I haven't had any problems. I don't drink it fast or a lot at once because it causes gas, but I drink Diet 7-up because it's caffeine free.

As far as the colonoscopy prep, I was horrified when I first saw that the liquid laxative sh*t is sold OTC...

Chicken broth, bananas, applesauce, toast.

Just sip broth for me then toast till my bottom would stop aching then slowly eat bland foods nothing to spicy...

If I have a full flare up, usually I end up on a clear liquid diet for about 3 months and another 6 months of full liquids, but I have a very hard time with soups and broths. Eggs are usually ok for me.

I only wish I could have read this long ago when the internet didn't exist and I made the mistake of getting j pouch surgery then. All the diets my doctor put me on wasn't much or just bad thinking.