I am with you.....there is nothing like fresh veggies and fruit, and I can't eat them now either. The canned stuff and the juice just doesn't take my cravings for the fresh stuff away.....my dad had a fresh produce business....and acres of orchards with peaches, nectaries, apples, pears, plums, grapes that I grew up helping with...and I so miss all those wonderful tastes.

The main thing to remember is to always (CHEW) your food very well..it helps so much and you find that you can eat more of the things you like without the pain.

I can't eat fresh veggies and fruits at all and I miss them so much. What I wouldn't give for a salad!

I go to a local place near me that juices veggies and I get carrot and apple juice. I drink Ensure a lot, too, because that's fortified, and I will get smoothies with strawberries and mangos in them because my stomach can handle those.

Cant you eat them ever so often like once a week?

from what ive read in a vegan book which talks about curing crohns and colitis by a guy called david klein i recommend you steam your veg and mash it well. and also just eat, bananas, grapes, pears, apples, papaya, mango, and celery.

When I was really sick and wasn't eating the first thing I craved was pineapple in the hospital. I ate fresh pineapple and watermelon like it was the only food in the world. Actually that was the only thing I ate for about a week. I have never been a healthy eater but later found out that pineapple is a natural anti inflammatory. I know that brocolli can give you gas or the peels of some fruits and vegs should be removed and it will help.

I have tried this and it really works..when you eat chew your food until it feels like there is nothing there..my specialist told me to do this and it works because your intestines don't have to work hard to digest the food. Its common sense, if there's not much to digest then it will not cause problems, you still get the nutrients from the food. I eat what ever I want when I do this, I don't eat hot peppers and things like that because I don't care for the heart burn that it causes. I take small bites and chew like crazy, that way I can eat more variety of foods that I like.

I have had uc for 2 years. Have done a lot of reading and for me I use a vege base digestive enzyme, any good health food store will have some, a good probiotic, and have looked into food combining. which informs people of how and what to eat together. Like don't combine starch and proteins etc. Just my experience and I am better and don't use any meds. Food combininc can be found on the internet..

Cooking the hell out of your veggies makes for less bloating and gas.

Also, I've been making veggie-based soups. You can then throw in what you can tolerate that way and plus, if you cook it long enough, the veggies get soft.

I make a yummy pumpkin soup with canned pumpkin, chicken broth and white beans. I like spicy stuff so I add some Indian spices. I also just made a pot of veggie soup. I just use what I like and what I have on hand. For this pot of veggie soup, I used white beans, onion, celery, garlic, veggie broth, carrots and an Anaheim pepper and added red curry paste. I know a lot of people can't tolerate the spice when they're in a flare, but for me I just go for it. The heat makes me feel good, I swear!

Yeah, I used to love a good salad. I would love to go to Leona's and get a psychodelic salad. It is HUGE. It had baby tomatoes, lettuce, red onion, green peppers, red peppers, eggs, carrots...just to name a few. It is a FANTASTIC SALAD. I miss it.

I am becoming a pill popper now. I am just doing the iron, folic acid, and vitamin C now, but I may add a basic vitamin. I take that extra boost of Vitamin C in an effort to help out my immune system.

It's a struggle to maintain isn't it?