very excited results

So this is for pouchitis? what is the dosing on this? you said just in morning on empty stomach,? how much?

Are you serious?  I really get annoyed by GP and goop - but if this could work - I will try it!! Thanks for sharing  - really appreciate it and I'm going to try it!!!!

Ugh. I hate celery. I think I'd vomit if I had to drink celery juice daily!

16 ounce glass of fresh celery juice (v important on its own) each morning. I cannot believe it! The diarrhea and fat malabsorption was really bad, always feeling like it never emptied properly. Always feeling like pouch was really inflamed. But now perfect! 4/5 times a day compared to 20+. Cut out dairy, fermented foods and eggs and only a little meat once a day. Its something to do with the ammonia permeability. 

What I cannot believe is that its the exact opposite of what I have been doing! I really hope that it works for others! 

So the only thing you changed was drinking about half a litre of fresh celery juice (where do I get that much for a reasonable price? - I checked and the amout often is less than half a litre and quite expensive) and some diet changes and your condition improved that much? 

Gee, cutting out dairy, fermented foods and eggs seem like a major diet adjustment. More than just celery juice.

I hope this is sustainable for you.

Jan

I never could get on the non dairy train - I tried  - years ago - not really for the pouch, just thought it was not good for me.  It may not be, but I like a glass of milk and eggs a lot.  I was really interested in the celery juice idea....if it really does do some type of "cleansing" in terms of who knows what is pumped into our bodies in terms of chemicals, additives, etc. - but I did wonder - hmmm - how much is that much celery juice gonna cost me?  I hope hear more about it and maybe try to incorporate it just a few days a week if I can afford it!  Do you know one thing I can eat that really slows things down yet does not stop me up?  Milk Duds.  I kid you not - so, so bad for me, but for some reason the sugar in them does not bother me (and it does in many other things) and it seems to be my form of Metamucil or whatever.  Not healthy - but I go on kicks with them because they make my GI slow and they don't hurt.  Go figure (never mind the dental bills they will probably cost me....)  What's another crown in a mouthful?

I tried "Goop" before but decided it wasn't for me. 

So if my wake up routine includes celery juice, i could see improvement with my pooch ?

I'm really excited about your success and applying it to myself!

Basically celery juice and vegan diet is really working for me. Well cooked food. The fat malabsorption was really bad; which is related to terminal ileum resection. I think the dairy and meat was too high fat for my pouch to tolerate. 

Glad it is still working for you!

Jan

Me too!!  Whatever works for you works and the healthy stuff is great. Love that you did your own trial and error and found something you like that works for your pouch!

Sorry to seem late to the party; but just what is this "Goop" that people are referring to? Is it another Crohn's/Colitis resource?

Sorry, but no. It is Gwyneth Paltrow's lifestyle company.

http://goop.com/whats-goop/

Jan

... aaand, she's an authority on IBD, because.... ?

she's not, it was an article about a health book. I had really bad steatorrhea, the vegan diet (basically reduces animal fat) has done wonders for my diarrhea. my pouch was really erratic, sometimes not feelings like it was emptying properly etc. But now I eat avocado, use coconut and olive oil etc. and I am feeling great!  I eat lots of vegetables, fruit, quinoa, oats etc and take celery juice in the morning. 

Glad it's working for you! The celery juice is intriguing, though I'm naturally wary of anything celebrity endorsed. I doubt I could ever go the non dairy or eggs route, though. I'm essentially vegetarian and have been for the last 3 or 4 years, I phased meat out gradually. I do occasionally eat fish but I eat virtually no meat. Greek yogurt, cottage cheese, peanut butter, chick peas, and eggs pretty have pretty much become staples in my diet as far as protein goes. My pouch function and frequency are mostly fine. For me, it turns out that one of the foods that was most bothersome for my digestion was beef, although it actually took me a while to figure that out. My pouch function generally improved after I began eliminating meat and white pasta from my diet, and paying more attention to added sugar.  Incidentally, I now also eat a lot of avocados, though I can't say for certain if they play any role. My pouch function also improved after I started taking Align and turmeric regularly about 2 and a half years ago. Again, it's hard to say specifically what helped, but I suspect it's probably the combination of changes I made over time. Whatever works for us, I guess! 

Whatever works - all good suggestions - I eliminated meat for the most part - but every once in awhile I eat some as I feel like my body is just in need of it.  I always mean to try turmeric for all the benefits.

I'm no Paltrow fan and especially dislike her site GOOP - but, she does have a lot of good information regarding healthy living, diets ,etc.- some of it is extreme - and some  ridiculously expensive -but if this woman found celery juice on GOOP and it helped her, then that is fantastic!

Can you make your own celery Juice?  Just wondering  Grace

great question, Grace.  Or could we chew on celery stalks to get the juice and spit out the fiber parts if they bother us?  Would that help?  I meant to ask that too.