Nuts and Peanut Butter

[csocain]

Now that I am getting my stomach problems a little better under control, I'm really wanting some peanut butter. Does anyone have problems with peanut butter or does it do well for you? Peter Pan creamy pb seems to be okay to eat (according to the IC diet restrictions), so I was thinking of trying that. Can anybody help me with my craving?! Thanks for any insight you can give. Blessings to you and yours.

[jaime15]

I don't have problems with peanut butter and IC....on the other hand.....peanut butter or anything nuts sends my IBS into a flare. I just don't do well at all with nuts. :)

[Prinny Joy]

Hi there, no problems w/ PB here. Although I don't have it but once in a while. My weakness has always been cranberries. I just love them, juice, snacks, anything cranberry. Unfortunately that affects me worse than anything next to Spaghetti or sausage and such. It's hard at times when yo are on certain meds your body does crave things. At one point I was eating so much junk cause of the cravings and it was a vicious cycle for me but I really watch what I eat now and do cheat from time to time as foods are my weakness but for the most part I follow whatever I can. Hope it helps. PEACE and JOY!

[traceann]

I don't have problems with peanut butter either IC-wise. I do know it can be tough on IBS, the nuts and the oil that goes along with. I buy the Smuckers Natural Peanut Butter, no added anythings. It's a bit different, less sweet - doesn't work on celery for me, lol, but I love it on everything else I put peanut butter on. Mostly it's my bagels!

Hugs,
Tracey :)

[Prinny Joy]

Excuse the ignorance, what is ICB? I've never had PB on bagels, I shall try that, sounds good! PEACE and JOY

[traceann]

Hi Prinny Joy, did you mean IBS? It's Irritable Bowel Syndrome. It's not Crohn's or Colitis though. Basically, with IBS your intestines are healthy, they just react -- sometimes violently to overstimulation, which just eating can trigger sometimes, no fun! :)
Oh yes, I love my PB on a toasted bagel, have that most days for lunch!! ;)

Hugs,
Tracey :)

[Prinny Joy]

I've never been diagnoised w/ anything with my IC but I've got the problems too! My Urologist said its all related. So it goes along w/ my pelvic arthritis and hop arthritis as well. Pain Pain Pain it's all in that one area for me. I'm trying the bagel tomorrow! PEACE and JOY

[traceann]

Oh you are sooooo very welcome! I too have been going through lots of tummy problems, ended up having a colonoscopy done last month, and come to find out it's a form of colitis. Thank goodness, it supposedly will resolve after my 3 month run on prednisone (blech) and I should be back to "healthy" -- ha ha, whatever that is anymore! :)

But, I have been dealing with those troubles since about Jan and I thought it was just plain old IBS, but nope. The doc still thinks I have IBS also, as when I get nervous or upset, or scared or whatever like that, guess who's running to the potty....If it's not the bladder, it's the other end!! Ugh!! LOL

Hugs,
Tracey :)

[Annie2]

Me, too, Traceann. I was Dxed 2 weeks ago with a form of colitis. I, too, am trying to knock it into remission. I didn't get the Prednisone, though. Suppositories for me...YUCK!!!!!!!!!! Trade ya! Oh well, they wanted me to do the Rx enemas...MUCH worse! I'll stick with what I got. I seem to be doing better and only have to use the med for a few more weeks. How about you? Improving with the Prednisone? Hope so! No fun, this stuff!

I've been too afraid to try peanut butter.

[Suzytoo]

I am also afraid of peanut butter, Annie but I love it. I think it was Emilyrose that said she had ulsers and colitis caused by the Elmiron. I think there is something to this because I never had problems with my colon before. I had a colonoscopy and it revealed this. You think maybe it was the Elmiron. I'm wondering if Elmiron is really all that. How was your birthday Annie? :birthday:

[traceann]

Hey Annie! Yeah, things seem to be steadily improving, ugh. Not happy about taking the Prednisone much, I have a fear of the "unwanted side effects" LOL!! ;) But, if it will help, fine... I am on the stuff for another 2 and half months! I started out at 20mg (still on that) then I drop to 10mg for a month, then down to 5mg for another month, then back in for "review", yeesh. Hope it works!!! Oh yeah, I agree absolutely NO fun!! I wasn't even offered the suppositories or the enemas, lol, probably a good thing, it was hard enough to convince me of the Prednisone! ;) But the doc said she has had really good luck with this "blast of steroids" as she called it reversing the troubles and none of her patients have been back to see her yet. So, I guess that's a good thing!!! I think she called mine "chronic lymphocytic colitis", lots of white blood cells at the inflammation, only seen through the biopsy stuff. I lost so much weight due to this stuff, that I guess when doing my colonoscopy they could see the light through my stomach! That was embarrassing....lmao!! Hope you are feeling better too Annie!!!! :)

I wondered too if it was the Elmiron, since I was also getting really bad heartburn and was also scheduled for an EGD the same day, but the PA I saw recommended taking the Elmiron out of the capsule to me, and the heartburn went away, so one less procedure to have done, yippy!!! :) So, who knows if it contributed, the doc said no one really knows if it's an allergic reaction or a med reaction. Just hope the current meds do their thing! And quickly please! And go figure, I have been on the Elmiron since last November and didn't have any immediate problems with it back then.... I have also stopped using Motrin altogether. That can cause GI problems too.

I was afraid of peanut butter too, but one day I decided to go for it, with a little bit - and like I said, I have always used the Smucker's Natural and have had no problems with it, but as you all know, everyone's different!

Hugs,
Tracey :)

[Annie2]

Aww, Suzy, thank you for remembering and asking about my day. :) It was great! My hubby woke me this morning with a cup of hot honey water and the most meaningful card he has ever given me. Wish there was room here to tell all it said. There were phone calls from my sister out west and other relatives. Then I volunteered with the children this afternnoon and they wore me out, but it was worth it. I got home and found two dozen gorgeous roses......and cupcakes my husband had decorated. He didn't know how to decorate the cakes so he bought those hard sugar letters on paper that you just wet the back, they release and you place them on the cake. Well, he didn't know you are supposed to wet the back. He spent ALL AFTERNOON while I was out trying to get the paper backing off! :biglaugh: Bless his heart.......what a GEM he is! :kissing: Then he took me to an old favorite restaurant for dinner. When we got home, our daughter, who lives out of state, called and we had a nice long chat. It was a wonderful day! Thank you for asking.

Traceann and Suzy, I have wondered about the Elmiron and just don't know. I've been on it 2 years and didn't have problems before this. When I first started taking it, I had mild but continuous headaches and was advised by my doc to take it out of the capsule. Worked beautifully, no more headaches and no GI problems whatsoever. A little more than a year ago I tried taking it in the capsule again and was just fine so I have been taking it that way since then. My type of colitis is ulcerative proctitis...colitis, but limited to the last 6" of the colon. If Elmiron was causing this, I would think more of the colon would be involved. Elmiron works for me and I won't be giving it up yet. In all I've read about colitis, it appears researchers now think that it is autoimmune, genetic and kicked off by an infection of some kind. I tend to agree with that. The onset of my IC, I believe, was similar. It appeared suddenly with absolutely no history of bladder problems other than a few UTIs. The UTIs were never recurrent....always several years passed between infections and all resolved very quickly with ABs. I had a nasty UTI about 3 mos before IC symptoms. It resolved with ABs but not as quickly as previous ones. Then woke up one day and BAM! IC! I believe that many things may trigger IC in different people, but for me, it was that nasty infection. That's why I am leaning towards that for colitis, too.

Back to peanut butter. You know what I am craving? A peanut butter and Marshmellow Fluff sandwich! Maybe, when I kick this colitis stuff, I'll try a small one! Thanks for the tip on the natural pb.

[Julie B]

OH man, colitis too? Hugsssss to you my darling friend!!! Are you in NH or Ohio these days? XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOX
:birthday: :birthday: :birthday:

[Annie2]

Thank you so much, Julie!!!!! We're in OH for now while I take a little time to heal. We were in NH for 5 weeks this spring when we lost my FIL. That's when the lovely colitis symptoms got bad and I had to get back to see my doctor. Nothing like a little stress to bring out more bad stuff! We'll head back to NH the middle of next month and stay through foliage season, this time for a pleasure trip. We'll return to OH and stay through the holidays then, like the other gray-haired snow birds, migrate south for the winter. This retirement stuff is turning out to be pretty great!!! :woohoo:

Again, thank you for the b'day wishes, dear Julie!

[kadi]

Returning to the thread's original post--
Almond butter is pretty good! (you can get it at the health food store) It makes a nice sandwich when combined with the cinnamon/pear jelly sold in the ICN store.

[Annie2]

I have heard the almond butter is very good but am deathly allergic to almonds. Has anyone tried and had success with cashew butter?

The cinnamon pear jelly is excellent. It takes some hunting to find, but there are a couple of excellent imported blueberry jellies that do not contain citric acid.

[Cricketmk3]

When I first started suffering with IC, I couldn't tolerate peanut butter. I tried almond butter and sunbutter made from sunflower seeds (www.sunbutter.com) but they weren't the same. After successful treatment, I can tolerate peanut butter now and eat it every morning on my English muffin. Good!

[Annika1384]

I also suffer from IBS and I have found that Symax once a day and Peppermint tea for the nausea work really well. I am not sure about the PB. But I am sure if you just have a little spoon full to satisfy your craving you will be allright.Doesn't it just make you crazy that between IC and IBS you just don't know what to eat anymore. I hope you can get over your PB craving!!lol
Have a great day!!

[dolphinfire]

after reading on here that alot of people could tolorate peanut butter, I said what the heck, I'll try it. One lick sent me into a flare so I am sticking with my cashew butter.

[traceann]

Hey Annie, duh, I forgot in my post to wish you a Happy Bday also after reading the other one! So, I guess better late than never! And I figured out why I wasn't offered the suppositories, etc, my involves the whole colon, ugh. Lovely.

Yeah, it appears I am the only one in the house who likes the Natural PB, hubby likes the sweeter stuff, lol. I started eating it way before IC, when I was into my "natural" foods thing, and discovered I really preferred it to the sweeter versions, it tastes just like regular peanuts. I have not tried the cashew butter (although I love cashews - can't find it in my area) and haven't tired the almond butter either. Sometimes it seems almonds aggrivate the old bladder, go figure. But peanut butter, is fine. Crazy IC.

Hugs,
Tracey :)