RE: Being Diagnosed With Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
Crikey, what an ordeal! I'm sorry to hear about all... it's not easy waiting to find out what's wrong and then trying to find some answers yourself.
I'm glad you've been advised to avoid processed and fried foods... they are the cause of so much unnecessary illness. But you don't have to miss out on your favourites - ice cream is super easy - I simply pop a can of (organic) coconut milk + a banana (or fruit of your choice) into a blender, whizz for a moment, and pour into containers ready for freezing. Easy peasy, nice and creamy just like dairy ice-cream. And for chips - peel and slice spuds into chips, put them in a roasting tray, add a little coconut oil (I 'rub' it onto the chips to get them coated, but you don't need to use much, only a tsp or two) and roast in oven for 30-40 minutes at about 200-230 degrees Celsius. Anything else? When there's a will there's a way! I will design any recipe you like as long as you promise not to eat anything you shouldn't!!! (and you know you can ask for advice any time, you know where to find me in Chat if it's something private) x
Much love @biglipsmama <3
Awwh Thank you for the support, and the great alternatives, there's quite a bit to learn and implement to try to manage, Doctors advice was don't change anything as food doesn't have a effect basically, it was probing into the internet as we don't agree with that, to find out how it can be managed more naturally than just sitting waiting to get sicker.
Will hold you up to designing a recipe at a later date, were trying with soups but still using a meat broth till will manage the art of a vegetable broth.
The hardest thing is needing to do a over haul of the diet all at once, and realizing that you cant' eat much when you go out need to hunt down raw and vegan places and be a bit more organised with going back to basics and making homemade.
Your support means alot, Thank you so much.
I'm here for advice and support any time! I understand it's overwhelming and a bit confusing at the start when you have to address all angles of your diet. That doctor is an eejit if he thinks diet has nothing to do with it... As 80% of our immune system is in our gut, diet is the first thing we need to address when we become ill. Most disease begins in the gut, and if we were all taught that as children we'd be much wiser in our choices as adults!
But it's not as hard as you think to make the necessary changes. Often the ways you prepare food just need a little 'tweaking' not totally re-vamping! For example, homemade oven chips with a healthy oil. Then there's no problem. Or like you mention soup - you really don't need any additional 'broth' or stock to add to it, either meat or vegetarian.
For simple soup: finely dice onion & garlic... saute in a pan for a few minutes until softened (this forms the 'base' flavour so you don't need to add any stock)... add whatever veg you want the flavour of your soup to be (either cooked or raw and diced up small so it cooks quicker), add water, herbs and seasonings... that's it! So simple! I see soup recipes posted all the time that include 'vegetable broth' in the ingredients list, and I don't understand the point! Just flavour it yourself! And if you want it thicker, add mashed potato, sweet potato, or extra veg.
I hope I'm not being patronising by dishing out advice... I don't mean to be. Most illness doesn't need to be endured, if only we can educate ourselves and only put into our bodies the right things. Otherwise we break down, just like putting the wrong fuel into a car.
Thank you, It is overwhelming and confusing especially when medical practitioners don't like to offer much help or direction, then the waiting game of who to see next, that is the frustrating part at the moment. The doctor is female, but I don't think it would of mattered really as the doctors here don't like to give options unless it's in their computer system linked up to the next door chemist, not surer weather they aren't allowed to offer natural remedies which food would come under.
Thank you for the soup recipe will give it a try we normally make a broth from meat which is our soup base, it's just as you say tweaking what we are used to and simplifying food and cooking methods.
Defiantly not patronizing it's fabulous, sometimes something that can be a simple fix can't been seen when your in a funk cloud of thinking about the diet changes, this surer makes it so much easier to navigate thru.
I absolutely agree - sometimes you can't see the wood for the trees!
You will be fine and in no time at all you'll be preparing the most healthy meals without any problems/perplexities! I recommend @amy-goodrich as inspiration for meals, as she generally uses ingredients widely available, and the recipes are straight-forward and very well balanced (and she designs them to be healing to keep her husband's MS at bay). I would also recommend @plants-to-planks as she's not only vegan but a nutrition consultant and very approachable.
Doctors are funded by big pharmaceutical corporations so they're not really able to recommend natural approaches, not even diet. They're not trained in the truth regarding nutrition and natural medicine, but their training focuses on synthetic prescription drugs (which in most cases I would urge anyone to avoid at all costs!) If you're willing to put the work in with research you will find truth and effective ways to heal yourself. Try to avoid 'official' government and big health organisation websites, but look for independent research, medical journals, personal testimonies and blogs - and cross-reference EVERYTHING! x