Great article of a personal struggle with health and morality.  Also, one that  I can relate to, minus the veganism.

Several years ago, I became fairly suddenly ill.  I gained weight had no energy and was struggling with IBS and other conditions.

I have a friend who is also a physician, and when I mentioned my recent and sudden health issues, he suggested I get tested for food allergies, using the blood test instead of the scratch test.  The results...

I was allergic to Brewers yeast, bananas, yogurt, egg whites and oatmeal.  For health reasons, this was a lot of my diet.  

With in weeks of finding out about the food allergies, the excess weight came off and I started feeling better.  

One sentence my friend said stuck with me.  If you are having digestive issues and your digestive system is irritated and inflamed it is because you are putting things in that are aggravating it.  Find out what those things are and stop doing it.

Take care and don't worry - your health is above other things!

I don't know how closely related IBS and IC are to ulcerative colitis (from the little I know, not much), but the dietary restrictions you mentioned above might be similar.

Here is the story of someone with ulcerative colitis.  https://againstallgrain.com/2013/07/13/my-health-transformation/  

Hopefully, you might get a recipe idea or two that doesn't cause your bladder to flare.

Years ago I was allergic to everything too.....not anymore but I had to cut a lot of food out no introduce one type of organic food at a time to see what cause my bladder/kidney infections and gallbladder pancreas attacks...I hope you find relief soon 🦋

Try some fish and chips! And just think about something else... maybe your moral convictions are right for you, but that doesn't meand they are capital "R" right across all time and space... get out of your head -- you may have had it ALL wrong for the lst 15yrs. Just sayin'

Cheers!

Btw, that salmon looks delicious!

Good luck with everything @lauralemons. You are a beautiful lady, I love that selfie! I am putting you on my prayer list. Blessings!

Take care. I also had to give up veganism for health reasons. Don't feel guilty. You have the right to exist as a human being.

I also used to be vegan, but had to stop because of health reasons. I have hypothyroidism and not eating meat (especially red meat) messed with my iron and vit B deficiency. Now I'm eating meat again and funny enough salmon is my ultimate favourite food. 😄 Great post. Really enjoyed reading this!

Nice selfie. I do seared ahi tuna once or twice a week, it helps the whole family with IBS. Of course everyone has different effects from different foods but it's tuna and it's really not quite raw not quite cooked, and not nearly as irritating to me as canned.

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aww been a while, but glad to see that things are going better! :) Good to see so many positive changes in your life.

Hate to tell you but if you have IBS then your gut is damaged.  The only way to heal your gut is to remove food that is hard to digest for 6 months to 2 years. 
The hardest foods to digest are grains, beans and nuts which basically means that being a vegan and healing is pretty much impossible.
The very best food to heal your gut is bone stock (collagen, gelatin), so my advice to you is to start boiling fish bones and consume the stock in soup/stew/gravy at least 3 times per week.  
The bones should be boiled until they are soft and the stock should be like jelly when it's in the fridge.

Thank you for sharing! I know so many people affected with illnesses/allergies regarding what they eat. One of my best friends has Crohn's Disease and struggles every day with what he eats. I appreciate your perspective of being vegan and having to make difficult moral choices. Your words are an inspiration to others!

Cutting out smoking is huge for your health. I can't stand seafood, but I I know there are some healthy options.

Sorry to hear about your battles with PCOS - one of my closest friends has that and I know it can be a nightmare. I don't have PCOS but I do have endometriosis which can also be a nightmare at times with the amount of abdominal pain. 

While maybe not all "vegan" food is the easiest on our digestive system, there are still plenty of foods that can actually have amazing healing properties for you. Soy is something that I think all vegans, with IBS/PCOS or not, should limit themselves to. I try to stay away from most soy based vegan products. However, the natural vegan foods this planet intended for us to eat can have amazing effects on your body. I'm sure being vegan for 15 years you know this but maybe check out some different vegan options that can positively help you! Feeding your body something that it hasn't been used to for so long might show some negative effects sooner or later. For me, having a vegan lifestyle has made all of my endo symptoms soooo much easier to tolerate and sometimes not even noticeable. Another suggestion - take a look into CBD oil and possibly mixing that into your foods or there are even topical salves for the body that can definitely help with pain relief!!!

Regardless, best of luck to healing and feeling better! :)

Sorry to read you suffer from IBS ... have you tried having a glass of water with two teaspoons of apple cider vinegar which can assist with digestion? Many a time IBS can be attributed to a low stomach acid. ... If you do not have enough stomach acid your food may be not be broken down correctly. If you have not tried this give it a go, it helped a friend greatly who suffered the same. Actually it is goos for every one as it helps balance our PH as well which can avoid cancer. As cancer only grow in acidic bodies.

hope you beat this real soon :D

Another great article, I really enjoy your page and can relate to a lot of this.