Do you avoid eating ?

I just moved to my own house one week ago and after the move my symptoms where getting a lot better, except for the banana incident last night :P
So I started thinking and I have not been eating that much since the move and I feel so much better :) I know that it is bad avoiding food but I feel so much better.

My doc said that it was okey not to eat sometimes but he is the only doc who has said that to me so I am not sure that I should believe him .

What do you do?

I do...I don't eat breakfast which is terrible because I take my prednisone in the morning. I know I need to be taking something with it, but I just don't want anything at all. I used to drink ensure when this happened, but it has way too much sugar anymore.

I don't know. Maybe kefir or something is a good alternative, but I know what you mean. There is just no appetite sometimes.

Its okay to be on liquids once in awhile to try to quiet things down. But you should be using some kind of meal replacement during this time. Add some Pedialyte or Gatorade to keep you hydrated, Ensure, Boost things like that to replace the meals. If you can tolerate milk, not many of us can, Carnations Instant breakfast is good too.

Big hugs,
Gail *Nanners*

I don't eat much, because there are not many things that don't get stuck in my strictures right now. Yogurt smoothies with protien replacement powder are great, as of course eating things I can eat..... if you don't take care of your nutritional needs via vitamins or shots and proteins &/or protien powder etc, you'll end up craving junk. If you take care of your nutritional needs you can sail through. Or at least I do.

what's the BRAT diet?

When I don't feel well, I'll eat a low residue diet, the problem is though once I start feeling okay again I go back to normal foods an the cycle repeats. I need to tell myself that I need to stay low residue for another day or two to let my bowels rest. When will I learn to quit listening to my stomach.

I used to live like that. I'd skip meals all the time, especially if I knew I had to go out that day. Sometimes I wouldn't eat until dinner, when I knew I'd be home and safe with my bathroom. I would have terrible low blood sugar problems, I'd get the shakes. But I didn't have D, and that's all that mattered. Not a fun way to live.

Now that I'm in remission, and as long as I have my questran I don't really do that anymore. Sometimes I do when I'm having a bad day, or I'm in a flare. It does feel better gut wise, but I know otherwise it isn't good for me, since I usually feel crappy from not eating later.

You might want to have a look at the Modulen thread (British info) from HealingWell. See: Modulen It discusses a diet that is basically an elemental liquid diet that is used to quiet flares.

A lot of times I don't eat. If I start to feel weak then I would resume eating. I start with 4 or 5 unsalted crackers with Gatorade. A lot days I would just have Gatorade. Then I graduate to jello, bread(plain), rice, and soup(actually broth). Then toast with jam or butter, chicken noodle soup, tiny piece of meat to go with rice. I start little for a few days, then go "big"(whole meals).

I have IBS as well as CD so I do find that if I have a day of places I need to go I will avoid eating until I feel "safe" to eat, I'm quite used to it though and for me the way I look at it is I can alway induldge when I get home....it sucks sometimes but I've pretty much gotten used to it now.

:)

I have been avoiding food for about a month now. I still take vitamins. I eat one small meal late at night, anywhere from 300 calories to 600. Sometimes I will have some toast for breakfast with a little butter/margarine on it, for some energy while exercising. I carry ensure around with me in a little cooler, just incase my blood sugar runs low, but rarely use it. I still drink alot of water, and am up for some lemonaide, tea, or fruity drinks anytime, drinking fluids doesn't bother me at all.

I have lost weight, but it's ok, it was mostly fat. I was at 188lbs a couple months ago, yesterday I was right at 169lbs. I am 5'8, 35yrs. old. I am looking at food now as if it were just energy, nothing more.

I gotta say that it was sorta hard at first. When your body tells you to eat, you do just that. Now I just ignore it, and it doesn't pitch a fit anylonger. I see the results the very next day, when I am going to the bathroom only a few times, then I am done for the day.

I have been feeling quite a bit better, it has been a really nice change for me, and it is just what I needed, I was starting to lose hope. I have been getting out, just about every day I go and do something. The weather is nice too. I find that alot of the time, my energy is up, I feel good, and I enjoy meeting people. I just have to avoid eating a meal while I am out. I can eat a couple bites of something, or have crackers, without too much trouble, but mainly just avoid getting myself into a situation where I am expected to eat.

I can keep doing this for a while, but am going to have to find some way to replace calories soon, and I am on top of that. I do like ensure, and could get myself to drink several of them each day. Maybe some plain white rice, or macaroni mid day, which is high in calories. It looks like I will be good until August, as I experiment. I don't want to weigh less than 150lbs, I would not be happy with myself at all.