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Posted 12/5/2010 5:27 PM (GMT 0)
I know having this , everyones diet is different. What foods are you able to eat, and what can you not eat?

Myself, no red meat,(not missing that to much) no pork( mmm bacon , how i miss you and turkey bacon just isn't the same)

no dairy(missing the egg nog,since they still haven't brought out the soy nog yet!)

Does your family feel guilty when they eat these foods infront of you? I honesty could care less if they do. Once in awhile i'll pout,but more often then not i don't mind. My 8 year old needs these foods to grow, and my hubby needs some of that too!!)

I am ok with chicken( if i am not having a major flare up which i am just coming out of now) fish, salad,sometimes potatoes. I am afraid to try new things as i don't want to be in pain.

So what can you eat, and not eat?

Tak.

Posted 12/5/2010 5:40 PM (GMT 0)
I can't eat any meat (only really some turkey and maybe chicken when I don't mind cramping) or veggies right now. When I was in remission, I could eat any veggies I wanted but still avoided meat. Once my stricture goes away, I'm hoping that I'll be able to eat salads again. But we'll see...

I can eat any and all dairy, white bread stuff, potatoes and veggies that are cooked to DEATH (and if they have skins pushed through a food mill.)

My husband felt bad in the beginning about me being able to eat the same stuff and the only one that really upsets me is veggies. But I figured out if I make them for him, I can steal a bite so it's not so bad. :)
Posted 12/5/2010 6:16 PM (GMT 0)
I've never found avoiding certain foods makes the blindest bit of difference, so I eat anything - just not very much of it, 'cos the less I eat the better (hunger aside) I feel. It's as simple as that for me.
Posted 12/6/2010 2:44 AM (GMT 0)
It has depended on the flare and how inflammed I was.. At my worst, I was on a liquid diet then baby foods and meal replacement shakes to a low residue diet. I can't handle fiber even if I am not flaring(raw fruits and veggies)..I can't eat popcorn or nuts as well..I can eat all the carbs I want to and only have a lactose problem if I am in a heavy flare. Protein (eggs and meat) bother me alot if I am flaring heavy.
Posted 12/6/2010 3:04 AM (GMT 0)
I have trouble with diary and caffeine. I also have trouble with spaghetti sauce. Since I had my resection earlier this year, I have had trouble with gluten,wheat and some raw vegetables I hope that there is a day when Ican enjoy salads and regular breads again. Before my surgery,I enjoyed smoothies> I hope I can again some day.
Posted 12/6/2010 4:06 AM (GMT 0)
I stopped eating dairy and wheat products almost a week ago and I feel really good.  I eat mostly white meat and shellfish, veggies, and fruit.

 

Posted 12/6/2010 4:31 AM (GMT 0)
I follow the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, so I don't eat gluten, lactose, sugar, and most starches. This leaves me with any kind of meat (so long as they don't have any additives), yogurt, cheese, eggs, most fruits and veggies, some nuts (I'm allergic to a few of them), honey, and some beans (like lentils). Works great for my gut! I even had some dried apricots for dessert tonight, which would have put me in the hospital a couple of years ago (dried apricots really did land me in the hospital once).

Back when my gut was still healing, I ate all of the above foods except beans. I had to cook my fruits and veggies well though (and sometimes puree them), and only used nuts in the form of nut butter. I've only been able to eat raw and dried fruits and veggies since this summer.
Posted 12/6/2010 7:59 AM (GMT 0)
I haven't yet found out all what is going to bother me or not bother me since I was recently diagnosed, but one thing I might be afraid to ever try again is chocolate chip banana bread. I love it and made a big loaf of it before when my problems were getting bad but before I was diagnosed with anything, had some of it and felt bad later on, next night i had some more and later felt pretty bad.... still didn't make the correlation until i had the rest(about half) the whole loaf at once the following day which put me curled up in a ball not wanting to move at all from the pain for several hours.
Posted 12/6/2010 8:50 AM (GMT 0)
I can't have wheat and sugar. Breads or cookies with this combination increases bloating and makes foul gas. I can't have red meat unless it's the best quality. I can't have vegetables and fruits if they have the long fibers (therefor avoiding oranges and banana amongst a few more). I have to cook the vegetables a few minutes more than healthy people. I am ok with salads with ruccola, peppers, tomatoes, cucumber and fine cut onions. Poultry and fish is good for me. I am using a good quality juicer to get all the vitamins and antioxydants and separate the fibers. Yogurt is great for me.


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Posted 12/6/2010 2:35 PM (GMT 0)
I can't eat dairy, gluten, eggs, yeast or foods that have a lot of yeasts growing in them and some other foods as well. That means no restaurant food--a cheap date for my husband! I have even burst into tears in costco over the darned pizza. I'm starting to man up about it lately, though, attitude is everything. There is always some food to eat and sadly many people have nothing and are hungry all the time. Things could be much worse. What I cant enjoy food wise I try to make up for with other pleasures--like stopping to smell the roses and enjoy nature or my little dog.
big betty
Posted 12/6/2010 4:45 PM (GMT 0)
Betty, i've done the same thing, opened up my fridge and cried. But your right, sometime you just have to "man" up and deal with it. We don't go out to eat much anymore, i refuse to pay $8 for a salad that i can make for cents at home. lol
I have to stay away from high fiber stuff and whole wheat too. Nuts are a huge no no too, as well as popcorn. My hubby feels so bad when he has something like ribs or a steak, but i always tell him not to feel bad about it, enjoy it and have a bite for me too!
My daughter always says to me, oh mom i feel so bad for you, stupid crohns, i wish it would go away!! so cute
Posted 12/7/2010 12:51 AM (GMT 0)
Onions. OMG, I inflate like a hot air balloon.
Posted 12/7/2010 1:48 AM (GMT 0)
Milk, Nuts, Popcorn, Sugar, Bacon, Raw Vegies, Rice, Spicy Food, Chinese, Bran and many many others
Posted 12/7/2010 2:21 AM (GMT 0)
I am vegetarian so no meat any way. This kept me in remission for a decade! Now after a mojor flare and hospitalization they say no raw veggies :-( no salad :-( no nuts :-( no popcorn :-((
Veggies must be cooked English style, to mush!
Every thing else is low residue at the moment but in a month or so if I improve I can start to introduce other foods.
I have to be patient, not my easiest thing to do.
This all drives my husband nuts... which makes it fun for me. Ha ha
Jingle Bells everyone
Posted 12/7/2010 5:34 AM (GMT 0)
I just got diagnosed a little over a month ago. It has been pretty hard accepting the fact that there are so many foods that I LOVE that I cannot eat anymore. I am getting used to it slowly and learning what I can and can't eat. It's nice to read these comments and know I'm not the only one out there frustrated with this. I was wondering how you know you are in remission? I'm still learning about this disease. I am on asacol which I know is the one they first start you out on. I used to have diarrhea 5-6 times a day, sometimes more! In the last two weeks I've had it about 6 times total. I'm hoping the asacol is working, so I don't have to go on anything stronger.

Post Edited (Shoes) : 12/6/2010 10:40:48 PM (GMT-7)

Posted 12/7/2010 5:46 AM (GMT 0)
Before surgery. No steak, beans or corn nothing raw, ice cream, onion no way. I'm loving that I can now eat corn, and onion rings. Gonna do it as long as I can!.
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