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Posted 5/4/2011 9:08 PM (GMT 0)
People talk a lot about trigger foods for Crohn's, and we all have different ones. Here's my question though, I know trigger foods can induce symptoms, but are there actually trigger foods that cause flares?
Posted 5/4/2011 9:24 PM (GMT 0)
I haven't had any foods trigger a flare, only aggravate them if I am flaring. Popcorn can knock me down for about 3 days, but thats not a flare to me, more of an irritation. Hugs!
Posted 5/5/2011 2:24 AM (GMT 0)
what exactly would you personally describe as a flare?
Posted 5/5/2011 3:38 AM (GMT 0)
Oh Nanners Popcorn used to be the afternoon treat of choice at the jewlery shop I work at! Now it is the Kiss of Death to me! I can feel fine and one handfull of popcorn and I am in agony! Im with confused.. if you feel fine and eat something that makes you sick isnt that causing a flare?
Broccoli is another deadly food for me! Uncooked vegies.. anything with the skin on it. I can go from feeling good to dreadful in a few bitter minutes.
Posted 5/5/2011 12:52 PM (GMT 0)
It is hard to know which foods are triggering symptoms even with a food diary. And if I continue with the triggering food then my symptoms will degenerate into a full-blown flare.
Posted 5/5/2011 2:23 PM (GMT 0)
No I think that is more of a IBS thing. A flare for me lasts much longer. I consider eating the wrong thing an irritant, not a flare. JMHO

PS But I do agree with Babe in that if I kept eating it over and over again it would eventually mess me up and lead to a flare.  But if something hurts, I don't eat it again.

Posted 5/6/2011 12:29 AM (GMT 0)
One of my big trigger foods are are any nuts like peanuts, cashews, almonds, etc. But they've never cause a flare for me just make me feel bad for a day or two.
Posted 5/6/2011 12:53 PM (GMT 0)
The thing is that if you eat something and feel bad a day or two, then eat another thing that makes you feel bad again for one day or two, then eat another thing that makes you feel bad again for one day or two,then eat another thing that makes you feel bad again for one day or two...

... THEN you have a flare like simptoms, or a real one!

It can mess ones head.
Posted 5/6/2011 1:01 PM (GMT 0)
Yeah i agree i find peanuts set me going and bacon and sausage is a no no as it was the worst pain i could imagine. They also say it runs in the family but i have no other members with crohns does anyone else??
Posted 5/6/2011 1:16 PM (GMT 0)
No other family members, I'm the lucky first.

I haven't and won't try popcorn, but my worst is drinking/eating something very cold too fast. I'm sure there are other bad ones out there, but I've been pretty careful since diagnosis.
Posted 5/6/2011 1:28 PM (GMT 0)
Yeah me to im the lucky first haha. They said to me it could of been past family members and im the new generation starting with it. How long have you been diagnosed for?
Posted 5/6/2011 1:46 PM (GMT 0)
about three months, flare started in December.

Start remicade in just over three hours.
Posted 5/6/2011 2:07 PM (GMT 0)
Think of a flare as a time when you have inflammation. And irritating food is not going to cause the inflammation the disease does. Hugs!
Posted 5/6/2011 8:05 PM (GMT 0)
I find that there are trigger foods, but everyone is different I suppose!

My trigger foods tend to be, anything spicy, anything fried, nuts and salty foods.

Maybe you should try to keep a food diary and also a diary of the number of times you visit the toilet on a daily basis. This will help you to identify foods you think cause bad days!

Hope this helps.
Posted 5/6/2011 8:26 PM (GMT 0)
Has anyone else noticed what goes GOOD on your stomach? For me, which I wouldn't normally think this is correct, but meat goes well on my stomach more then anything else. Like steak, hamburger, chicken things like this always settle quite well on me, and when I'm flaring I actually try to stick with just meats no not many different vegatables because of the ruffiage(spelling).

But then again i dont have trigger foods. nothing makes me feel bad unless im already flaring then things like milk or ice cream will really hurt me.
Posted 5/6/2011 11:53 PM (GMT 0)
I am the first in my family too. No crohns. No other autoimmune diseases.

CrohnsPatient, I also find meat to be calming. I really did not expect that! I avoided steak for 3 months after being diagnosed and then just had to give my favorite food a try. What a pleasant surprise to have no problem after eating it. The next time I pushed it and ate too much of it. I find that that too much food at one sitting causes pain and d. So I eat a little often. No POPCORN!
Posted 5/7/2011 3:42 PM (GMT 0)
I was the same with meat too. I have always been more of a meat and potatoes type of person. Wierd huh??
Posted 5/7/2011 10:24 PM (GMT 0)
I have always felt simply what I eat can not dictate a flare although the possibility is there. If this were the case and it was simply what I was eating that was causing flares surely there would be more diet controlled remissions. But for sure if im flaring there are things I stray away from.
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