I hate my restricted diet

I'm on a voluntary diet. Nobody forced me to do this. Actually yes my intestines do do that. I only eat rice, chicken, bread, cheddar cheese and tea with some drops of skimmed milk. I tried hard to reintroduce food and the end result was that I am in a flare up. The cause of this flare up was chocolate. I'm craving food, esp. vegetables and fruits. I can't tolerate fibers whatsoever. I'm not weak towards food.,14 Years ago, I got GERD so I had a list prohibited food. This list was maximized 5years ago. Really, I hate my food. I need something different. I know it's not possible but I'm fed up.
Sorry for venting and thank you for listening.

My diet is really restricted as well. It's far easier to tell people what I can eat rather than what I can't. I tried drinking ensure in place of regular food a few weeks ago and felt better for a little while. At first I didn't like the taste, but now I look forward to having one or two a day. If you grind them up with ice it's kind of like a milkshake. Maybe you could tolerate them, Minnie. They have a chocolate flavored one : )

I know where you are coming from, though. It never gets that much easier not being able to eat all of those good things that your friends and family can eat. Hope you feel better!

Dear all, thank you very much for your nice words.
@Kazbern. I agree with and would look for new recipes.
@ Big Betty. I do take Ensure powder. It's the first thing I take in the early morning. It replaces breakfast and gives me energy. Keep on taking it.
@ Astroboogie. What a pity you have to cook the family and be deprived of tasting the food. Can't you try other types of food other than the Tilapia?

I am going to try the makers diet next week... Just an idea...

There are many people living on really restricted diets, but if you only eat what you've mentioned, then it's one of the most restricted I've seen.

There are diets with components out there where you can get guided from day one, I would like to suggest you to look into the SCD diet that is restricted the first weeks to calm down and stop flares, and then, as a week or two pass by, you'll get guided through a lot of good recipes and you'll learn how to cook yourself. I know a lot of people following this diet, and the diet will not be restricted a month or two in. But you'll have to learn how to make the food yourself from fresh vegetables, fish, meat, and fruits week by week. All the volounteers, the advocates will help and answer you every single time you have a question. This diet is used by sooo many having gut issues, and it's helping a lot of people world wide.

Many people may say that the SCD diet is restrictive, but I dare to suggest that eating just a few things day in and day out is more than restrictive, it just take away what's important for us; having good and well tasting meals, it steals our joy of life and it doesn't help us getting a better health. It doesn't provide us vitamines and minerals either. So we're not getting a good and strong body by eating just a few things every day. We need to take care of our body.

If you register in a yahoo group you'll find the biggest SCD group there. You could also look into LDN. That medicine took my inflammation and let me eat whatever. I don't get sick of food anymore. My inflammation has calmed down, I don't flare, I don't have pain, I have no diarrhea or other discomfort. Low dose naltrexone and information on this off label medicine is to read more about here:
www.ldnscience.org

Many people on SCD is combining LDN with great success, and the diet could be adjusted and not so strict when using LDN.

BeeSting and Mr. Curious, thank you very much for your suggestions. What I'm sure of now that I need to find out a good dietitian and work out with him/her to find the suitable diet that gives me all the nutrients I need.

I am the same way but thanks to this forum, thanks. I have expanded my diet. I got a food log I keep track o fwhat I eat and this is what I do, say I have rice does ok, I add chicken. Still ok. The net day I add potatoes if they make me sick I dont eat them. If i add butter to my rice and it makes me sick I dont eat the butter . But like one person said everyday is and adventure you never know what works, but now at least I can eat a more variety of foods, bananas I can eat oranges I cant. Good luck, its tough.

Dear all, thank you very much. I'm now much better on this restricted diet (keep your fingers crossed). I only take pentasa tablets and pentasa enema for proctitis.
Wishing you all good luck!