Also Recently Diagnosed.

Hi JessPurce!

The diet thing is complicated. There is a diet that some people have found really helpful called the Specific Carbohydrate Diet. You can ask about it here, look it up on the web, etc. Another good suggestion is to keep a food journal for a while, to see if you can figure out what's bothering you. In general, making sure you make healthy choices is always good, and staying away from highly processed foods and drinks. "Healthy choices" for someone with Crohn's might seem weird to others, because sometimes we just can't tolerate raw veggies or whole grain breads. But we can still eat good, whole foods.

I hope you're feeling better off the pred and that you're keeping up with your Pentasa.

Hello diets are tough, I keep a food journel, if I eat something and it makes me sick I look at what was in it and how it was cooked. example chicken I have to eat broiled or baked no pepper. also I cant have cheeese or milk. Potatoes if they are boiled and I can have a little margarine. It is tough, I have tried a few diets but what works for one may not work for another and some of the diets are hard to follow. I also used prednisone but it was short term, I was on asacol but that does nothing for me, and entocort well that didnt help my small bowel. I am now on pentasa, its working, you have to find your system. Dont get frustrated just keep looking.