I'm a new member! And I have Crohn's and PCOS!

I have Crohn's Disease, I was diagnosed August 13, 1996, the reason I remember the exact day is because it was my mother's birthday. My mother also has Crohn's and I was sick for 4 years before I was finally diagnosed. I've had 2 bowel resectionings, the first one was when I was 19 and the second one was just last year, June 20, 2011...I was 29 years old. I also found out, in 2010, that I have polycystic ovarian syndrome, after trying to have a baby for two years with no luck. I do have a question, I've been doing research on PCOS and what can help ease it, and the foods that help it, but where I have Crohn's and PCOS, the foods that help the PCOS are foods I can't eat because of the Crohn's. Does anyone have any suggestions or know other things that help? In November of 2010, I had surgery to remove all the cysts, and I just found out the cysts are back and I may have to have surgery again! I don't want to take birth control because my husband and I are trying to have a baby. What are some things I can do to try and keep the cysts from coming back so quickly and get my hormones lined out?

I can't go on an actual diet, to lose weight, because I'm extremely little and i actually need to gain weight. I'm 30 years old and I barely weigh 90 lbs, I have a really good appetite and I eat like crazy but can't seem to gain. It's got worse since my 2nd bowel resectioning, I was 96 lbs before that but Im having trouble gaining that back. Doctors have asked if I had an eating disorder but I don't, I love food and most of the time I eat more than my husband does! I follow the low residue diet for my Crohn's but I've read that to help with the PCOS, you need to eat things that you can't have when you have Crohn's, and that's so aggravating. It said that some foods can irritate PCOS and even make it worse.

Hi Coalminers wife,
As I understand it, dietary restrictions for PCOS are only meant for people who are overweight, and those at risk of diabetes (hence the low GI foods.)
Since you are so thin, it would be more important for you to get plenty of nutritious calories. (It has also been proposed that vitamin D3 deficiency plays a role in PCOS. As this also appears important for Crohns you may want to get your levels checked.)
Your resections and the resulting diarrhea mean that you are probably not absorbing all the food you eat, hence the appetite! You likely also have rapid transit of foods, due to the two resections.
There are full nutrition liquid feeds (such as Ensure plus) which are easily absorbed, and may be helpful for you. People sometimes confuse 'liquid diet' with complete liquid nutrition. They are two very different concepts. Adding total nutrition feeds into your diet would probably be useful for you, in both illnesses. It is very important that you get adequate protein in particular, for general well being.

Good luck.