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Posted 12/17/2017 7:20 AM (GMT 0)
Just curious as to who here has fast food and how often.

I'm talking about McDonald and such.

Cheers
Posted 12/17/2017 2:33 PM (GMT 0)
I avoid fast food because it tends to be full of fat and be unhealthy. Strangely, french fries don't seem to bother me. When I have needed to get fast food I have ordered the grilled chicken sandwich with no mayo at Burger King, but even that makes me feel sick sometimes. The fruit smoothies are ok when I'm on the constipated end of the spectrum.

I bring my own lunch to work and I try to bring food with me on the road. I have found inexpensive turkey sandwiches at my local grocery store when I'm too busy to make lunch in the morning.
Posted 12/18/2017 4:25 AM (GMT 0)
this is where i am fortunate! my team for my short gut wants me to eat high calorie and high protien and fat things! i eat fast food at least once a day, sometimes several times. does nothing to me now. pizza,cheesburgers, KFC, wendy's chicken nuggets, taco bell, burger king, mcD's breakfast sandwiches, subway, hotdogs, bologna, pastry, etc.. i have to consume about 4000 calories a day. if i did not have short gut, id be on the TV on my 600lb life! ;o)
Posted 12/18/2017 7:50 AM (GMT 0)
We all need some saturated fat for the benefit of our bones, cardiovascular system, nerves, and brain and so on. Some need the fat, others shun the fat. For me I say I would rather eat cheeseburgers than jello. Some people are so sick at times, I say let them eat what they are able to eat, it is better to eat what a person has an appetite for, than forcing something down them they can't swallow?
Posted 12/18/2017 2:14 PM (GMT 0)
Obviously having zero fast food at the moment, but back when I was a free citizen I had fast food about once a fortnight on average - Mcdonalds or KFC usually. It never bothered my guts more than any other food and I enjoyed it. Like Dorri said, we need some fat in our diets - ditto salt.

@randy - I'm envious :p But does eating that much give you any pain or discomfort? I'd be in continual discomfort, if not pain, if I ate that much.
Posted 12/18/2017 2:15 PM (GMT 0)
Fast food (minus cheese) is safe food to me, because it NEVER aggravated my Chron's Disease. Healthy food such as salad will surely send me to the ER. I am not particularly fond of fast food, though it is safe to me, as I get bored with fast food sometimes. So eat fast food average about one a week.

I never suspect fast food causes Crohn's. I think refined sugar such as chocolate is the most likely cause.
Posted 12/18/2017 4:02 PM (GMT 0)
Fast foods are out for me. If I eat burger out all he$$ breaks loose, cramping & sitting on the thrown. I can grill burger at home & have zero problems. I have found just recently a chicken place, I can eat their tenders, not a lot of breading so they are not greasy. Salads & cabbage I can't eat any more. I love a good home made chef salad!!
Posted 12/19/2017 8:54 AM (GMT 0)
I will usually go a few months to nearly a year with out eating it then have it occasionally for a few weeks before avoiding it again. I can have it once in a while with out a problem but I start to feel run down if I eat too much of it. McDonald's burgers seem to frequently trigger discomfort/ kicked in the gut feeling the next morning. not always though. Ive also had trouble with burger king burgers. not sure why but they make me feel sick within a day or so of eating one. I try to keep a distance from them. very very rarely do i have them. I usually avoid red meat in general though because it triggers aching. I never eat KFC and avoid fried foods. when I'm in a flare though it doesn't seem to make much difference. During my first major flare, barely anything appealed to mean I ate what ever i could tolerate which was sometimes fast food- had a celebratory mcdonalds cheeseburger as the first meal after my first colonoscopy.I don't think it contributed to the disease progression and I consume in moderation.
Posted 12/19/2017 10:57 AM (GMT 0)
NCOT. nope, it goes right through me. i get a bit bothered some times when i eat to much pizza. i use black olives on pizza when my GI dr wants a transit time test. i never eat black olive unless it is on pizza, so i know exactly when it comes out. fastest time i can remember was about 20 minutes. but then some will not be seen for 2 days. weird. i know i have a pocket or a fistula where stuff goes to hide sometimes. just happens to be closed when i do a barium CT scan. be well
Posted 12/19/2017 9:28 PM (GMT 0)
Cheers for the reply guys.

Reason why I asked is because it seems I can tolerate fast food McDonald, KFC, Dominos but in moderation i mean if i have take away all day ill definitely screw myself but if I have it once every 3/4 days I have no issues with it whatsoever.

I thought it was just me in denial cause my love for the BIG MAC.
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