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Posted 6/17/2019 1:21 PM (GMT 0)
My only symptom for the 15 years that I've had Crohn's is fissures (not fistulas). Remicade healed me for 13 of those years (mostly). But now I've got them badly again and I have it in my head that it's due to something I'm eating wrong. My diet is very healthy (just take my word for it, it's very clean) and my BM's are normal, but I still feel like I'm doing something wrong.I constantly experiment with eliminating this or that, or adding a new supplement, but nothing helps. Should I quit blaming myself and just eat a normal healthy diet and not worry about trying to solve my problems through diet anymore? I'm switching to Humira soon and hope that fixes me up.
Posted 6/17/2019 2:12 PM (GMT 0)
Yes! Don’t blame yourself! I remember that stage in my acceptance of the condition where I started eliminating things until I got to the day where I couldn’t eat anything even water. Also, crohns tends to be irritated by the healthy foods so it’s always counter productive. Keep up with what ever foods work for you right now and get on better meds so you can go back to your health complete diet. Hope the humira works!
Posted 6/17/2019 2:17 PM (GMT 0)
Thank you! Yes, I was on the SCD diet once and it seemed to help, but then when I had issues the moderator would tell me "oh yeah, peanut butter is bad" or apples, or almonds...it never ended. I have also read of someone else who drank nothing but water and it didn't stop their symptoms, so that was a big clue for me. Thank you for your positive advice and thought!
Posted 6/17/2019 4:16 PM (GMT 0)
Snappy, it's not worth blaming yourself. In all honesty, I do not believe any diet is a one size fits all. Even those that stay on a particular diet they can have bumps along the way. This disease is not predictable for sure. Its taken me years to figure out what food works the best for me. Even then, there are those times when I still can have issues. Stick to what you know what works the best for you.
Posted 6/17/2019 4:34 PM (GMT 0)
Thank you, Susie.
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