AUSSIE_MALE DIET TRIAL WEEK 3

Well here I am again after another week of diet elimination!
This week was time to say goodbye to coffee. :(
I love my coffee but I have noticed that everytime I have it, I might as well book myself into the bathroom immediately after.
I am just having tea at the moment which is much more gentle on the stomach.
I have still had difficulties every second day or so and have been unable to identify what the problem is.
I am having mild stomach pain sometimes and this maybe due to the changes and reintroduction of some foods.
I also suffer from wind and have difficulty with digestion. Also having a small stricture or narrowing in my small bowel may also be the trouble.
Can anyone suggest anything for me to aid with digestion? Enzymes?
I am also trialling lactose-free milk this week which is supposed to be easier to digest but I still suspect a dairy intolerance.
I have tried some gluten free cereal and biscuits but still noticed some problems and I might be having trouble with other ingredients in these products (i.e egg or wheat)
I have been tested for gluten allergy before when diagnosed with CD and they ruled this out.???
I had a pretty nasty reaction last night as well after eating steak with a few mushrooms. Mushrooms a problem?
I am off this week to have my food intolerance blood test which I am hoping might shed some further light on things.
I have booked into see a Naturopath and they sent me some information about themselves and it included an article on UC and cleansing the bowel by eliminating all sugar and bread, yeast etc.
I am guessing this is what they will say to me when I meet them.
At least I am half way there by what I have done so far.
Anyway until next week... take care.

gail, you're terrible! ;-)

Aussiemale, I suspect with the cereal it could also be the sugar content that keeps your tummy upset, and I agree that the steak would definitely cause you a problem if you have a stricture.

One thing to consider is that diet change will help to reduce your symptoms but there have been many people here who have gone without eating a single thing for weeks or months on TPN (IV food) and yet their crohn's still flares, so it is possible that your crohn's will get better, but not quite stop altogether.

Regardless, I still think the symptom improvement I have from diet change makes the diet change completely worth it. I find my symptoms can become severe severe severe if I just eat anything I want.

I use digestive enzymes with almost every meal I eat, a multi-blend digestive enzyme that helps digest carbs, protein, dairy, the works. I also take a multi-blend probiotic every day. I am convinced without these I would be obstructing probably every day.

Best wishes.