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Posted 5/12/2012 4:26 PM (GMT 0)
New to the whole Crohns thing and currently working through a flare- up. I am not scheduled for my first dietician appointment for two weeks. I am looking for some safe short-term food options to get me through as I cannot seem to gain any weight or nutrients back with the "BRAT" diet. There are so many conflicting ideas and research online that it is overwhelming!

Currently taking supplements for calcium, vitamin D, and potassium, along with the tapered prednisone and lialda.

Thanks again for all the great advice!
Posted 5/12/2012 5:05 PM (GMT 0)
Liquid diets are best for me. When I'm flaring really bad, I can't seeem to tolerate anything & GF, SCD & all the othe "IBD" diets just make me miserable. The only thing that cuts down my bathroom trips some & eases my pain & nausea are all liquid diets. I usually drink tomato soup, milkshakes(if you can handle them), chicken broth, vitamin waters, ensure & potato soup without the chunks of potato & cheese.

You just have to find what works for YOU. If you tried every diet some of these people suggest then you would have to live about 623 years to try them all. So just do what works for you without being deprived. A friend of mine tried SCD wen he was 8 years old & he developed severe depression, not because his Crohn's was flaring, but because he felt so deprived and his quality of life was down the toilet. Others on here love SCD. This disease is very individualized.
Posted 5/12/2012 6:18 PM (GMT 0)
BRAT can include things like roasted chicken, baked fish....plenty of nutrition there. Also yogurt, especially greek yogurt, is a healthy choice and shouldn't bother you too much. I agree with the idea that you are going to have to figure this out for yourself. I'm sorry, because that is not very helpful, but it does seem to be a consistent truth around here. A food journal might be a good idea.
Posted 5/12/2012 10:11 PM (GMT 0)
Unfortunately every Crohns patient is different with regards to their "safe" diet. I do know that many on this board have issues with dairy and or gluten. I for one can eat all the raw fruits, veggies and nuts I want but meat sends to me the bathroom for a couple hours with it coming out both ends. I would use the food journal and try adding something new every couple of days and see how do on it. It will be a lot of trial and error.
Posted 5/13/2012 1:34 PM (GMT 0)
Would it be possible to start introducing small amounts of fiber back into my diet to help solidify or minimize watery stools? I always thought that helps matters, but I wouldn't want to make the flare up worse. Thoughts?
Thanks!
Posted 5/13/2012 2:28 PM (GMT 0)
You can try it, but fiber is usually counter productive for people in a Crohn's flare.
Posted 5/13/2012 2:51 PM (GMT 0)
yeah, everybody reacts differently. Was actually speaking with my partner about this the other day.. I can handle coffee just fine and a lot of others can't.. I can't handle potato, pasta or rice - anything starchy really - yet lots of others can.. it so individualised.

Isn't the brat diet for tummy bugs though? I've always given my kids that diet when recovering from tummy bugs :-s banana, rice, apple (grated) and toast yeah?
Posted 5/14/2012 7:20 PM (GMT 0)
For me it just depends on the degree of inflammation and where it is..The only thing I tolerated was liquids & baby food 2004-2006--the thought of scd or anything else was just not tolerable..As the inflammation subsided, I could try more diets like GF which I am doing now..Raw fiberous veggies, nuts, corn, fatty, spicy are all still a no-no..I can handle dairy sometimes and sometimes I can't..I just started into a flare so I eliminated the dairy..If I am stricturing and inflammed, mashed potatoes, liquids, baby food is all that I tolerate..

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