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vanillabean

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Joined : Dec 2012

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Posted 12/4/2012 11:08 PM (GMT 0)

Hello all, I was diagnosed with Crohns back in July still struggling to find out what i can eat without it hurting me. I am on Pentasa 500 mg 4x daily, that is all right now. Trying to find a good doctor in my area that actually cares about what myself. Very frustrating in both aspects. Had surgery done to my hiatal hernia which left me not being able to throw up, so ended up in hospital when my large intestine got blocked, very bad experience there, so now i am scared to death that everytime i eat something and it hurts they will have to put me in. The pentasa doesnt seem to be helping me because now everytime i eat it hurts. Anyone got any suggestions on where to start this is all new to me.

kazbern

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Joined : May 2010

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Posted 12/4/2012 11:32 PM (GMT 0)

If the Pentasa isn't helping you, please go back to your GI. Pentasa is pretty good at maintaining remission for some, but doesn't work very well at all for inducing remission. You might need a course of steroids to do that. You do need to stay in touch with your DR in the early days of this illness because it is pretty complicated to figure out what works and what doesn't.

In the meantime, eat a low residue diet. This means low fiber essentially. All the "bad" stuff you've been told to stay away from - processed flours, cooked veggies, cooked fruit. No whole grains. Keep your food simple and soothing and it shouldn't bother you.

I'm sorry you have gotten this diagnosis but glad you found the forum. Welcome.

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