Looking for advice on dealing with bloating and cramping from Crohn's

Hi,

I was diagnosed 2 years ago with UC and now have a j pouch.  Lateley, have been diagnosed with anemia, from diet.  On my last scope, the doctors informed me I have Crohn's.  I have been having major flare ups.  I have been having really bad cramping and bloating.   I just started lomotil and trying to eat an easy to digest diet.  Has anyone else experienced this and have any advice on dealing with the pain and bloating? 

Thanks for the advice. I am in entocort for the crohn's

I think bloating can many times be linked to specific foods that you are eating. This took me a long time to figure out. I used to have bloating some mornings but not others and I couldn't figure out why. I used to routinely eat spaghetti squash and I never suspected that could be a culprit. For a solid week I ate salads for lunch and didn't have any bloating. Then I started eating spaghetti squash and bloating came back. Another helpful thing to do is when you have major bloating that causes you to have a bowel movement, look at the stool to try to figure out which food was causing it. This is how I figured out that blueberries cause bloating for me too.