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Posted 9/5/2007 8:28 PM (GMT 0)
Yikes, diet stuff isn't much better, the artificial sweetners can really exacerbate IBD symptoms...

Yes it's hard to give up sugar but not impossible, the benefits you reap from it are well worth it...I have energy, never get headaches, my skin looks incredible and I'm sure it helps with my crohns and IBS so it's definitely worth it.

I gave up sugar quite a while ago, I recently had a small sip of pop and nearly puked it was sooooo sweet, it was gross, I spit it out and ate an apple which tasted devine.

:)
Posted 9/5/2007 8:30 PM (GMT 0)
Diet soda won't necassarily make you lose weight. It is pretty evil itself.
Posted 9/5/2007 8:40 PM (GMT 0)
But it HAS to be better then regular soda. I also try to drink seltzer as much as possible.
Posted 9/5/2007 10:09 PM (GMT 0)
That's great (that you got a result, not that you had to give up something you like).

I've been off sugar for a bit over a month now. I don't really miss it much because I've learned I can have grape juice, orange juice, honey, other yummy sweet things. Just not sugar. I thought it was all the same thing but it's not. I find my energy is much more even now.

But lately I've started having dreams where I'm stuffing my face with chocolate chip cookies. Then I get all weepy with remorse, lol.
Posted 9/5/2007 10:27 PM (GMT 0)
Club soda with a splash of juice makes a great fake soda pop
Posted 9/6/2007 2:37 AM (GMT 0)
Not to be annoying about the soda thing, but diet doesn't have to be better than regular soda. You still have all the chemicals, but you are substituting the sugar for a sugar substitute which isn't good for IBD.

sorry to the diet soda lovers...

not trying to be a downer.
Posted 9/6/2007 2:38 AM (GMT 0)
Mishball- Check your diet soda for sorbitol...big IBS/IBD irritant.

I was doing fine with the sugar thing tonight...now I want something chocolate! Thanks Guys!

I have reduced my sugar intake by a whole lot. Regular sodas just taste nasty, take out sweet tea tastes like a diabetic coma...funny how your body adjusts to these things!
Posted 9/6/2007 2:55 AM (GMT 0)
Chocolate is okay if you eat 80% or higher cocoa content, it has less sugar in it the higher the content...I'm a chocolate lover too and you do get accustomed to the flavor of dark chocolate if you're a true chocoholic.

:)
Posted 9/6/2007 3:33 AM (GMT 0)
We all seem to be sugar addicts! People tell me at work I need to join some sugar addiction anonymous group. I eat pretty healthy but sure have no control when it comes to sugar. I think some of it is because a lot of fatty and other no good things to put in my mouth make me feel horrible instantly but not sugar! My Dr. tried to get me to do the SCD too and I told her my quality of life with really decrease and to give me more medicine. I know this is a bad way of thinking and I really try to cut back. She also said a study was done on people with Crohn's disease and they found that they eat much more sugar than the average person. They don't know if the sugar causes more people to have Crohn's of if something about having it makes people crave sugar more. Anyway, there's my thoughts, I'm chewing two big gumballs right now and really enjoying. I've tried to quit when I'm having a flare and didn't notice a difference, it seem to have a mind of it's own. I was doing bad until I added Methotrexate to my med list and feel great.
Posted 9/6/2007 3:44 AM (GMT 0)
i did this for the first 4 months of this calendar year. in fact, i went even more extreme and cut out ALL grain based foods during this time. it was a major detox. and i got tons better. it was amazing. i used to eat a lot of grain based foods - it was my comfort food and i was a chocoholic. after doing this, my taste buds changed. i no longer crave sweet foods. they give me head aches and the jitters and keep me wired for hours - worse than coffee! i have stuck to eating this way and i dig it. i hardly eat grain based foods now. and it really isnt that hard to do either. you just find new favorite foods, like fresh fruit.

i suggest with sugar also eliminating white flour. it is like sugar in that it quickly releases its sugars in to the blood stream. basically, get rid of all high glycemic foods in your diet. it is well worth it. you'll feel better. sure you detox for a while at first but then once your body adjusts you feel fantastic - at least i did.

glad to see you've noticed an improvement. welcome to the club.
Posted 9/6/2007 3:51 AM (GMT 0)
oh yeah, all soda is bad. it has like a cup of sugar easy in each 12 oz can. diet soda is actually worse for you. the artificial sweeteners are now being linked to all kinds of diseases and degenerative conditions and ailments. they are classified as excito-toxins - the same class as MSG if you remember that ingredient in chinese food. aspartame, saccharine, sorbitol, etc etc are bad. stay away from them. that is my opinion and advice. sure they make the product "low carb" or "no carb" but why pollute your body with chemicals and synthetic junk that has no nutritional value? these things only exacerbate the problem. i may sound odd here, but seriously, for me and my pov, is that organic is the way to go. i've never felt healthier since doing so. and now reading about health and nutrition and researching this stuff, i am amazed i am alive now considering all the junk i ate as a kid growing up and never knew it was bad for me.
Posted 9/6/2007 4:12 AM (GMT 0)
Yup...white flour is killer too.

:)
Posted 9/6/2007 1:15 PM (GMT 0)
My name is Andy and I too am a suger addict.

It has been 16 hours since my last digression. I have been trying to quit for two weeks and have wandered from the path twice.

I find it really hard when I go out and I've got a wedding to go to this weekend - I don't stand a chance!

Its defiantely worth it though, if i didn't have a cold I would be feeling fantastic!

Posted 9/6/2007 2:06 PM (GMT 0)
Sugar addicts out there.....don't be so hard on yourselves....cutting way back each day or at least as much as you can each day is an option too...you don't have to quit cold turkey, you can ween yourselves off sugar just like any other addiction...and remember, the natural sugar isn't evil, so drink natural fruit juices...you don't have to completely deprive yourself of sweets, it just needs to be healthy sweets.

:)
Posted 9/6/2007 2:12 PM (GMT 0)
PB4, that is true. I dropped back from about ten zillion grams to about 15 grams of white sugar a day. Now I'm at about 5. Having absolutely no pain in the bathroom and the new great way I feel have made me think of white sugar as poison to me and I therefore am not even tempted lately. But I love honey and fruit, and even milk sweetens my coffee enough for my tastes! Lots of healthy options.

Posted 9/6/2007 2:35 PM (GMT 0)
That's great to hear snappy!!!!

It's not impossible, it just takes some time to train your body to not need white sugar is all...lots of yummy options, like I said, I like Stevia as a sweetner when needed, especially for coffee, I like honey in my tea.


:)
Posted 9/6/2007 3:47 PM (GMT 0)
Honey rocks!!!!!!
Posted 9/6/2007 5:18 PM (GMT 0)
I just started trying to eliminate sugar two days ago when Snappy first posted his e-mail.  I find it very hard to eliminate all sugar but I have done well cutting back significantly and I think it may be the answer to remission for me.  I did have a 1/2 of a muffin for breakfast and I made them so I know there is sugar in them but that has been it for sugar for the past couple of days.  I drink my coffee black so no sweetner needed there.  I am going to buy some sugar free jelly or jam for my whole wheat toast in the morning and I think that should make me happy.  I do have a baby shower to go to Saturday and I know there will be cake there but maybe just a little bit will do it for me.  Frosting is a weakness for me.MB

Posted 9/6/2007 6:10 PM (GMT 0)

WOW!!! If I can make people feel better then I'll feel like I've really done something with my life!

It has to be more than coincidence for me. I've been on Remicade for a year and have not had a completely painless week in a row EVER until I quit most of the sugar. I can't wait to tell my GI next week so maybe he can share with other patients.  

Posted 9/6/2007 6:48 PM (GMT 0)
Snappy - I am holding you right up there with my doctor, you may even be better, he hasn't been able to get this darn disease into remission for two years and I am on all kinds of potentially harmful meds. If you can do it by suggesting to eliminate (cut back) on sugar you are good by me. And your advice is free. Let's keep our fingers crossed.
Posted 9/6/2007 7:01 PM (GMT 0)

MBJOH,

Good luck to you. I know my doctor (who I otherwise love) has NEVER brought up diet. I think diet is just one thing we have to figure out for ourselves, but something like sugar that seems to be an almost  universal enemy to chronies..wonder why he would never bring that up at all? Maybe the sugar industry is run like the mafia. I better watch my back on the way home today! yeah

Posted 9/6/2007 7:04 PM (GMT 0)
You're lucky snappy...waaaaaaaaaaay back when I posted here about the evils of sugar I got alot more negative responses, maybe people are finally starting to realize that it really isn't good for them.

When I say sugar I'm referring to white refined, processed sugar....of course we need sugar in our bodies to help keep our glucose levels in check, which we should get via fruits and veggies.

:)
Posted 9/6/2007 7:04 PM (GMT 0)
baby steps. . .

I did have juice last night when I was craving sugar and it really cut my craving. yeah Although I am eating a couple of m&m's right now. sad

Posted 9/6/2007 7:05 PM (GMT 0)
Something else to think about with sodas- the carbonation can leach calcium from your bones.  Since many of us take Prednisone periodically, we probably don't need to be weakening our bones any further. 

For me, it's the belching as much as anything.  Don't give me a soda.  I'm dangerous!

Posted 9/6/2007 7:13 PM (GMT 0)

PB4, yeah, I've received good feedback here! You never know what you'll get with an open forum, do you?

Yes, I should clarify that white sugar is the devil! And white flour is what they make glue out of, right? tongue

What is ironic is that I lost 25 pounds with my fissure. I gained most of it back quickly by eating loads of ice cream and milkshakes (stuff that is calorie dense but won't make you (me) go to the bathroom). But now I consider it my #1 enemy.

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