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Posted 9/11/2007 6:59 PM (GMT 0)

Just an update, I had some inflamation symptoms return today, two and a half weeks without more than a few grams of sugar, but I also had MUCH more fiber yesterday than I'm used to, so that may have done it. plus, I'm 7 weeks 4 days past my last Remicade infusion so that could be it, too.

But my boss brought brownies today and I could not resist one tiny bite. You know what? It tasted so icky sweet I couldn't believe anyone could eat that!!!! I don't miss it at all. I made a pie Sunday using honey as the sweetener (as an experiment). It was a little odd, but really not bad.

Sugar still sucks.

Posted 9/11/2007 7:20 PM (GMT 0)
It does take time for your body to "heal" from eating too much sugar (which I believe most people do) but it doesn't take long, as you noticed, to bee off sugary stuff for a while then to have some and really notice the taste....it's almost like quitting smoking, smoking lessens the flavor of everything, when you quit smoking after a bit you really taste food again.


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Posted 9/11/2007 7:41 PM (GMT 0)
Hey Snappym - I had a peanut butter cookie today at a seminar I was at. I gave into peer pressure - everyone was eating them and I felt odd not eating one. It was great!!!! My decrease in sugar has proved to be interesting, I am going to keep it up but I have had far less "rectal" issues but far more D. Strange huh? MB
Posted 9/11/2007 7:53 PM (GMT 0)
That IS odd MBJOH! Are you substituting something you weren't eating before, maybe more fruit to make up for the sugar? Or it could just be the old unpredictable crohn's rearing it's head, just coincidentally at the same time you quit sugar.

Peanut butter cookies..that is a tough one! tell you what I miss... vanilla milkshakes!!!

A funny thing..tell everybody you aren't eating sugar and you get A. everyone offers you sugar B. Nobody believes you or C. They assume you are going Atkins and point fingers when they see you eat a slice of bread or fruit.

But nobody is supportive!!!

Posted 9/11/2007 8:10 PM (GMT 0)
Tell them you aren't eating sugar when you are 5'8 and weigh 110lbs and you get a few comments too! As you know it has nothing to do with cutting calories.
I have been eating more apples but none the past couple of days just to see if that was it and no change. It is very odd, it is almost how my crohn's was when I first got it when I was 19. I have seen it go thru mant stages and I have to say I will take the D over the rectal stuff anyday. I never thought I would say that but having been through both now The D is more manageable. Or at least I think so, but maybe beacuse it is a way of life for me.
I'm going to stick with it and see what happens. Stay away from the milkshakes!!!
MB
Posted 9/11/2007 8:33 PM (GMT 0)
Yeah MBJOH, someone asked me if I was going for the "heroin chic" look! Like there aren't other foods to pig out on!!!

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