Help! My husband is out of control!

After a year of suffering from pancolitis and losing 40 pounds within that year, my husband has been feeling better and his last colonoscopy showed he had Proctosigmoiditis, which is a big improvement. The doctor told him to eat whatever he wants because he needs to gain that weight back. The doc. feels he has lost a lot of muscle mass and it will be hard to replace that, so he recommended my husband eat anything.

I know I should be happy, but I am so nervous that they symptoms will come back. My husband on the other hand thinks he can eat everything and anything. He eats fried food, sweets, a snickers ice cream bar every night, etc.

When i tell him he needs to eat sensibly, he says that he does not know how long this 'good' period will last, so i should let him enjoy and he is feeling fine and more energetic. He keeps reminding me that the doc. said he could eat ANYTHING.

I am worried that he is pushing his luck. Am I overreacting? Has anyone gone back to eating everything and continuing to feel fine for a long period of time???

Who's cooking the fried foods? Do you mean they're full of fat or grease or are they just with a bit of oil such as olive oil..etc?

I think you're overreacting a bit more than you need to.

What meds is he on at this time? Maybe you could create a signature so that we don't keep asking.

It's good he's feeling better.

quincy

Let the man have his fun. :)

I kind of go crazy when I start pred for the first week or so and I think it is okay. It is nice to have good food for a while when you restrict your diet. Give him a few days and then don't let him go to the grocery store with you:) Thats what I do to my husband.


Tell him to really pay attention to his body and if he starts having any problems to be careful.

I dream about fried chicken!  I'm jealous!

I'd let him eat.

Let's say there are 3,500 calories per pound.  He lost 40 pounds so that's, like, 140,000 calories to make up.  A quick check shows that a Snickers ice cream bar has 250 calories.  That's 560 ice cream bars. . .

Hi...interesting. You could encourage him about making good food choices...because if he does so, he'll be able to eat MORE...lol!

The other thing.....if he suffers from something that bothers him, he'll learn on his own.

You could encourage him to have a digestive enzyme and for him to use fibre supplement that will help sweep out some of the bad stuff.

I agree to let him alone....but you can trow in the better choices aspect.

Keep us posted.

q

I know that when bratcat is on prednisone, her appetite increases tremendously. I am thrilled to see her eating after an especially hard time during the first month or so or a flare so I try not to say too much. Plus, as Quincy said, sooner or later he should begin to realize what foods bother him (even if he does love them). We know fast food causes everyone in our family (with or without an IBD) to run to the bathroom after eating. But we still eat it. But I know bratcat will pass on it on her "not so great" days. Her brother (nonamejames) was recently diagnosed with Crohns. On his own, he has mentioned to be that he sees changes the day after he drinks alcohol or eats certain foods. He is slowly deciding on his own that while he might not cut those out of his life completely, he will pick and choose whether it is really worth the pain after. I think your husband may feel the same. Also as he puts on a little more weight, he may want to start exercising a bit more. That will build up his muscle and may even want to eat healthier.