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Posted 11/21/2008 1:08 PM (GMT 0)
Well, I'm on the last line of meds before surgery, so trying every option avaliable to me, and one was to go and see an alternative medicine guru dude. Name Jan De Vries (google him).

Anyway, other than giving me a few herbal based things to try he told me to stop eating the following until my gut had settled:

Pork (inc bacon, ham etc)
Citrus Fruit
Chocolate
Dairy.

he seemed confident that I would be feeling better within weeks just from giving up those types of food. I'm going to give it a go and will let you know how I get on. It is suprisingly difficult to avoid all those foods tho!

Anyone have any thoughts?
Posted 11/21/2008 1:41 PM (GMT 0)
I will be anxious to hear how it works for you. During the worst part of my flare this summer, I gave up dairy and ate a bland diet. Keep us posted.

Gigi1227
Posted 11/21/2008 2:32 PM (GMT 0)
Bacon is the absolute worse for me in a flare or not and I love the stuff. Dairy Queen ice cream comes in as a close second, another thing I loved. Other than that, nothing really affects me.
Posted 11/21/2008 2:43 PM (GMT 0)
I'm kinda partial to the Maker's diet. I have a friend with Crohn's and all the meds she was taking wasn't working. She went off all meds a while before starting the diet, and now she's been on the diet since September, and she's doing GREAT! smilewinkgrin
Posted 11/21/2008 3:47 PM (GMT 0)
That short list of foods to avoid seems pretty random to me. If you're interested in exploring all options before surgery, I highly recommend Jini Patel Thompson's book Listen to Your Gut. It is by far the most comprehensive book out there exploring alternative therapies for IBD. A combination of rebalancing gut flora, healing gut supplements, dietary changes and lifestyle changes is what's worked for me. I don't think you'll find dietary modifications alone that helpful.
Posted 11/21/2008 5:58 PM (GMT 0)

All of the foods you listed can certainly be aggravating, but I think there are many more.  Although it won't make your symptoms go away completely, a low-residue diet can be very helpful.  It is definitely easier to digest.  Try googling it for a list of low-residue foods.

Good luck!!

Posted 11/21/2008 11:16 PM (GMT 0)
     I agree with Katie.  While in the hospital and even after being discharged, I had to eat a low-residue diet.  You can get it off the net or go to a good nutritionist.  When your colon calms down you can start introducing new foods.
Posted 11/21/2008 11:23 PM (GMT 0)
Sounds like the Guru dude spun the wheel of random foods and landed on those. I personally wouldnt waste my time or money, a good nutritionist might be a better prospect. Or you could do some research and but yourself on a really good diet. According to the above you can have sodas, cakes, pies, whatever...
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