Ever want to just...

I already have and paid for it dearly. It's not worth it! lol Especially if you are flaring.......but I do have to honestly say, it was fun while I was doing it! :)

I pretty much don't cut out foods that I love to eat...and the worst that happens if I eat too much is very bad gas, cramping and bloating. Definitely lots of discomfort.

If I'm flaring, I'll have a LOT more discomfort and many more bms.

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Oh I've done that every now and then during my 2 years of diet modification and lived to tell of it.
My goal was not to blow up however, just the normal human cravings for things like chocolate, ice cream, etc and not in moderation lol. I never drank much before diet mod. so alcohol didn't come into it much.

IMO going off will not kill you, it usually takes repeated blows to really PO my colon, like eating things every day that start the gas factory and D factory going. Before I was able to identify my problem foods/drink it was really hard to know what the problem was, seemed like everything was wrong. Now it's relatively easy to identify and correct, still not easy to avoid those "fun" foods. It's gotten soooo much better though.

Good luck with your weekend

Yes I fantasize about ripping open bags of Reese's peanut butter cups and eating them in the store. It's so weird shopping among so many foods I can't eat anymore.

I am also in many social situations where I can't eat. I try to bring food but with a busy life I'm not always prepared. I just went to a party at my friends house (she had a colonectomy and j pouch), and was surrounded by great food. I drank water all night and was starving. I wanted to make sure I didn't have to run to the bathroom. It worked, until I got home. It was depressing watching everyone rave about the taco dip and chocolate etc... :(

Gave into having a shamrock shake. What a mistake!

Came home last night from a weekend retreat with 29 teenagers, so you can imagine the kind of food I was around all weekend. I did indulge in some foods I haven't had in a long while. Chili on a grilled hamburger, potato chips and Krispy Kreme doughnuts... several doughnuts. Was so afraid that the girls I was chaperoning would be completely disgusted when I started my symphony but surprise surprise, all I got was a really nice bm before we left to come home yesterday. I really didn't have any problem over the weekend and felt better than I have in a long while.

Kind of makes me wonder if part of my problem isn't in my head. I still am not brave enough to try a hot dog or pizza though!

Unfortunately I am still on 40 mg of Prednisone.  I can't seem to successfully taper.  I go back to the GI Friday to see about a med change.  I don't think the Lialda does a whole lot for me without the Prednisone. 

 

40&Crashing,

Glad to hear you did so well!

Lialda didn't work for me and it gave me loud, AUDIBLE gas that was extremely embarrassing! I switched back to Colazal and have done much better. I think the Prednisone may be giving you the munchies and these food fantasies:))) Now that I am down to 20mg of Pred my food fantasies have diminished and I can be satisfied with yogurt and a banana again. Still can't walk by a brownie without taking a bite but at least I am not making them by the batch every 2 days :)