I ordered breaking the vicious cycle online and am waiting for it to arrive. I plan to begin the scd diet soon and have a couple of questions. First of all, I am lactose intolerant and have to take...
I've heard sugar is supposed to be bad for our gut....not to mention our weight. A friend of mine with different problems has been using agave nectar in place of sugar. She gave me a bottle of the...
I know what you mean, Julie. I woke up this morning feeling pretty good as well with little bloating. I had a scrambled egg, 1/2 english muffin with a little low sugar strawberry jam, a small...
I cannot have either one of those as I am lactose intolerant. Sometimes I'll drink a soy protein shake..that seems to help. I just purchase chocolate soy milk this evening. I was feeling a bit...
Thanks Zanne....I'll definitely look into buying it!...
Julie, I also have a stricture and I have been having the same symptoms the last few days as well as far as constipation, bloating, loud grumbling and nausea. I'd love some advice as well. I've also...
I have trouble off and on with my intestinal stricture. It is near the terminal illeum. I know a low~residue diet is good but does anyone know any good cookbooks or recipes/websites? I'm tired of the...
I feel my best when I first get out of bed. Then ok through the afternoon which is when I tend to get really tired and at times can barely hold my eyes open. I usually feel my worst after dinner and...
I wish I could blame it on sugar withdrawals!!!! Yes, I get very crabby. Especially when I start to flair and even when I am not. I have cut way back on my sugar and "bad" carbs lately but I don't...
Just wondering if anyone else can run? I noticed last year after jogging through my neighborhood, I began to flair the very next day! I really thought nothing of it until I went to the gym and ran on...
gumby....I am CD/C and just started taking Align 3 days ago. So far I love it. I have a stricture and worried about it constipating me even more and causing a blockage. I have felt really good...
I just received a months worth of samples for this probiotic Align. I was wondering if any of you have tried it and if so, what was the outcome? /community/emoticons/smile.gif ...
Definitely go to the hospital. Mine is in the ileum as well and I had my 1st blockage after eating peanut butter pie (with peanuts chopped inside and on top) as well as whipped cream (before I knew I...
Yeah, I know what you mean about the coffee. I just recently switched to Foldgers 1/2 Calf. It has half the caffeine of regular coffee. Just enough to get me going and it tastes good too. Oh, and I...
OMG! I love tiramisu!...
Oh, I should add I too feel tired and worn out every day before I even get out of bed and I would definitely consider my case mild. I have cd with constipation...not so much the other unless I am...
God bless you for having to go through all of this. My father had lupus and my grandfather has a colostomy bag (sp?) now due to colon cancer. I am not as familiar with lupus as I am CD so I can't...
Welcome! I am pretty new to CD as well. You will find this board to not only be a great source for information but a "shoulder to lean on" as well. When no one close really knows what you are...
I too have memory problems. I get my days confused. I am not on meds either so I can't blame it on that. I think mine all started right after our son was born 7.5 years ago. It seems to have gotten...
May I ask what c diff is?...
mowlowdee...I can completely relate to you! My husband is a Dr. (ending his internship year and starting residency in july) and as I posted in another thread this morning, he knows what I am going...
Thanks everyone! 3 days on fish oil and so far so good!...
I've only had one SBFT and all I had to do was drink the barium and they did flat X-rays. Never heard of the "pop rocks" either....
Thank you all! I've been drinking LOTS of water, eating chicken broth, cream of wheat, bananas and a small spoonfull of creamy peanut butter. The journal is a great idea. Having to watch what I eat...
I believe my first and last SBFT was in August of 2005 after being hospitalized with my first bowel obstruction. I also had my first colonoscopy around that time as well so it's time for another. I...
/community/emoticons/confused.gif Ok, I just recovered from a very painful bowel obstruction a few weeks ago. I was finally feeling better and had my mother visiting for a couple of days (from out...
I used to bite my nails as a child and on into my early 20's. What stopped me was getting engaged. I wanted my ring to look good on nice manicured nails. Ha ha. Now, after almost 10 years of...
Thanks everyone....I plan to start on them today....
Thanks Randy...it's been a while since I've laughed that hard!...
I heard fish oil is supposed to be good for our digestion. I have a stricture and wonder if it will do any good. I purchased some today and wanted to know if anyone else has tried it....
Funny you should mention it. I should start off by saying I have not been officially diagnosed with CD but after my 1st blockage 2.5 yrs ago I had a colonoscopy which showed deffinite colitis and a...