Well I guess I was doing the Crohn’s disease exclusion diet wrong. The steroids are almost tapered out and I had explosive diarrhea the last 3 days. I got some better clarification on exactly what to eat and when.
I can’t really afford enteral nutrition/meal replacement. I’m going to try just following the allowed foods in the Crohn’s disease exclusion diet.
Here’s the new plan.
Mandatory foods:
- 2 roasted potatoes a day
- 2 bananas a day
- 2 apples or applesauce
Other daily foods:
- Strawberries
- Melon
- White rice
- Tomatoes
- Cucumbers
- Avocado
- Carrot
- Spinach
- Lettuce
- Onion
- Herbs, garlic, ginger
- Lemons and limes
- Fresh squeezed orange juice
- Honey
And, regrettably, I will be taking a hiatus from coffee for 6 weeks. Seeds, nuts, legumes, & whole grains will get added in after 6 weeks, as well as a larger variety of fruits and vegetables.
Worst case scenario, after another 6 weeks I am still having diarrhea. At that point I will consider doing an elemental diet for 2-3 weeks, then back to this diet to reintroduce solid food. That should give me some time to save up money to buy at least 14 days worth of elemental meal replacers. Which costs $500, and even if you make it yourself, costs at least $300 and tastes like shit.
Yes I am so determined to not go back to biologics that I will endure even a disgusting liquid meal replacement as my only nutrition for two weeks. I’m fucking serious. There has to be something other than remicade and humira. FML.
Eating Vegan with Crohn's Disease 