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Riding the Flare & Dietary Interventions for Crohn’s Disease

I’m about 3 weeks into this flare. Had a great talk with my primary care doctor where we discussed my long term health goals and I shared with her my research on treating Crohn’s with diet. She is incredibly supportive and promptly ordered a bunch of tests to assess my micronutrient levels and try toContinue reading “Riding the Flare & Dietary Interventions for Crohn’s Disease”

CDED Reflections

So I tried to manage my last Crohn’s flare with diet, and a heavy dose of steroids. I tapered off the steroids and did not have a relapse of symptoms. I believe this is because (1) steroids are a cheap, widely available, and effective treatment for Crohn’s flares, and (2) diet has an impact onContinue reading “CDED Reflections”

Food Diary 8-29-20

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 foodsContinue reading “Food Diary 8-29-20”

Rice + Lentil Flavor Explosion

1/2 c rice 1/2 c green lentils 1/2 onion cut into moons 1/2 c peas 2 dates chopped into 1/2 cm pieces 1/2 t cinnamon 1/2 t cumin seeds 2 T berbere spice blend 2 c water Salt & black pepper to taste, + nutritional yeast to get those B vitamins! Put everything in aContinue reading “Rice + Lentil Flavor Explosion”

Food Diary 7-29-20

Pain 3/10 Bloating 1/5 BM 5/7 Fatigue 2/10 Been coasting along with about the same daily symptoms, and eating the same standard foods. I added in dirty rice yesterday. It was made with white rice and was not very filling. Whole grains y’all! Still on the steroids. Side effects: insomnia, tension and feeling “up” allContinue reading “Food Diary 7-29-20”