If you have a friend or loved one with chronic illness, you may have wondered, why does that friend often say no to or cancel plans with me? Maybe you felt it would be rude to ask. Maybe you thought it was about you. Well, I am here to clear things up for you! You’reContinue reading “Why does my Chronically Ill friend never hang out with me? And other Questions, Answered.”
Tag Archives: Crohn's disease
From Irritable #3
I read medical studies
when I’m feeling symptomy and trying to keep my hopes up that I’m staving off permanent damage to my colon. 2020 seems to have been a good year for medical studies on diet and Crohn’s disease, although of course it wasn’t a good year for literally anything else in the entire world, other than introvertsContinue reading “I read medical studies”
Coconut Curry
Cut into 1/2 inch pieces and heat in a dry soup pan: 2 small red bell peppers 1/2 sweet onion 1/2 large slicer tomato or 2 small tomatoes 1/2 medium sweet potato Minced garlic cloves to taste Grated fresh ginger to taste Dump in 2 cans of coconut cream (not coconut milk — you wantContinue reading “Coconut Curry”
The Lab Results are in…
It’s been 2 months since I last got my inflammation markers checked. In April, my C Reactive Protein level was 12. This is high and indicates I had an active Crohn’s flare. Yesterday my level was .3 .3 BITCHES FUCK ALL THE GASTROENTEROLOGISTS AND GIVE ME A NOBEL PRIZE The moral of the story is,Continue reading “The Lab Results are in…”
Functional Medicine
On Friday I met with a new doctor. He is a functional medicine doctor at the institute for functional medicine at Cleveland clinic. We had about an hour long meeting, and by the end I was signed up for 40 blood and stool tests and a handful of supplements to help even out some ofContinue reading “Functional Medicine”
8 Week Report Back
8 weeks since I started my dietary intervention to put my Crohn’s flare in remission. I am now able to eat a wide variety of cooked veg, legumes, beans, and grains. I am trying to keep grains as a very minimal part of my diet, but I have noticed when I get a good blendContinue reading “8 Week Report Back”
Diet for Remission Update
I have reached the 6th week of my Crohn’s disease exclusion diet. Half of my daily calories are from enteral nutrition (Kate Farms chocolate flavor nutrition shake). Half of my calories are from fruits and vegetables, mostly smoothies, soups, and the occasional salad. I actually guess I haven’t been following the diet, per se, becauseContinue reading “Diet for Remission Update”
Soup de Jour
Onion garlic celery carrot, chopped and simmered for 30 mins in water, then pureed Roast a yellow summer squash for 30 mins, cut that into chunks. Slice up some fresh basil, add salt and pepper to taste, and simmer that for another 15 mins. Top with fresh basil and black pepper.
Here is how capitalism caused my Crohn’s disease.
1) It is socially acceptable and commercially encouraged to eat a diet high in meat, fat, and processed foods. This diet is driven by advertising. This diet contributes to higher rates of Crohn’s disease. 2) Big pharma can’t monetize vegetables, so they have no incentive to get people to eat the foods that lower theContinue reading “Here is how capitalism caused my Crohn’s disease.”
Eating Vegan with Crohn's Disease 