Tag Archives: Crohn's disease
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”
Life with Multiple Chronic Illnesses
In a word, confusing. What is causing the symptoms? Are these conditions impacting each other? I have Crohn’s disease, hypothyroidism, and Seasonal Affective Disorder. What is causing my fatigue? My brain fog? Why does my whole body hurt? What is throwing off my sleep schedule? When you are navigating multiple diagnosis, specialists make it moreContinue reading “Life with Multiple Chronic Illnesses”
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”
Isolation
Now entering the second week of steroids for my Crohn’s flare. What is people? What is human interaction? Maybe I’ll be able to do that again in 2 months when I’ve tapered off Prednisone. I have my telehealth visit the day before I’m supposed to go back to work. Hopefully my job will understand myContinue reading “Isolation”
Food Diary 7-15-20
Symptoms: Pain 0/10 Bloating 1/5 BM 5/7 Fatigue 7/10 I have been eating microwave popcorn, which I think may have been a culprit. Also I had been eating lactase + cheese. And salad. Starting today I am repairing my gut with diet something like: coffee, toast, lentils + quinoa + veg, oatmeal. And late atContinue reading “Food Diary 7-15-20”
Eating Vegan with Crohn's Disease 