Foods I Avoid...
I can eat a greater variety of foods since I haven't had a Crohn's flare-up in nearly 6 years...
However, I am still afflicted with partial bowel obstructions (from post-surgical adhesions) if I eat certain foods or over-indulge in them.
One food I generally avoid like the plague and that's, POPCORN! It smells so good at the movie theaters too
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Oh well...
Just like Mike who had a bad episode eating nuts, I believe that one negative experience with a particular food can really have a profound impact on your psyche-I tell ya! I don't even wanna try the popcorn (well, at least not more than 1-3 pieces occasionally)
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I have given in to that temptation a few times, but won't allow myself to go any further than that.
I don't do well with grease (at ALL!) I don't remember having so many problems with greasy foods bothering the Crohns (per se), but since I had my gallbladder out in 1991--it's a BIG no-no for me! I still indulge myself occasionally in certain favorites and try not to overdo it.
Don't we all weigh out the consequences before we decide to go ahead and eat one of those "forbidden foods?"
I donno, I guess sometimes it just seems worth the half-a-dozen trips to the bathroom! lol
Milk products aren't generally a really big problem for me: it's a hit and miss sorta thing. Sometimes it does bother me and sometimes it doesn't. I generally don't drink much milk anymore. As a teen I could down a gallon of it at one sitting (LOVED milk!)
I will eat cheese occasionally and yogurt is a favorite of mine. I'm not a big chocolate lover, but those Yoplait chocolate rasberry flavored WHIPS are soooo yummy! Ice cream is a rare thing for me to eat...
Nuts and seeds are still "iffy" and fresh fruits and veggies in
moderation are generally okay. For example: Last week, I had a craving for some snack foods when I had rented a movie to watch w/my girls. I decided to try to be healthy and bought a bunch of fruits and nuts instead. Soooo.. I made myself a plate with strawberries, grapes, cheese, yogurt-covered raisins, apple slices (w/out the peel), slivered almonds and walnuts. It was good, but I so overdid it!
I think it was literally a "suicide plate" b/c it landed me in BED for the entire next day and a half with symptoms of a bowel blockage! (bloating, pain, nausea, headache...just really ICK!) I think it'll be a while before I try anything like that again! I'm sure it's b/c I overdid it and had too much of a "good thing."
Anywhoo...those are the "bad boys" that I generally stay away from.
OH, I almost forgot...one more thing I wanted to say and that is, I DO believe that table SUGAR/REFINDED SUGAR is BAAAAD for the gut and it definitely does FEED the BAD BACTERIA (unfortunately).
Regardless...I DO like my sweets; I'm workin' on that though.
I'm not sure if I could ever completely cut sweets out of my diet, but I could definitely afford to cut back on them.
I know my 'sweet tooth" as well as my one cup of orange cappuccino in the morning aren't the greatest things to be having on a regular basis, but some habits are so hard to break!
Geesh! God set me free from cigarettes, soap operas and my "ex-hasbeen" (borrowed from Ree
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) all in the same year! I don't have many "vices" left...gimme' a break! LOL j/k
Sugar substitutes scare me more than actual sugar does!