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karma_hunden · 02-02-2010, 08:12 AM

so i was able to replace the cows milk with soy milk, rice milk, goats milk, almond milk, etc but what i cant get over is cheese...i love cheese and now i find myself eating goat cheese but cant eat the others. Is cheese really that bad?

hm. Also, when i didnt have CD i wasnt aware of things like a gluteen free menu, asking for soy milk at a starbucks for your drink, etc...So my question is...do a lot of restaurant offer goat cheese/dairy-free cheese or something, i dont know, for cheese when you order off the menu or its something that just doesnt exist and u just gotta learn to deal with it?

also, veggies. How bad it lettuce? I usually eat it with a burger or a ceasear salad, thats about it.

CrohnsHobo · 02-02-2010, 03:45 PM

All depends on the person. Cheese does not bother me, but I can't deal with Milk or Ice Cream.

I don't digest lettuce to well but it does not really bother me. I was a veggi for a majority of my life with Crohn's and did really well in that time.

imisspopcorn · 02-02-2010, 06:15 PM

Cheese doesn't bother me either....Most salad green don't cause me pain, but they preetty much don't digest either.

Peaches · 02-02-2010, 07:56 PM

I seem to be able to eat both well - for the most part. Every so often I might have problems, but then I'm left wondering if maybe it was something else I ate (ha - anyone else know what I'm saying here?). Everyone is different, you kind of have to "test" for yourself - but the results can change according to the activity of your disease at the moment - this is what I have found (and is frustrating!).

I don't know about the dairy substitutes at restaurants. You could always ask and see.

karma_hunden · 02-03-2010, 05:33 AM

so what if you eat cheese and nothing happens? the gastro told me even if you eat a few times and nothing happens, you are "feeding the monster" and are setting myself up for a possible flare in the future...like adding a drop to a glass...nothing happens until eventually fills up and spills.

so my question is. even if it doesnt do you bad, its better to fully avoid it right? or not?

Fog Ducker · 02-03-2010, 05:41 AM

I get what you are saying that is what I have always wondered.

shazamataz · 02-03-2010, 06:43 AM

I agree with karma. I expect that sometimes we get instant reactions. However I don't seem to have this to anything in particular. But, I do wonder if some of the 'bad' stuff I eat will be causing inflamation/damage, even if I don't necessarily feel it at the time.

02-02-2010, 08:12 AM	#1
karma_hunden Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Weston, FL Posts: 41	Cheese and Vegestables so i was able to replace the cows milk with soy milk, rice milk, goats milk, almond milk, etc but what i cant get over is cheese...i love cheese and now i find myself eating goat cheese but cant eat the others. Is cheese really that bad? hm. Also, when i didnt have CD i wasnt aware of things like a gluteen free menu, asking for soy milk at a starbucks for your drink, etc...So my question is...do a lot of restaurant offer goat cheese/dairy-free cheese or something, i dont know, for cheese when you order off the menu or its something that just doesnt exist and u just gotta learn to deal with it? also, veggies. How bad it lettuce? I usually eat it with a burger or a ceasear salad, thats about it.

02-02-2010, 03:45 PM	#2
CrohnsHobo Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 778	All depends on the person. Cheese does not bother me, but I can't deal with Milk or Ice Cream. I don't digest lettuce to well but it does not really bother me. I was a veggi for a majority of my life with Crohn's and did really well in that time. __________________ http://www.facebook.com/people/Chris-Auger/652606298 Diagnosed in 1996 Currently on: Humira- 1 shot every other week Methotrexate- 1 shot a week Prednisone 5 MG/day Past Treatment: Remicade Asacol/Lialda 6 MP Prednisone Cipro/Flagyl

02-02-2010, 06:15 PM	#3
imisspopcorn Punctuation Impaired Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 5,945	Cheese doesn't bother me either....Most salad green don't cause me pain, but they preetty much don't digest either. __________________ ~~~~~~~~~* Instead of hiding in the darkness of a grey cloud, why not look for the silver lining?

02-03-2010, 05:33 AM	#5
karma_hunden Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Weston, FL Posts: 41	so what if you eat cheese and nothing happens? the gastro told me even if you eat a few times and nothing happens, you are "feeding the monster" and are setting myself up for a possible flare in the future...like adding a drop to a glass...nothing happens until eventually fills up and spills. so my question is. even if it doesnt do you bad, its better to fully avoid it right? or not? __________________ Diagnosis: Jan 2010 Meds: Now on Pentasa 500mg; 6 doses/day; prednizone 10mg morning and 5mg afternoon. Surgery: 2 1/2 ft of small intestine & colon removed...the illeum

02-03-2010, 05:41 AM	#6
Fog Ducker Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: London, Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,385	I get what you are saying that is what I have always wondered. __________________ - Brian Dx UC: 2006. Dx CD: 2008 Current Meds: Remecade 800mg evry 6 weeks, Methatrexate 7.5mg once a week oraly, Asacol 800mg 3 times a day.

02-02-2010, 07:56 PM	#4
Peaches Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: North Carolina Posts: 2,994	I seem to be able to eat both well - for the most part. Every so often I might have problems, but then I'm left wondering if maybe it was something else I ate (ha - anyone else know what I'm saying here?). Everyone is different, you kind of have to "test" for yourself - but the results can change according to the activity of your disease at the moment - this is what I have found (and is frustrating!). I don't know about the dairy substitutes at restaurants. You could always ask and see.

02-03-2010, 06:43 AM	#7
shazamataz Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: New Zealand, Dunedin Posts: 3,672	I agree with karma. I expect that sometimes we get instant reactions. However I don't seem to have this to anything in particular. But, I do wonder if some of the 'bad' stuff I eat will be causing inflamation/damage, even if I don't necessarily feel it at the time. __________________ Farting is FUN