EDIT: I've learned a lot on the last 3 months, updated post here: http://www.crohnsforum.com/showthread.php?t=47701
I'm 18. I was starting to notice symptoms in September of this year, things gradually got worse (intense diarhhea and cramping) as I avoided the doctor and ended up with an inflamed eye and joints. I was admitted to the hospital, and got a colonoscopy, resulting in an "indeterminate colitis" diagnosis. Left with a prescription of Mesalamine (Asacol HD) and a waning Prednisone prescription. I am now completely off of Prednisone and take apriso 1500mg per day.
Other than that, I have only made dietary changes. I have completely eliminated any and ALL genetically modified (GM) foods (as well as foods derived from animals that eat GM corn), am restrictive about my intake of carbs, and for the most part have eliminated processed sugars. (Honey holds me over..) I have eliminated most forms of dairy (as most come from cows that eat GM corn) and I also take a ton of probiotics, as well as digestive enzymes.
Overall, I feel slight discomfort in the abdominal area maybe once per day, but have not had any problems with my stool or any other inflammatroy issues as of yet. I plan to start a cabbage juice regiment in the near future to hopefully completely destroy any ulcers that may be left in my colon, and hope to be off the mesalamine in the near future.
You are probably reading this and thinking I must be a miracle child who never really had that big an issue in the first place. Well, I was 100 lbs. and 6 feet tall in the hospital not even 2 months ago.
Warning: Underwear picture! http://i.imgur.com/FSfgL.jpg
I am now 135 lbs.
Completely cutting out all kinds of corn in general has also seem to be beneficial.
My daily diet (in general).
Breakfast:
3 eggs, usually mixed with almond meal and honey to make pancake-like breakfast patties. They're delicious if you mash a banana in with them!.. and don't go too easy on the butter in the pan. High-fat shouldn't cause any major issues for those with Crohn's/Colitis. (contrary to popular belief)
Lunch:
Raw spinach. a lot of it. Usually a lot of fruits, grapes, (pineapple is a great digestive enzyme! Also, papaya and advocado!) similar fruits. I usually eat some kind of cooked meat too, organic farm raised cold-cuts... etc.
Dinner:
Pretty much the same as lunch. I try to avoid most foods listed as illegal on breakingthevicouscycle
Dietary Supplements:
Garden of Life Primal Defense Ultra - 2 capsules, twice daily
Fish oil - 1 capsule twice daily.
Garden of Life Vitamin Code - 1 capsule, twice daily.
Wobenzyme N - 4 small tablets, twice daily.
Sovereign silver - 2 teaspoons twice daily
Meds:
Apriso, 1500 MG - once daily.... I plan to start using this less as I get my very little amount of symptoms gone completely.
If you have any questions regarding my diet or any of the probitics/enzymes I'm taking feel free to ask!
What I want to debunk here, is the myth that you can't beat Crohn's/Colitis with drastic diet changes and the addition of probiotics to stabilize bacteria levels in the gut. You can. I have almost done it.
Cut out ALL the garbage. ALL the processed foods, ALL the GMO derived products, and most importantly, HELP YOURSELF HEAL. You don't have cancer, (yet) and the doctors thought Celiac was incurable until this most recent decade. Oh, surprise! It's just a gluten allergy. I believe Crohn's/UC is a sister disease caused in similar ways. We're being poisoned by Monsanto and the food industry in general. Some people's bodies are able to pass most of it through. We happen to have something that causes us to be a toxic waste dump for this harmful bacteria. The pesticide most farms spray on corn kills the insects by destroying their intestines. Coincidence? Time will tell, but every day I become more convinced.
My brother was diagnosed with Crohn's 3 years ago and is on absolutely no medication as of today. Change your diet. Change your life. Take it from an 18 year old.
I'm 18. I was starting to notice symptoms in September of this year, things gradually got worse (intense diarhhea and cramping) as I avoided the doctor and ended up with an inflamed eye and joints. I was admitted to the hospital, and got a colonoscopy, resulting in an "indeterminate colitis" diagnosis. Left with a prescription of Mesalamine (Asacol HD) and a waning Prednisone prescription. I am now completely off of Prednisone and take apriso 1500mg per day.
Other than that, I have only made dietary changes. I have completely eliminated any and ALL genetically modified (GM) foods (as well as foods derived from animals that eat GM corn), am restrictive about my intake of carbs, and for the most part have eliminated processed sugars. (Honey holds me over..) I have eliminated most forms of dairy (as most come from cows that eat GM corn) and I also take a ton of probiotics, as well as digestive enzymes.
Overall, I feel slight discomfort in the abdominal area maybe once per day, but have not had any problems with my stool or any other inflammatroy issues as of yet. I plan to start a cabbage juice regiment in the near future to hopefully completely destroy any ulcers that may be left in my colon, and hope to be off the mesalamine in the near future.
You are probably reading this and thinking I must be a miracle child who never really had that big an issue in the first place. Well, I was 100 lbs. and 6 feet tall in the hospital not even 2 months ago.
Warning: Underwear picture! http://i.imgur.com/FSfgL.jpg
I am now 135 lbs.
Completely cutting out all kinds of corn in general has also seem to be beneficial.
My daily diet (in general).
Breakfast:
3 eggs, usually mixed with almond meal and honey to make pancake-like breakfast patties. They're delicious if you mash a banana in with them!.. and don't go too easy on the butter in the pan. High-fat shouldn't cause any major issues for those with Crohn's/Colitis. (contrary to popular belief)
Lunch:
Raw spinach. a lot of it. Usually a lot of fruits, grapes, (pineapple is a great digestive enzyme! Also, papaya and advocado!) similar fruits. I usually eat some kind of cooked meat too, organic farm raised cold-cuts... etc.
Dinner:
Pretty much the same as lunch. I try to avoid most foods listed as illegal on breakingthevicouscycle
Dietary Supplements:
Garden of Life Primal Defense Ultra - 2 capsules, twice daily
Fish oil - 1 capsule twice daily.
Garden of Life Vitamin Code - 1 capsule, twice daily.
Wobenzyme N - 4 small tablets, twice daily.
Sovereign silver - 2 teaspoons twice daily
Meds:
Apriso, 1500 MG - once daily.... I plan to start using this less as I get my very little amount of symptoms gone completely.
If you have any questions regarding my diet or any of the probitics/enzymes I'm taking feel free to ask!
What I want to debunk here, is the myth that you can't beat Crohn's/Colitis with drastic diet changes and the addition of probiotics to stabilize bacteria levels in the gut. You can. I have almost done it.
Cut out ALL the garbage. ALL the processed foods, ALL the GMO derived products, and most importantly, HELP YOURSELF HEAL. You don't have cancer, (yet) and the doctors thought Celiac was incurable until this most recent decade. Oh, surprise! It's just a gluten allergy. I believe Crohn's/UC is a sister disease caused in similar ways. We're being poisoned by Monsanto and the food industry in general. Some people's bodies are able to pass most of it through. We happen to have something that causes us to be a toxic waste dump for this harmful bacteria. The pesticide most farms spray on corn kills the insects by destroying their intestines. Coincidence? Time will tell, but every day I become more convinced.
My brother was diagnosed with Crohn's 3 years ago and is on absolutely no medication as of today. Change your diet. Change your life. Take it from an 18 year old.
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