I found another thread on this topic, but it wasnt exactly what I was looking for.
Im supposed to be in a flare up period right now, according to the colonoscopy a month ago, but i have experienced no symptoms yet regarding what kind of foods I eat, so basically I cant tell what foods agree and dont agree with me... which is frustrating. Is it possible that if i eat certain foods which dont agree with me (but i obviously have no way of telling that) they could create symptoms even though im on 3mg Entocort and Pentasa for another month? Has anyone experienced this before, particularly with chocolate? I am asking about chocolate in particular because i can pretty much cut out on most other foods that i like and that i should avoid but im finding it hard to stay off chocolate. Especially when theres also the disincentive of having no symptoms when im trying to cut back on chocolate.
Can most people tolerate chocolate or is it one of those foods that you have to stay off? Also im not really clear on this, do you have to stay off foods (which are problematic during a flare up), even during a period of remission?
One last question, today I heard that cigarettes are a good anti-inflammatory, is that true? Im not a smoker but that intrigued me.
Thanks for the help!
Im supposed to be in a flare up period right now, according to the colonoscopy a month ago, but i have experienced no symptoms yet regarding what kind of foods I eat, so basically I cant tell what foods agree and dont agree with me... which is frustrating. Is it possible that if i eat certain foods which dont agree with me (but i obviously have no way of telling that) they could create symptoms even though im on 3mg Entocort and Pentasa for another month? Has anyone experienced this before, particularly with chocolate? I am asking about chocolate in particular because i can pretty much cut out on most other foods that i like and that i should avoid but im finding it hard to stay off chocolate. Especially when theres also the disincentive of having no symptoms when im trying to cut back on chocolate.
Can most people tolerate chocolate or is it one of those foods that you have to stay off? Also im not really clear on this, do you have to stay off foods (which are problematic during a flare up), even during a period of remission?
One last question, today I heard that cigarettes are a good anti-inflammatory, is that true? Im not a smoker but that intrigued me.
Thanks for the help!