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| Health & Support | Feeling so gassy! | May 21 2008 15:51 (UTC) |
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Try eating yogurt.
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| Health & Support | ....a problem with food. | May 21 2008 15:45 (UTC) |
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Don't be so hard on yourself. I'm positive you look great. In fact judging by your weight and height you are skinny. The counseling advise is good advise except this is not just your issue, it's your moms. She and you need to go together before you get hurt anymore. Diet pills are awful and dangerous. If your mom was not the way she's been you would not feel like this. She actually needs more help then you. Her behaviour is so destructive. Is there some other family member you can talk to that can tell your mom what she is doing to you and help convince her that she needs help before she destroys you all together? I wish there was more I could do. Good luck. If you just need to talk you can e-mail me anytime. Hugs |
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| Health & Support | Can you lose weight with Crohn's Disease or Irritable Bowel Syndrome?? | May 18 2008 17:35 (UTC) |
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Hello there. I too suffer from Crohn's. I am 41 and was diagnosed about 15 years ago immediately following a very stressful time in my life. I have had more flare-ups then I can count, in fact I'd be rich if I had a dollar for everyone of them. Most of my flare-ups were in the beginning of the disease when I was trying to figure out what was making them worse. I kept a very strict food diary with everything I ate, how I felt, how many BM's I'd had that day, and whether I took my medication pentasa. After about 2 months I took the diary to my dietican and we analyzed all of it and came up with list of foods to avoid. (mine are mainly, CORN, broccoli, cauliflower, cooked or raw, green peppers and the list goes on and on) anything very high in fat does not cut it for me, and forget eating in a restraunt esp. breakfast! for some weird reason. Anyway I have to say that I have been managing my disease rather well if I do say so myself. I try to exercise regularly and find that I feel 100% better when I do. I have completely stopped taking the pentasa since Nov. 2008 when I had my last flare up. My gastro doc is suggesting having a partial bowel resection since my disease has been so well contained and managed for 15 yrs. He seems to think I could possible be symptom free after it. I had been thinking that this may just what I need but after reading the posts on here withanything regarding resections I am now terrifed!! Right now I weigh between 10-15 lbs more than I am comfortable with. I am terrified of gaining weight if I had the surgery (predisone scares me too) Heart disease runs in my family and I try to take good care of myself and gaining too much weight would be the worst thing I could do. If I could only list one thing that has made the most difference for me I would have to say it has been exercise. The better I feel the more aware I am of my body and the more think about what I'm putting in it. After a resection I would not be able to exercise and am afraid of the result. Any views? Much appreciate any input.
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