I have googled it and have found a few things but haven't really had time to read through any of it. I think I will take some time tonight and have a look. I'm the sort of person who likes to know EVERYTHING which can't be a good thing at times!! I'm so glad that your brother is well now, a girl I know has it and she has been very ill. The Dr kept referring to bowel cancer but thinks that I am too young for that so he has ruled that out unless he finds otherwise when he is having a look around.
Do you know why he has to watch his diet? The girl I know has to watch her diet too but I just don't understand what it is you have to stay away from etc?! Sorry, I have a billion questions buzzing around my head at the moment!
My B just reduced dairy as this is suggested with most bowel disease. He does tend to get cramping gas and bloating with dairy and junk ( fatty foods) so avoids these. I would not say that the diet he follows is at all restrictive it is simply healthy. Fire away with the questions I know people other than my brother that have Crohn's and some of them have been very unwell but as I said the severity varies. When my brother was first unwell he lost so much weight you could see every bone in his body he was down to about 30kg! PM me if you like I will try to answer as many questions as I can. It is a bit of a iky condition as is most bowel disease.
I have Ulcerative Colitis, So i can answer some of questions.
Diets- Usually you would only go on a restrictive diet if your have a really bad flare up.
Even then I've only been on it once & that was because i was hospital after being first diagnosed .
Otherwise you can eat what ever you want, you learn to avoid the foods that aggravate it.
Depending on how bad your flare-up is will depend on much it affects your life.
When your in remission you'll forget your even sick.
My hubby has been seeing a gastroenterologist for some bowel issues. Dr thought that it could be Crohns so organised for him to have a colonoscopy.. He had the symptoms of Cohns disease but his bowel looked normal on the colonscopy. Dr said it was irritable bowel. He is now on some medication for it and needs to eat foods with low fibre. The excessive fibre was causing his problems.
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