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    Your Diet... Triggers versus Safe/Healing Foods?

    Hey Crohnies, Has anyone felt that they were able to find foods or a diet that healed them? I know that Crohn's and UC cannot be healed, and that diet alone cannot be expected to quell a flare. HOWEVER, numerous studies show that a variety of diets actually can bring people into remission...
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    I don 't eat meat, I'm a veggie, are you ?

    hey there! Veggie since middle school and I've been vegan for a while now. I completely understand where you are coming from, but I am lucky enough to have an immediate family who is mostly vegetarian with me :) That's a very insightful point about how vegetables are healthy. But don't forget...
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    Your experience? in Denial re: Crohn's

    Anyone in denial about their disease? For those lucky enough to not experience major symptoms, it can be a different kind of distress to discover your mostly healthy body is ravaging itself on the inside. You don't want to take drugs because you feel like you're mostly OK! And you don't know...
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    Outlook/Need for Drugs when few symptoms?

    It's a gift to be able to share my story and get input - many thanks to those who read on and offer input. I was diagnosed December 2015 and in the last 2 weeks, my CT enterography showed 20 cm of inflamed small bowel, in addition to the known inflammation around the ileocecal valve. There...
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