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Question! I am relatively new to Crohn's and although I've seen some suggestions for diet changes (no gluten, careful with dairy etc, all of which I've done for many years), I haven't seen many warnings about avoiding foods with yeast in it. Be it pastry, gluten free bread etc. And I'm very...

Hi thank you so much for your feedback! I always had IBS-D for YEARS before Crohn's. Constipation never happened, and if it did then it was a welcome thing that never lasted more than two days or so. I do wonder how much gut flora plays into this.. perhaps as that changed so did the nature of my...

I guess this is my worry! My radiologist said a stricture would always show a so,e bowel dilation before the stricture and he didn't see any signs of one. But I do worry when solid food is THIS constipating. The odd thing is when I do manage to get some out it's not hard or dry.. its soft and...

I'm rather new-ish to Crohn's and I'm wondering if anyone else deals with this or could shed some light. For the majority of my life I have been prone to diarrhea. That was always what I swung towards even prior to a diagnosis. However in the last year or so I started to have boughts of very...

Thanks for your reply! Like they said on their page: "An individual who is intolerant to corn carbohydrates would probably not tolerate either maltodextrin or corn syrup solids better than the other" Therefore since I have a corn intolerance I would not tolerate either maltodextrin or corn...

Hi all! I am running into quite a few roadblocks with getting started on EEN. Right now everything I eat hurts. I am so inflamed that I get triggered very easily and my stomach feels pretty much raw. I don't have a gallbladder, which means I have a steady stream of bile, so if I don't eat every...

Thanks so much for your response! I ended your giving it a go with VSL 3 also, but had a weird reaction (headaches, neurological symptoks). Since I struggle with high histamine levels too I thought I wouls try a different blend of probiotics which are not histamine producing. So I tried it with...

From all the research I've done, I have learned that glycine (l-glycine) is a great anti inflammatory. A lot of those with leaky but etc take it or take collagen (which contains high levels of glycine). However, I haven't been able to find much info about those with Crohn's specifically using it...

Wow, that is very interesting! I have heard more and more stories of people having an IBD activate after such infections. That study sheds light on the fact that indeed, infections can cause and create such issues. Do you have a link about this study anywhere you could share ?

Hi all! I am a newbie to the Crohn's world, and when I received my disgnosis I realized I had been in a flare for about 5-6 months. Since being diagnosed I have been trying to get things going for relief and helping all the inflammation and pain. One thing which I read about, specifically on the...

This sounds like me! Of course I wasn't aware of a Crohn's diagnosis prior to c Diff, but truly having the c Diff changed absolutely everything! It's almost like it was the catalyst in some way. I would be interested to hear if there are others out there like yourself and myself who had the same...

Hi there! I didn't realize we had a local doctor here who understands Crohn's well! Would you might messaging me his/her info if possible? I have learned a lot from this board so far, but I'm still lacking in the "finding the best doctor" category!

Thank you SO much for all of you who replied and welcomed me. If any of you have more info or reading on how infections play a role in Crohn's I would love to read it! I definitely feel very new to all that is Crohn's and I'm slowly trying to collect info and learn all I can. I appreciate all of...

Hi everyone! I am new to thus forum, as I have only recently been diagnosed with Crohn's disease. I will summarize my story a bit, but it came on after a long bought with C Diff. In January of 2016 I had c Diff, which was clear by early March. However, due to bad gut flora balance I had a...