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  1. Sarah50

    Paleo Bread

    Has anyone tried the Paleo Bread made from Almonds or Coconut? If so, is one better than the other? Although I'm not on the Paleo diet, I would like to try the bread. It's available at Whole Foods. Here's a link to the website for this bread: http://www.julianbakery.com/Paleo-Bread/
  2. Sarah50

    Any suggestions on increasing Iron?

    I just got my blood test results this week and was tested for Iron (I've been deficient since last September), B12 and Vitamin D. The good news is I'm in the "normal" range for Vitamins B12 and D, although on the low side of normal. My iron is one point higher than last September. :( Iron...
  3. Sarah50

    Eye Inflammation - what should I do?

    One of my eyes has a bump on it (lower, inner eye area) - it started out being itchy and red (mostly red inside eye and tip of bump). I first thought it was a sty as I had them as a kid. But I know eye inflammation can happen with Crohn's. I have let it go the past week because everyday it...
  4. Sarah50

    Symptoms of a flare???

    I was diagnosed with Crohn's in small intestine (terminal ileum area with moderate stricturing) Nov 2012 and was put on Asacol and a low residue diet. After 6 weeks on both, all of my symptoms disappeared (daily stomach pain in lower right abdomen, loss of appetite, weight loss, ocassional...
  5. Sarah50

    Recipes for Low Residue/Low Fiber Diet

    Here's a link to a website with lots of recipes for "low residue diets" but not ALL of the recipes are "low residue". If you have "stricturing" in your intestines, the Low Residue/Low Fiber Diet is for you. http://www.food.com/cookbook/low-res...cookbook-31173
  6. Sarah50

    Newly Diagnosed Crohn's remission Already???

    Hello! I had a colonoscopy a year ago just because I'm 50 and you're supposed to have one. Afterwards, my gastro doctor said I had a lesion on my small intestine that looks like what people with Crohn's disease has. I had no symptoms so my doctor said there is nothing to do. Fast forward to...
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