At the end of my tether!

[Naomi1989]

After countless amount of tests and far too much time suffering I was finally diagnosed with Crohns a couple of months ago. I am currently taking Prednisolone and 50mg Mercaptopurine, although I have now nearly finished my course of Prednisolone. Anyways I know these medications will take a while to help me out but I started to see an improvement nearly straight away, however I now seem to be back to where I started I'm severely bloated every single day and fatigue is beyond a joke! I've kept a food diary and can't seem to pin point a specific cause for the bloating, I'm soooo uncomfortable all the time, clothes no longer fit and I find myself falling asleep pretty much anywhere! I generally just feel pretty down about it all, I'm only 23 and feel very unattractive due to looking 5 months pregnant because of the bloating and I have next to no motivation to lark around with my 3 year old I've heard that probiotics supplements can help but I don't know where to start so was wondering if anybody can shed a little light on this for me? Thank you in advance

 

[hugh]

Probiotics can help
BUT the first thing to do is stop feeding the bad bacteria and fix the "leaky gut"

First thing to try is diet (imho)
Paleo worked for me,
many do well on SCD,

whatever diet it should probably exclude wheat and gluten grains, sugar and processed vegetable oils

do a google on SCD or Paleo diets.
or start with this food list
http://www.eat-real-food-paleodietitian.com/support-files/SIBO-gut-healing-protocol.pdf

 

[Charleigh]

I totally agree with Hugh. I would add that many people need to cut dairy too though. Diet plays a huge role.

Look for the book Breaking the Vicious Cycle
It explains the Science behind why a diet change works.