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can a dietician help?
I recently asked my new GI doctor if he worked with a dietician. he said he didn't because it does not help. So I got in touch with a dietician and she pretty much confirmed that. I asked her about how to get better nutrition during a flare and she said the Ensure type shakes are the only over the counter things you can take. She said if you get blood tests that show you are low on B12 you can then get shots.
I asked her how you can get nutrition when your illeum is inflamed and she said there are ways but they require hospitalization. The feeding tube puts stuff into you stomach that she says is so broken down it absorbs anywhere in your small intestine. But it tastes so awful you could not just drink it. They can also put nutrients directly into your bloodstream near your heart.
I'm just posting what I was told. Obviously there are tons of anecdotal evidence which can't be ignored.
I recently asked my new GI doctor if he worked with a dietician. he said he didn't because it does not help. So I got in touch with a dietician and she pretty much confirmed that. I asked her about how to get better nutrition during a flare and she said the Ensure type shakes are the only over the counter things you can take. She said if you get blood tests that show you are low on B12 you can then get shots.
I asked her how you can get nutrition when your illeum is inflamed and she said there are ways but they require hospitalization. The feeding tube puts stuff into you stomach that she says is so broken down it absorbs anywhere in your small intestine. But it tastes so awful you could not just drink it. They can also put nutrients directly into your bloodstream near your heart.
I'm just posting what I was told. Obviously there are tons of anecdotal evidence which can't be ignored.