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I don't know about anyone else, but there are some foods I really miss. Strangely, it's not candy or chocolate so much as pizza and curry. I've made some modified versions of pizza which have almost hit the spot, but I'm not sure I could do the same for curry.
 
i do sometimes... not very often, but when i get a craving it is either chocolate, or salted peanuts. someone once told me its probably my body needing glucose or sodium... i dunno...
 
Rename this thead 'Torture"

I miss popcorn. Ballpark Hotdogs and Beer.

Uh. Beer. Fishing sure was slow and boring this weekend.

Just sitting down and eating a fresh block of cheese :/
 
It's weird how different people can eat different things, or not.

Curry doesn't bother me.

Onions and dairy do. LOL


I miss big delicious milk shakes. =(
 
Lol i would bury my face in a bottle of cheeze whiz if i could shake this disease... maybe its a good thing iv got crohns
 
I don't remember where I read it a bit back, but it explained what "cravings" are, it's an increase in appetite, and whatever you are in the mood for, or something you like a lot, will be focused on. It's not really the body's way of telling you you're in need of a certain component of food/nutrient.

Chocolate isn't really a PMS craving, it's actually because the female has an increased metabolism during the luteal phase of menstruation, for example. And chocolate is a psychological comfort food, so.....
 
Benson I think you have wikipediaitis or googlitis - you should get that checked out ;)
 
If I get murdered during a certain 5 days of the month, I want to know if a lack of a certain food did it.

Actually, I was reading an article about metabolism, and ways it can be naturally spiked, and PMSing was talked about (during luteal phase it is increased up to 30%, which mathematically, is about 600 more calories burned for someone who burns 2000 a day....that is about the same as an hour long jog, just for PMSing!!!)
 
She hates regular chocolate. She'll eat Oreos or like an Almond Joy or Butterfinger, but that's as far as it'll go. She won't even eat Chocolate chip cookies.

If she is PMSing, I don't go anywhere near her, so I have no clue what she's eating. :D
 
I don't understand this. I mean yeah I will PMS, but I realize that I'm not in a good mood and I control it. I don't go berserk on my bf around that time of the month, that's not fair to him. I heard tons of guys say "oh yeah, stay away from my gf around THAT time of the month, she's a total bitch"... maybe I'm a weirdo though, but I just learn to control it and not let it get the best of me. Sure I get emotional occasionally (especially now since I'm having female probs) but I will cry and then get over it. Maybe I really am just a lover and not a fighter... dunno :)
 
Katie has mastered mind over ovary. :)

I think part of it is a "get out of jail free card" type issue. It's an excuse to lash out, I guess society has a conditioning that all is forgiven if you're wearing a tampon/pad. It's not okay, but I think it's come to that point for many women (and even guys who accept it). My gf will often be moody, but I'm 'not allowed to' point out the logical reasoning of it, based on time of month. She'll just apologize later or during her moodiness, while she's angry, that she knows why she's not herself. She seems aware of the surge of hormones during it, but I guess has hard time trying to overcome it most of the time.

Bruce has it good. :)
 
i think those women who really do go off the rails with their PMS can't help it, and probably don't like themselves very much at that time.

girls going through puberty are often sullen, moody, tearful - but they don't know why... their moods are being governed by their surging hormones. i reckon a real hormone imbalance with adult women will result in a similar thing... and they cannot control it, without help.
 
I cheat... a lot.

Today I had bbq peanuts (saw them again 2hrs later)

and extra spicy chili... yum.
 
I cheat a lot too Wiles. I don't deny myself if I really want something. I fully know the potential consequences and I accept them and don't ask for anyone's sympathy if I end up getting sick as a result.
 
I'm having a very very tough time not cheating.

I feel like food is my 3rd passion, and I love to have an affair with it. Sigh.
 
I really miss chocolate...

I cheated though and I had a big piece of chocolate cake on my birthday, and I had half of a chocolate bar on halloween. 9 days apart. No more cheating until Thanksgiving.
 
I try not to cheat so much, but sometimes I feel like I can't eat anything anymore. So, then I cheat and within an hour or so I usually pay miserably for it.
 

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