I saw my gastroenterologist again last week, and he added more foods to my do not eat list. This is where I'm at now: no red meat, no corn, soy, eggs. No dairy except two cups of yogurt a day. (are you kidding me!) One cup of coffee a day, no alcohol, no cold drinks. No raw veggies. And no sugary foods. I'm currently in remission and don't have any major issues with food, except for my allergies, I'm allergic to seafood for one thing. So that doesn't leave me with very much to eat. My weight is in the upper end of normal, I could stand to lose 20 lbs but don't like being that thin. Anyone else being restricted like this? I don't know what to eat now. And I have a sweet tooth. :runaway:
Personally I can't tolerate corn, eggs, dairy, or ground beef so this list of "do not eats" you have actually makes some sense to me. No alcohol at all would be difficult, it can definitely mess with you, but what if you just had a small amount of good quality alcohol?
No sugary foods is a good idea too, specifically refined sugars, but can you have honey, maple syrup, or molasses? I once made oatmeal cookies sweetened with those and they turned out very yummy.
I am curious about the no cold drinks... why? I also wonder, if you are in remission and doing pretty well, maybe incorporating some raw veggies wouldn't be so bad. I find that butter lettuce is easy to digest. Throwing a bunch of stuff into a smoothie is always an easy way to get some good stuff in too.
I agree as said above, you have to do what is right for you, regardless of what your doctor says regarding your diet. Since everyone with CD is so different, you get to make the final call since you know yourself best.