soupdragon69
ele mental leprechaun
Hi Folks,
I saw my gastro cons today and he gave me three options.
Antibiotics for several months - he doesnt know how long for and it would be Ciprofloxacin.
Steroids - which would be budesonide, so local acting but I am asthmatic and usually end up on prednisolone every 6-8 wks so would mean swapping back and forth as I would be trying to avoid the side effects as much as possible.
Elemental Diet for 2-4 wks then reintroduction of food gradually with an elimination diet built in as things improve.
I opted for the elemental diet as I am fed up with all the drugs I am on for my asthma and skin probs. He sent me there and then to the dietitian and I have spent this evening doing a taste test to see which flavours I prefer. I then have to ring the dietitian in the morning so she can fax my GP the details of everything.
Time will tell eh? To be honest I think I will find it reasonably easy as I am not eating much at the mo anyway and will try anything to get improvement. Antibiotics and steroids dont work for me as I end up with rebound effects within a short space of time so this is why my gastro wants to try this. I see him again on Jan 30th but he said to ring if I needed to see him. I am so thankful to have a doctor that listens to me and has found the cause of the problem.
Anybody any thoughts or comments or advice about the elemental diet? I would appreciate your input.
Jan
I saw my gastro cons today and he gave me three options.
Antibiotics for several months - he doesnt know how long for and it would be Ciprofloxacin.
Steroids - which would be budesonide, so local acting but I am asthmatic and usually end up on prednisolone every 6-8 wks so would mean swapping back and forth as I would be trying to avoid the side effects as much as possible.
Elemental Diet for 2-4 wks then reintroduction of food gradually with an elimination diet built in as things improve.
I opted for the elemental diet as I am fed up with all the drugs I am on for my asthma and skin probs. He sent me there and then to the dietitian and I have spent this evening doing a taste test to see which flavours I prefer. I then have to ring the dietitian in the morning so she can fax my GP the details of everything.
Time will tell eh? To be honest I think I will find it reasonably easy as I am not eating much at the mo anyway and will try anything to get improvement. Antibiotics and steroids dont work for me as I end up with rebound effects within a short space of time so this is why my gastro wants to try this. I see him again on Jan 30th but he said to ring if I needed to see him. I am so thankful to have a doctor that listens to me and has found the cause of the problem.
Anybody any thoughts or comments or advice about the elemental diet? I would appreciate your input.
Jan