Extreme diet change

[Kenny2hm]

Has anyone noticed that their crohns started after living for an extended period in Japan or any other country where your diet would totally change. I Have always wondered if the extreme change in diet adversly affected me.

 

[Spooky1]

Hi Kenny,

definitely not, mine seemed to start (if there is any connection) a few weeks after my Rubella *** aged 12. and here's its remained ever since. sorry but no diet change, was happy as a lark, nothing in my life to complain of whatsoever, just appeared and remained, the beast!!

hope this answers your question
best wishes
Diane

 

[scottmyster]

HI Kenny, there is no specfic diet for crohn's. So, it doesn't matter what country your in it will not affect your crohn's. It's all trail and error. you just have to keep track of foods that agree with you and one's that don't. and stick to the one's that don't. I know there are people out there that you should avoid this or avoid that. but, with your own body it's different from everyone. Keep plugging away with it, as you are and see how things turn out. best wishes.

 

[Kenny2hm]

I'm talking about an extreme change in diet not a specific diet or single type of food. I went from eating meat and potatos to ramen and sushi basically overnight. My stomach and bowel movements changed immediately. I read a story in readers digest quite a few years back which I cannot find now that discussed how English teachers who had returned from Japan after an extended period, one year or more, had an abnormally high percentage of crohns and colitis. Thanks for you replies.

 

[muppet]

Abrupt changes in diet will definitely disturb your stool patterns which in turn could inflame your gut or worsen inflammation that was present but sub-clinical.

This is only from my experience though, I don't have citations.

Personally I find sushi to be extremely good for me. It's one food I know I can eat without intestinal consequences. I wish it wasn't so expensive.