Food intolerance

[Brittanyghascrohns]

Hellllo my crohns and colitis people! Haha okay I'll stop now I was curious where people went to get tested for food intolerance because I'm not allergic to gluten or dairy but I feel I have an intolerance and I need to need to get it verified cause I might have to go into a treatment center where they feed you non stop processed food and junk all day and my bowels can't take any more actually in the hospital as I write this! Thank you!!!

 

[Charlotte.]

Hi Brittany, maybe you could see a dermatologist who tests for allergies via blood test? That would show type-1-allergies that appear right after you eat something. A neuropath could also check for late-reaction allergy (which is not fully accepted by conventional doctors) via blood test as well. Keep in mind that the reliability is not 100%. An exclusion diet would be the safest and most reliable approach, to my mind, but that's a long way to go. E.g. starting with white rice for a few days and adding in one food per 3 days (late reaction). That's what my GP suggested. But I would go crazy doing that. The rest does not give 100%-results.
So, not that easy, to my mind.

 

[Om3ga1]

Some things I'm supposed to avoid.
Dairy of any kind. Although I personally love lots of cheeses.
Whole nuts.
Breads with seeds or whole grain.
Spicy foods in general. And yes living where I do makes that real hard.
A lot of things with fiber. In fact I eat very little fresh produce.
This is just a short list. Hope it's some help.

 

[Charlotte.]

I avoid dairy (most of the time, but I always avoid lactose), any fruit, raw vegetables, sauerkraut, kale, pickles, vinegar, whole grain (only small amounts of gluten-free grain products), nuts (!) and meat (vegetarian). Luckily there is a huge variety of vegetables out there!

 

[Om3ga1]

I have had some success with almond milk.

 

[Charlotte.]

Did it have some effect on your Crohn's, Om3ga1?

 

[Om3ga1]

Didn't really notice any negative effects at all.

 

[Lady Organic]

hi Brittany,

tell the people at the center you have crohns and that you simply cant eat whatever you dont want to eat, that should be enough for them not to argue with you. If they cant provide you with fresh food, consider cooking, freezing and bringning your food overthere or family or friends to cook for you. I had a friend in hospital in lung surgery and I have brought her food she had already prepared before her surgery, it worked like a charm. its not necessary to pay big bucks for tests that often turn out to be inconclusive. An allergologist do not test food intolerances either, only ''real'' allergies.