I'm not sure if I mentioned this anywhere, but my former GP put me on a Paleo diet back in March 2015 when she thought my gallbladder was showing signs of cholecystitis (back when I had no insurance). She also said that it was really good for weight loss. Her orders were to eat a high protein diet (she said about 100g a day). Since I was low-income, she said that eggs were really good, too. Well, I tried it and lost between 30-35 lbs in less than a year. In the last few months, my GI symptoms started to flare up (currently undiagnosed but going through a gamut of tests including a colonoscopy on Wednesday). My new GP and GI docs said, "You probably need your gallbladder out." But my gallbladder is functioning normally.
Anyway, I read through a ton of literature and decided to look up and see if a high-protein/high-fat diet can cause problems and discovered that it can lead to developing Crohn's disease. I am a "meat and potatoes" gal and ate plenty of red meat, including burgers (no bun). I also LOVE chicken and would eat it at every meal if I could. Eggs, fish, bacon, dairy (the good kind that was grass fed), etc. - I ate a ton of protein. I don't think I ever hit 100g more than a few times but I definitely tried. I also used protein bars and shakes to help me get closest to the amount I could. I tried to eat the healthiest fats (as I said, grassfed, as much as possible, and unsaturated)
I'm finding the connection interesting, but I also wonder if anyone has any experience with protein or fat causing flares? Did your doctor ever suspect protein had anything to do with it if you ate Paleo?
Anyway, I read through a ton of literature and decided to look up and see if a high-protein/high-fat diet can cause problems and discovered that it can lead to developing Crohn's disease. I am a "meat and potatoes" gal and ate plenty of red meat, including burgers (no bun). I also LOVE chicken and would eat it at every meal if I could. Eggs, fish, bacon, dairy (the good kind that was grass fed), etc. - I ate a ton of protein. I don't think I ever hit 100g more than a few times but I definitely tried. I also used protein bars and shakes to help me get closest to the amount I could. I tried to eat the healthiest fats (as I said, grassfed, as much as possible, and unsaturated)
I'm finding the connection interesting, but I also wonder if anyone has any experience with protein or fat causing flares? Did your doctor ever suspect protein had anything to do with it if you ate Paleo?