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And I never thougt I would find a place where I could start off a thread with such a horribly bad taste yet funny title.
Anyhow.
For years I was known as the guy that had a bad intestional reaction to just about everything he ate, and was joked and ridiculed much like the ogre in the tower, but in this case I was the ogre and the bathroom was the tower.
Well, on a whim my dad told me over a year and a half ago that I should finally go see his doctor, as my dad had Crohns years ago and he got it into remission, and despite the talk it wasn't hereditary maybe I had it. Well, it was tough for me to do becuase well, I hate listening to my parents and they were not right often at all, but I went anyway.
All I have to say about those test we did... I'm glad in this day and age they don't use Polaroid cameras tied to sticks but the pictures didnt lie - I have Crohns.
So the first thing first, my doctor threw me on a pill called Colozal or something, which was funny for me, because it came in a HUGE pill bottle. Colozal was Collassal. I know, I spelled that wrong, I do that often. Well, I'm on a new one now, and after a year and a half - I haven't been as bad as I used to be, but it also hasn't gone into remission.
So going on that a few months ago I started to try and take note of my diet and fix things in it. I cut out meat, totally. I cut out booze, totally. However after a few weeks I wasn't really noticing much difference.
Well, someone told me I could take up smoking weed since Crohns was one of the few ways to get medical weed... and gave me a link. However since I don't know where one fills such a prescription I decided instead to follow some links.
I found http://ibdanswers.com/archive/2004/03/09/Appendix-B-The-Specific-Carbohydrate-Diet.aspx and it was like the heavens opened up and the music played. The AVOID list had some things to explain lots of things. Coke Zero has been my latest passion and I cut it out...because I found I had issues with it, and its on the No list. Zing. Steak was on the Good list, however all the stuff I eat with steak is on the no list. I use cooking oil in the spray can. I have cheese up the wazoo thats on the No list. I start my day with instant coffee and tea and orange juice.
Well, I came to the realization that ok, so my doctor gave me the first step, but never really did my research on teh 2nd step. Change my diet.
So I kept digging for links, and found this place.
And the first thing I told my wife was wow, I found a place to talk about my butt! Becuase well, she's not really into talking about my adventures in the bathroom. She is in the kitchen now throwing away quite a few things from the list, while I sit here and get lost into more links instead of watching The 11th Hour on TV that we started out on.
So maybe I'll have to infect this place with my precense, learn some more and hopefully one day find myself in remission.
Anway about me, I'm 30-something, married with two kids who are happy we are going to go buy steaks today, living in Texas, loaded with ADD and doesn't really do much to correct speling mistakes made on forums. And now I'm taking some steps year or so overdue in changing my diet so I can not sweat bullets being afraid to go out on a boat for hours to go fishing like I did a few weeks ago (but instead of eating I just took my medication, drank beer, and chumed for eveyrone).
Ya, TMI.
Course when you come to a forum talking about Crohns...what exactly is TMI ?
ok.
that's it, I just ate some eggs with ham and now having to shop around for some real coffee makers since Instant Coffee may be a problem. Oh crud, I also have it with loads of cofee milk, and milk is bad. Damnit.
Anyhow.
For years I was known as the guy that had a bad intestional reaction to just about everything he ate, and was joked and ridiculed much like the ogre in the tower, but in this case I was the ogre and the bathroom was the tower.
Well, on a whim my dad told me over a year and a half ago that I should finally go see his doctor, as my dad had Crohns years ago and he got it into remission, and despite the talk it wasn't hereditary maybe I had it. Well, it was tough for me to do becuase well, I hate listening to my parents and they were not right often at all, but I went anyway.
All I have to say about those test we did... I'm glad in this day and age they don't use Polaroid cameras tied to sticks but the pictures didnt lie - I have Crohns.
So the first thing first, my doctor threw me on a pill called Colozal or something, which was funny for me, because it came in a HUGE pill bottle. Colozal was Collassal. I know, I spelled that wrong, I do that often. Well, I'm on a new one now, and after a year and a half - I haven't been as bad as I used to be, but it also hasn't gone into remission.
So going on that a few months ago I started to try and take note of my diet and fix things in it. I cut out meat, totally. I cut out booze, totally. However after a few weeks I wasn't really noticing much difference.
Well, someone told me I could take up smoking weed since Crohns was one of the few ways to get medical weed... and gave me a link. However since I don't know where one fills such a prescription I decided instead to follow some links.
I found http://ibdanswers.com/archive/2004/03/09/Appendix-B-The-Specific-Carbohydrate-Diet.aspx and it was like the heavens opened up and the music played. The AVOID list had some things to explain lots of things. Coke Zero has been my latest passion and I cut it out...because I found I had issues with it, and its on the No list. Zing. Steak was on the Good list, however all the stuff I eat with steak is on the no list. I use cooking oil in the spray can. I have cheese up the wazoo thats on the No list. I start my day with instant coffee and tea and orange juice.
Well, I came to the realization that ok, so my doctor gave me the first step, but never really did my research on teh 2nd step. Change my diet.
So I kept digging for links, and found this place.
And the first thing I told my wife was wow, I found a place to talk about my butt! Becuase well, she's not really into talking about my adventures in the bathroom. She is in the kitchen now throwing away quite a few things from the list, while I sit here and get lost into more links instead of watching The 11th Hour on TV that we started out on.
So maybe I'll have to infect this place with my precense, learn some more and hopefully one day find myself in remission.
Anway about me, I'm 30-something, married with two kids who are happy we are going to go buy steaks today, living in Texas, loaded with ADD and doesn't really do much to correct speling mistakes made on forums. And now I'm taking some steps year or so overdue in changing my diet so I can not sweat bullets being afraid to go out on a boat for hours to go fishing like I did a few weeks ago (but instead of eating I just took my medication, drank beer, and chumed for eveyrone).
Ya, TMI.
Course when you come to a forum talking about Crohns...what exactly is TMI ?
ok.
that's it, I just ate some eggs with ham and now having to shop around for some real coffee makers since Instant Coffee may be a problem. Oh crud, I also have it with loads of cofee milk, and milk is bad. Damnit.
