Juice Diet

[kaleeeed]

Hello All,
I was diagnosed with Crohn's disease a while ago and haven't really had any conditions with it. I take Cimzia once a month and it's fine. However I was starting a juice diet and I wanted to see do you think it will affect my Crohn's at all? It's only 5 days. Please advise.

 

[vonfunk]

You might see an increase in diarrhoea, and some issue with the absorption of fat soluble vitamins.

Chances are that this will also be a very low calorie diet (VLCD), as such you will need to increase your water intake to a minimum 2 litres (64 fl oz) in addition to whatever you are drinking, this will help to avoid the possibility of kidney stones that can happen with a VLCD. 5 days won't be enough in theory to cause stones, but it is better to be careful.

 

[CrohnsChicago]

What types of juices are you drinking? How long are you planning to juice? If you are a beginner, 5 days is a lot.

Most importantly, why are you juicing/what are you hoping to accomplish by juicing? Are you in a situation where your body will not accept regular food well?

A little more information will help in providing you adequate advice.