Junk Food is my friend!!!

[rcorn60035]

I can eat any kind of junk food and my stomach doesn't hurt; but the minute I eat fruits, veggies or protein, UGH, to the point, I almost hate eating. Most people probably think I'm saying this but it's true. I love fruits and veggies, cooked or raw! I love salads too but that's always a gamble. I admit, I love sweets. I'm probably addicted to sugar and always have been but now I wonder if that addiction was caused in part to the fact that it doesn't hurt my tummy.

I am overweight. Okay, so actually, I'm classified as obese. Even though I do tend to eat junk food, I don't eat a big amount of any kind of food but yet here I am, obese! My family doesn't understand. I eat less than anyone in the family.

Most of us crohnie's are skinny. I actually had a doctor tell I couldn't have crohn's because of my weight (idiot!). Is there something about crohn's that makes some of us intolerant to good, healthy food? If so, please enlighten me!

 

[ronroush7]

One of the few fruits I can tolerate is bananas. If I eat veggies, they have to be well cooked. I think everyone is different. Be careful with too much sugar. I think there are others on this forum who are overweight.

 

[tots]

They are usually high in fiber- junk food not so much- thats a trigger for me. Spicy foods too.



Lauren

 

[ronroush7]

I can't do spicy food.

 

[shamrock15]

I understand what you say. Over the first 20 years or so of my disease it was continually active. I had to eat obscene amounts of junk food (chocolate and chips) to keep a sufficiently high calorie intake and that kept me 30 pounds below my good weight. Try explaining that to a workplace full of women! Now that my health has improved, I have had to seriously reduce my intake. My weight is back to a good level now.

 

[ronroush7]

When you lose weight because of the disease have you tried protein shakes? If this is repetition , forgive me.

 

[Pug Gamer]

You are exactly the same as me. I can eat the famous chicken takeaway and its no pain, no bloating, no acid etc but hell hath no fury when I eat something 'healthy'. I told my GI about it and he laughed and said yes this is because a lot of people are intolerable to fibre and many vitamins in foods. So a greasy, easy to digest, no vitamined junk is fine on your system. He also said 'but we dont like to advertise that fact, but we do know'. I ate half a strawberry and suffered horrendously for 2 weeks, a bucket or burger:fine! Settles me infact. Everyone says I have a 'childs appetite' so I dont ever eat a lot and I miss a lot of meals as im not hungry but still very big. They also think I have endometriosis or PO tho. Ive never been able to lose weight. So dont feel bad, im a slave to my stomach. I miss veg and fruit so bad but its not worth more strictures.

 

[scottsma]

If it works for you,then go for it.
I'm all for healthy eating,but veggies are not for me.I would advise cutting down on sugar / chocolate though.You really don't want diabetes added to the list.I was borderline diabetic last year but I'm normal now.I was really scared.I still eat chocolate though.

 

[Pug Gamer]

As long as chocolate is seen as a treat and not a normal part of a diet, why not! I personally dont have choc as im lactose intolerant and not a huge fan of sweet stuff anyway. Ive been told my cholesterol is perfect, always has, same with blood pressure just am bigger than id/theyd like. Im sure being housebound/bedbound a lot doesnt help also.

 

[ronroush7]

I can't tolerate caffeine or dairy.

 

[lenny]

My son does okay with a mixture..nutritious cooked vegetables, fruit smoothies with nut milks, white rice, bread and pasta. Nothing too spicy. He quit dairy about a month ago and that seems to have helped him a little.

 

[ronroush7]

I am glad that quitting dairy seems to have helped some.