Just saying hi

[rob101]

just saying hi

Hello , I am new to this forum and was diagnosed with crones after having a perforated bowel and peritonitus which resulted in a emergency double resection ,previous to this I was diagnosed as having Ulcerative colitis .At the moment I am on the lofflex diet with fingers firmly crossed that it will work ,if any one else is on this diet would love to hear from you or your experiences on it .
Cheers Rob

 

[Astra]

http://www.crohnsforum.com/forumdisplay.php?f=17

Hiya Rob
and welcome

You might find all you need to know here ^
type in loflex diet into the search button.
Bet that was a bit of a shock wasn't it? Emergency surgery.
hope you're on the mend now, enjoy the forum
lotsa luv
Joan xxx

 

[sawdust]

Welcome, Rob! I've been seeing quite a few folks here who were first diagnosed UC and later dx'd with Crohn's on the table. I hope you're feeling better.

I can't say that I've heard of the Lofflex diet either, but I see Astra has you pointed in the right direction. You're in the right place! Lots of great folks here. I hope you find this forum as useful and calming as I have.

 

[mikeyarmo]

Welcome Rob!

I wish you luck on the diet and hope to see you around the foruM!

 

[xJillx]

Hi Rob and welcome! You've been through a lot! I sure hope the lofflex diet works for you. I haven't heard of it, so I am now off to do some Googling!

Once again, welcome to the forum!

 

[Jennjenn]

Hi welcome

I hope you recover well and the diet works also for you!

 

[scottmyster]

HI rob, welcome to the forum. and good luck with your diet. Best wishes.

scott

 

[rob101]

Thanks for the warm welcome.

 

[David]

Hey Rob, it's great to have you here. I wish you all the best with the diet and hope you stick around the forum

*hugs*

 

[beth]

I obviously missed this when you posted! a belated welcome to the forum from the 'burbs of Milton.

I was on the Lofflex diet for a while but it's morphed into a 'whatever I can eat and get away with' diet.

Who do you see at Addies is it Stephen Middleton or one of the others?

 

[Paddy Holmes]

welcome from another newbie. This is such a wonderful reassuring place. Thanks to all for the support.
You'll like it here Rob...

 

[rob101]

Hi Beth,looks as though we are nearly neighbours as I live in sunny Cottenham.
At Addenbrookes i have seen Mr Parkes or one of his registras but I have an appointment on the 16 th of sept and will have to wait and see whi i get! .Good to hear that you are able to be more flexible with your diet, as it sure gets monotonous and I have only been on it just under two weeks.

 

[beth]

Oh yeah, haven't seen him but have heard of him. What is he like? I've seen a registrar and I think one of the other consultants Dr Lee - Chinese chap. All so far have been fine.

Good luck with the apptn.

 

[rob101]

He seemed nice enough but I was only with him for about 5 mins most visits were with his registras usually a different one each time , one had not read my notes and seemed to be making it up as he went along ,which didn't fill me with much confidance.

 

[rob101]

Cheers paddy for the welcome,yes its great to find somewhere that others know what you are going through.

 

[rob101]

Hi beth ,How did you get on with the lofflex diet and did it make any difference ? also how long were you on it before you introduced new foods ?

 

[beth]

Lofflex. Well for me it was a way of introducing new foods in itself. Having got the go ahead to come off the Elemental and re-introduce proper food, it was the 'prescribed way' if you like.

So I started with chicken and rice, then fish and rice, then chicken and pasta, chicken with carrots and rice... etc. And as long as I didn't get any worse symptoms we ticked the new ingredient as a good one. So over a fairly long time frame we came to know what I can and more importantly what I can't.
After a while I just stopped referring to the booklet and tried foods I wanted to.

So I suppose you could say I got on with it very well, and I was introducing new foods from day one, because I started with nothing!