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[Firedawg]

Hello,

New to forum and was diagnosed initially with UC after first and second colonoscopy. After my third I was told by my GI doc that I now may have Crohns instead. I was on the Asacol 800 mg only initially for roughly 2yrs but strongly desired to be prescription free and went the natural "holistic" approach with a few diff herbs and a huge change in diet.

I am 6'3" and weigh 160lbs. Before 2010 diagnosis I was able to maintain 165-170lbs with minimal effort. I have lately started to lose a pound or two a day with no noticeable pain blood or horrible side effects other than the weight loss. My bowel movements are 1-2 a day but seem to "download" the entire contents of intestines in one trip to the bathroom. I was not doing this before.

Difficulty maintaining weight, not good with my frame. Any advice or similar situations? Thank you.


UC/Crohns diagnosis Mar 2010
treatment was asacol hd 800 mg x2 daily with folic acid which lasted roughly two years

Attempted non prescription approach:

boswellia
tumeric
bromelain
fish oil
probiotic
and the list goes on.........

 

[mccindy]

HI firedawg,
what kind of adaptations have you had to make to your diet? Sometimes that can affect how you go, and also how you can maintain weight. I have to be pretty restrictive with my diet, but I seem to have found a good balance and have been able to maintain my weight for a while now.

 

[Firedawg]

My diet change included no longer eating anything with food dyes and high fructose corn syrup mainly. I also eat less dairy but not totally. Then I switched to purchasing "organic" meats and vegetables.

Thanks for the feedback.

 

[mccindy]

Sounds like you've got a good start there. I'd still advise that you try to keep a food diary, to determine what you are eating that might cause more pain or more bathroom time. There are different trigger foods for each person with IBS/IBD, but dairy is usually a big one, as well as many raw veggies and fruits, corn and gluten.

 

[Firedawg]

mccindy thank you for the feedback. ...