Hello!
My name is Jess and I was diagnosed with Crohn's disease a few months ago. To say it rocked my world is an understatement but to be honest - I'm feeling a huge sense of relief.
I'm 28 years old and since age 19, I've dealt with painful, embarassing, and odd stomach symptoms that have been written off as lactose intolerance and stress by multiple doctors. For years, I wondered if something more was wrong but always pushed the thought out of my head, telling myself that I was just being overly paranoid. That changed in January of this year when I got SICK - more sick than I've ever been in my life. Thankfully, I happened to switch to a new doctor during that period and she took one look at my chart and sent me to a specialist. The Crohn's diagnosis followed a few months later.
I'm currently on Uceris and trying to get the disease under control. I've been researching this disease and was grateful to find this forum because I want to learn as much as I can about what I can do to change my lifestyle to fit this diagnosis. I feel fortunate that I do not need surgery right now but I know that if I do not get this under control, that could easily change.
Currently, I’m struggling with diet and weight loss. I’m a small person to begin with, so losing 20 pounds in a month hit me pretty hard. I’m also 90% vegetarian (I’ll eat fish occasionally) and I’m finding it hard to put weight back on with an already limited diet, so I feel lethargic and tired really frequently. My doctor provided me with an “IBD grocery list” but I’ve had trouble finding other food resources. Any advice in this area would be so greatly appreciated!
So sorry for writing a novel and thanks for reading. Really grateful that you all are here.
My name is Jess and I was diagnosed with Crohn's disease a few months ago. To say it rocked my world is an understatement but to be honest - I'm feeling a huge sense of relief.
I'm 28 years old and since age 19, I've dealt with painful, embarassing, and odd stomach symptoms that have been written off as lactose intolerance and stress by multiple doctors. For years, I wondered if something more was wrong but always pushed the thought out of my head, telling myself that I was just being overly paranoid. That changed in January of this year when I got SICK - more sick than I've ever been in my life. Thankfully, I happened to switch to a new doctor during that period and she took one look at my chart and sent me to a specialist. The Crohn's diagnosis followed a few months later.
I'm currently on Uceris and trying to get the disease under control. I've been researching this disease and was grateful to find this forum because I want to learn as much as I can about what I can do to change my lifestyle to fit this diagnosis. I feel fortunate that I do not need surgery right now but I know that if I do not get this under control, that could easily change.
Currently, I’m struggling with diet and weight loss. I’m a small person to begin with, so losing 20 pounds in a month hit me pretty hard. I’m also 90% vegetarian (I’ll eat fish occasionally) and I’m finding it hard to put weight back on with an already limited diet, so I feel lethargic and tired really frequently. My doctor provided me with an “IBD grocery list” but I’ve had trouble finding other food resources. Any advice in this area would be so greatly appreciated!
So sorry for writing a novel and thanks for reading. Really grateful that you all are here.