No food

[Laura_123]

How long has everyone gone without eating properly?

inn the past week ive had about 3 full meals in total and just cups of tea. ive lost 8 pound so far


im trying to get the doctor to give me those build up drinks but he sys ill be ok for another week!! x

 

[Crohns08]

At my sickest I probably went a few weeks without a proper meal, just picking at things here and there. I know some people have to go on TPN if a flare gets too extreme and that can last for six weeks at the minimum, easy.

 

[alicat]

What do you mean by no food? I went 3 months on jello, broth, juice, plain mashed potatoes and gummy worms and while I was basically dreaming of chewing foods I made it through without any major deficiencies. There was about 25 lbs of weight loss though.

 

[Jer's Girl]

I am like Alicat. It was actually months, on and off like that.
My Dr kept making me go on liquid diets over and over again. It was awful. Then, when I was in the hospital, it was nothing but ice chips and even the jello started to sound like a proper meal! I’m sorry you are going through this now. It feels like your brain can’t even work properly when you aren’t eating. Even if it was, all you could possibly think about was all of the food you weren’t eating! The worst part is that people who have never had to go on a liquid diet have no idea how bad it really is. It is just like a strict diet to them or something. So so wrong! It affects your whole life! Hang in there. I hope you are well enough to eat foods you can chew again soon.

 

[SwtNdSpcy]

The longest I'd say was about 3 months. I did try to eat as much as possible, but I was so sick I lived mostly on Gatorade.

 

[littlemissh]

I've been on a liquid only diet a couple of times, the last time over xmas for about 10 weeks and now phased food reintroduction.It can be hard particularly family meal times but makes you appreciate food SOO much more when you can have it.

I am really looking forward to christmas cake..i love it but can't eat it yet. Our family one from this christmas is yet to be cut..ha ha..so everyone has to wait to have it - I just couldn't bear them all scoffing it and me having to watch and not have any!! I hope it doesn't go mouldy !

 

[Laura_123]

just living off cuppa soups, lucozade and oxo cubes in hot water..im eating abit more now but my tummy hurts because of it !!
not good
x

 

[supercellbaebe]

I went years on and off food. I've only been eating for 2 weeks now after having been on a liquid only diet since December 15th. My tummy is complaining about ll this foreign stuff I keep shoving inside it! Not a nice sensation, I really hope it settled soon ASAP.

xxx

 

[Sha0913]

I can go on for ever without eating a real meal, just picking at little tiny bites of food here and there. I can definitely live on what the Dr.s call the B.R.A.T diet, Bananas rice applesauce and toast, it is a life saver. Lots of hot tea with sugar and soft pretzles is probably my main means of food.