Thanks for your positive reply I will post how I am doing on it throughout the 8 weeks to help others in the future decide if it worth trying it
. Modulen is easy to absorb and does not need to be broken down by the body I think this is why I have some energy quite soon after I drank the 1st shake. I have not been hungry at all today but have been distracting myself. Other symptoms of the crohns flare are all still there so no change there yet.
..I feel my body is using the energy from the shakes soon after I drink each one..my stomach seems flatter (not so bloated) secondary inflammation seems to be going down (lower back pain, migraines subsiding) and my head feels much clearer (was having fussy head/could not think straight) hope things carry on improving as the weeks go on.
..I will have a really good think about sticking it out for the 12 weeks once I reach my 8 weeks especially as I have only did it once before for 8 weeks (8 weeks worked well for me) but if 12 weeks works even better then I may well do it.
..my stomach seems to be settling down a lot and not drawing attention to itself (Im usually constantly aware of my stomach, with niggles, awful pains, upset, constipation) it's also been nice not to worry about the toilet as I am not going/will not need to go hardly at all on this modulen. All signs are looking good at the moment. I am only drinking 4x shakes a day since starting it (this is only 1000cals) so i am a little worried I am not having enough calories, but I will build up to 5x shakes next week and then 6x shakes the week after.
. I went on modulen once before for 8 weeks in 2014 and it worked well for me. I was on a lot more shake and calories back then but unfortunetly I have to ease myself in to any new eating plan these days, so I am sticking to 4x shakes (6 xscoops per shake (this is 50g of modulen and 250 calories per shake)) and hoping to build up to the full 6x shakes within the next fortnight. I can remember something about being allowed other items to drink when i went on this in 2014 but am unsure at the moment so I am sticking to black coffee and modulen shakes only until i get to see my specialst/dietician as that is the only thing i can remember being allowed to have on it.
food is everywhere, it's part of the fabric of everyones daily life and to step outside that for 8 weeks is tough going mentally. My hunger is not so bad, i just want to feel something in my belly, to feel full. Seeing everyone eating has been real hard. My sense of smell is so much more sensative since stopping the food, i can smell food stuff from miles away-this does not help. I have stuck with it my attitude is "anything but sticking to this Modulen for 8 weeks is just not an option". So I'm plodding on. On a positive note my skin rash is subsiding, my migraines have gone and my belly is not bloated, pain and sickness easing, so some of the symptoms are getting better. I have developed a cold today so my energy is not as good as it had been but that is probably due to this cold. I am getting through this 1 week at a time and ticking that off as i go along as the thought of another 7 weeks is just too much for my mind to get around.
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Thank you for sharing cmack this diet sounds very anti-inflammatory☺ I eat a lot of those things myself daily when not flaring, ginger tea is another one I constantly drink that is really good for it's anti-inflammatory affects. Once I off the modulen I will have a lovely smoothie so looking forward to thatSure, I can share more info about my diet. For one I eat most things raw, cooked is fine for me too. I eat, "green smoothies" (because they usually end up green) :lol: for the main part of my diet. They consist of a lot of different things. I start with crushed raw garlic and a small banana, then add some organic kale, spinach, broccoli, leaf lettuce, radicchio,(1 cup or so total veggies per 500 ml) a couple walnuts, 1 tbsp organic turmeric, 1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper, a thumb size, cut up piece of ginger root and two tbsp organic ground brown flax seed. I also add blueberries strawberries or pears as are in season. I put anything in that I like sometimes too, as long as it is fruit or vegetables. To this I add filtered water. I put no limit on how much of this I eat, however I usually have a litre or so. The rest of the day it's fruit, veggies, chickpeas, rice and soups mainly. I eat the odd egg, maybe two a month, I love pickled eggs.
. We cannot underestimate the affects of a healthy diet for our condition- it keeps the rest of the body strong.
) Im so glad i started it as the results have been very good for me so far and the time is going quite quick. This shake has literally kept me out of the hospital and pulled my out of a really bad flare. Just hope i keep improving. I'm a quarter of the way through so just over 6 weeks to go☺
Get lots of rest and take good care. You make sure to stay in the hospital as long as it takes to get over your infection, that sounds like it was a pretty bad one. Yikes!
