Sugar

[teeny5]

So I have noticed that lately I crave a lot of sugar. Weird cuz before the disease I never had a sweet tooth. I would only grave salty things. Now it is the opposite.

I read that sugar can cause inflammation. Is this true?

Any ideas on why I am craving sugar?

 

[BWS1982]

Craving is probably just your mood, but sugar is more or less a good fuel for the "bad bacteria" in your intestines, so avoid it if you can.

 

[BWS1982]

I can see the forest from the trees, that's what I know.

 

[teeny5]

So it can aggravate my intestines for sure? Bummer.

 

[Crohns08]

teeny, try making sweets with honey in them. They are just as sweet, but they work better with you. Go to the Cooking with Crohn's section (or whatever its called) and find the recipies for the peanut butter cookies. They are expensive, (nut flour) but delish! So are the brownies!

 

[BWS1982]

You have to remember Pen, that sometimes a diet is a good one for Crohns but not for the Crohnnie in question, due to location of inflammation/symptomology...Take lactose free diets, I've seen people here have no difference when they avoid it, others, avoid it, and get immense relief. But yes most of the time I'd say there's several factors in making one better.

 

[teeny5]

I am just hoping sugar or overworking is the culprit behind my pain lately.

Oh, I also have been bruising kinda easily. I thought it was my folic acid deficiency but even since taking the supplement I still have many bruises.

Any connection to sugar? Or anything else for that matter?

 

[Crohns08]

I know when I eat a lot of sugar, or before treatment when I ate a lot of the complex sugars, I would have a bad flare up. Stress is another trigger for me.

 

[MINI Cooper]

Stupid food. so good, and yet so EVIL.

 

[Crohns08]

Stupid food. so good, and yet so EVIL.

I so agree. Why can't the good food be as tasty? (Well, some of it is...)

 

[RHOV]

I am just hoping sugar or overworking is the culprit behind my pain lately.

Oh, I also have been bruising kinda easily. I thought it was my folic acid deficiency but even since taking the supplement I still have many bruises.

Any connection to sugar? Or anything else for that matter?

Are you on prednisone or any immunosuppressants? they can make you more prone to bruises and you'll heal more slowly. When I was on Imuran or prednisone, I arms and legs were covered in bruises and cuts that took FOREVER to heal. fun, huh?

 

[teeny5]

I am on Entocort...maybe that is what is up with bruising.

 

[BWS1982]

Yeah entocort's a steroid (cort implicates a steroid, which you probably know).