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Does anyone suffer from Crohn's or colitis?

Posted by blu15 @blu15, Feb 18 8:32am

I got diagnosed with Chrons disease back in January I’m 56 years old got it unexpectedly from eating something that caused food poisoning and I never got better. Ended up in the ER in December and my body just shut down. I’m on the mend getting better everyday but I’m skeptical about the medication they put me on! Bad side effects!

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kayabbott | @kayabbott | Nov 17 8:48am
In reply to @drdianeschneider "Thanks so much, @kayabbott. This is all very helpful. I did not test sensitive or allergic..." + (show)
@drdianeschneider

Thanks so much, @kayabbott. This is all very helpful. I did not test sensitive or allergic to gluten, never had celiac, but I blame possibly too much on the long history of ulcerative colitis, which now seems to be manifesting in a more system-wide inflammatory disease. Maybe the only thing left is for me to go more strictly GF. Good luck to us both!

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It doesn't take long to find out if gluten is smacking your GI or other systems around. When I went completely GF the (pre colitis) GI problems went away in a few days, the rashes and enlarged lymph nodes in a couple of weeks, and others a few months. Some people try an elimination diet, basically taking food choices down to the basics and gradually adding things to see how your system reacts. Even some meds can cause flares; I only have to take baby aspirins for a couple of days for my GI tract to react. https://health.clevelandclinic.org/elimination-diet

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