So, Crohn’s Disease and Diet ARE linked?

I don’t know about you, but I’m getting tired of this question - please tell me once in for all, does my diet REALLY have anything to do with me having Crohn’s Disease or at least does it have any thing to do with my flare-ups?

I’ve asked my GI doctors many times now and they consistently just tell me “Avoid whatever makes it hurt, but no, no specific diet has an impact…”

The only ONE thing that they all seem to agree on telling me NOT to take is Dairy (which I never really liked anyways, so no biggie).

Research Shows Link…

A recent research done at the University of Auckland actually seems to show a direct link between diet and Crohn’s Disease.

Of the 700 people with forms of IBD interviewed in the study so far, more than 50% could identify foods that relieve their symptoms, and almost 90% identified foods that made their condition worse.

Click here to read the full article…

It’s a semi-interesting article, but I have to say - it STILL does not actually help answer the question of what actually is good or bad for a Crohn’s Patient.

This study only seems to confirm what almost ANYONE with Crohn’s Disease already knows (common sense) - that some foods hurt and some don’t…

But which ones do what? Is everyone truly a unique case?

17 September 2006 | Crohn's Disease, Crohn's Diet | Comments