[naters]

Hi everyone, I have never actually posted on here before, just browsed through what everyone else has had to say. A little bit about myself, I am 27, and I was diagnosed with Crohn's disease last fall. Its also important to know that two years previous to that, I lost 50 pounds in preparation for my best friend's wedding, and was hugely pleased and so happy with myself, and still had more weight to lose.

My disease is not particularly bad, but there were a lot of setbacks, bad reactions to treatments, a couple hospital stays. And I did have to go on steroids for quite a long time to get my Crohn's into remission, and now here I am 9 months later, 30 pounds heavier than I was just a few short months ago.

Its not really all the steroids fault. I think with the depression from all my medical setbacks I probably did far too much comfort eating, and also, as anyone with Crohn's knows, during a flare most of what you eat goes right through you, so once you are feeling better those calories suddenly begin to stick.

I am back on track now, as of this week, but I was hoping someone else might have a similar situation or understand where I am coming from because I just feel so guilty for gaining weight again after working so hard to lose it the first time.

[koceank29]

I am not familiar with your situation, but I did just come across some info on another forum I'm a part of and they were discussing Crohns disease. Maybe you can find something to help you in this discussion(link below):

http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum...Crohns-Disease


All the best!

[Cglasscock1]

Please don't feel guilty about gaining weight. Crohn's disease can really be a tough battle from what I have heard and maybe your body just needed the food to catch up. Steroids can give one a huge appetite.
I hope you have some instructions from your doctor about what you should eat or not eat (if indeed there are any restrictions). Just determine the best diet and exercise plan for you and go for it. We are here for support and cheers when the weight starts to come off again. And it will!

[RaeT]

I don't have Crohn's, but I have a different autoimmune disease and I'm taking steroids which as far as I've read are typically used to treat crohns. I know about the depression, and all the horrible side effects that can be caused by both the medication and the emotional stress of going through the disease itself. You shouldn't feel bad about gaining weight- the most important thing right now is your health and that your disease did go into remission and hopefully all the hectic hospital stays/treatments are over.

From what I've read from your post, you are handling your situation well and back on track despite set backs that no one can blame you for and that's very admirable.

[CJZee]

I don't have Crohn's either but this website, while rather technical, addresses it via an anti-inflammatory diet that is low-carb. Dr. Ayers (Ph.d.) is a cellular biologist and is very interested in how and why our "gut flora" (the microbes in our intestines and colon) contribute to or detract from our health. Here is the diet he recommends for anyone experiencing high levels of inflammation which you would with an auto-immune disease.

[2phatinvictoria]

my mom has Crohn's, it took them 3 years and many many many hospital stays to figure out what she had.. with all the steroids they put her on she gained a tremendous amount of weight. With all that said there are some great cook books out there for people who have this.. why not check that out. also im pretty sure there is a list of foods your not suppose to eat.. Im also pretty sure its alot of fruits and veggies.. But every now and again my mom still sneaks those in.. shell pay for it.. but she says its worth it..

Its a hard thing to go through.. and i only had to watch my mom go through it.

best of luck to you

[Shortymac]

I agree with cjzee, I'm on a smiler diet called the specific carb diet, it helped me drop my weight before I gained it all back in grad school.

I was originally diagnosed with chron's but after a year on this diet I was "downgraded" to IBS. It works!