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Originally Posted by L144S
Robin,
I am sorry about your daughter. Not sure how old she is but the meds and treatments along with knowlage of the desese is becoming much better known. I hope she has an easy time of it. I found for me that hormone fluctuations were the worst. IE post pregnacy was awful as was being on any form of birth control. my teens and 20's were bad and my 30 were a lot easier. this current flair up is my first in 12 years.
As you may know with your daughter there are foods one can not tolorate and that is different for all C and C people. it depends on what part of your intestinal track does not work. for me I am coming off a huge long flair up since last January, and some days i just can't eat veggies/fruit or high fiber so my food is a little more coloricly dense. I also should point out that I am NOT on a fast track to lose. it has to be slow as to not set off the C&C and alow the ulsers to take hols again with not enough food through the intestinal track.
I have a BodyMedia Fit (body bugg) which tells me how many calories I burn and based on my intake and out put I should be losing. But I am not so I uess I have to be ok with maintaining for now which is far better than being in a flair up!
My daughter is just shy of 23. Was diagnosed about 3 1/2 years ago. She's on pentasa. The doctor also recommend Humira, but she's not been on it yet. She is newly married and on BC. Was not aware this could affect her Crohns. And also post pregnancy. Thanks for the heads up. We are very aware though of the food challenges. Especially regarding produce. It is quite difficult at times.
About your body bugg and the correct caloric number to lose weight on, well I wouldn't hold much ummm, weight to it. It's really just a guesstimate. Those things tend to estimate on the high side, which would explain while you're not losing.
I agree that maintaining is better than a flare up - by a lot.
I checked out that healingwell website. Something tells me I shouldn't have. Read about too many symptoms and variances of the disease.
I'm glad you're long flare up is over. And hope that it or any others never, ever return.