The Crohn's Diet

This website was designed to help you understand your body and how important your diet can be during recovery. There is not a set "Crohn's Diet" because everyone's body is different, but we do have a guide to help you understand what can aggravate the average Crohn's patient's digestive tract. You can use this diet to begin and understand what you can and can not eat. In the beginning you begin with a very bland diet (which we have listed below) and from there you can slowly introduce new foods (which we have also listed) to see how your body will handle them. If your body reacts negative to something you have consumed, you know you must take it out of your diet. This is a process of elimination to make a specific Crohn's diet for your personal body.

Crohn's Disease is a very serious disorder with very severe symptoms. Although these symptoms are very strong and can be a constant inconvenience, there are certain steps you can take to manage your Crohn's Disease and its symptoms.

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Having A Specific Diet Plan

Choosing a specific diet will make a dramatic change in your symptoms and Crohn's disease. Certain foods can irritate the lining of your digestive tract, causing it to aggravate your Crohn's disease therefore causing your symptoms to flare. Picking a bland diet can help calm your things during a flare-up and can help rebuild and strengthen your digestive tract so it can heal itself again.

The following diet is for people that suffer from Crohn's disease. While we know everyone's body is different and we all handle stuff in different ways, this diet is generally used in the beginning to help get your body back on track.

Beginning Diet: The following foods may be regularly eaten at any desired quantity:

Ripened Bananas
White Rice
Eggs
Fish (broiled or baked-avoid shellfish)
Chicken Soup and others (but NO cream soups)
Fresh chicken or turkey
Cooked vegetables

Drinks: Water (drink plenty to avoid dehydration), Gatorade, Ensure, Grape and Apple Juice (with no additives). Juicy Juice is highly recommended because it is made of 100% juice.

Moderation: The following foods may be eaten in moderation; no more than 1-2 servings per day:

Butter and/ or Olive oil
Jelly or Jams (low in sugar)
Peanut Butter
Select Cheeses (Cheddar, Colby, and Swiss ONLY)
White breads and organic breads (such as: Ezekiel bread, almond bread, oat bran, and rice bread). Avoid rye, wheat and barley, for these grains can be more difficult to digest.
Cereals that contain little or no sugar
Oatmeal
Cream of rice and cream of wheat
Potatoes (sweet potatoes preferably)
Fresh beef, pork, or lamb
Fruits are tolerated, except in cases of diarrhea, including: tomatoes, red apples, peaches, nectarines, and melon
Condiments, including, mayonnaise, ketchup, and mustard

Drinks: Lactose-free milk (Lactaid), Soy or Rice Milk
Eliminate (or strictly limit) the following foods:
Refined foods containing sugar, such as cookies, cakes, and snack foods. You may replace sugar with honey or natural sugar such as Stevia.

Foods to avoid: Completely Eliminate the following foods from you diet during the recovery period:

Alcoholic Beverages
Caffeine
Soft Drinks
Beans (legumes)
Corn (including popcorn)
Candy and Chocolate
Margarine
Greasy, fatty, or fried foods
Spicy foods, such as black or red pepper
Dairy Products of all kinds including most cheeses, yogurt and ice cream
Foods containing high levels of preservatives
Nuts and Seeds
Roughage (except in cases of constipation)

*For more specific symptoms :

FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DIARRHEA:

• Eat food and drink water at room temperature.
• Avoid insoluble fiber (roughage).
• Eat small, frequent meals. Do not eat large meals.
• Chew all food well.
• Avoid dairy products (they are difficult to digest)
• Avoid fresh fruits and dried fruits (including prunes, apricots and figs)
• Drink plenty of water (at least 8 glasses a day), preferably at room temperature to keep the body hydrated. Dehydration can occur with severe and prolonged diarrhea.
• White rice, ripe bananas, white toast, and chicken soup are usually well tolerated.
• Avoid gas-producing items such as beans (legumes). Broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage and cauliflower. Examples of cooked vegetables that are usually well tolerated include green beans, green peas, spinach, asparagus, and carrots,
• Do not drink the Aloe Vera gels or liquids while experiencing diarrhea. The gel and liquid contain some toxic ingredients, mineral salts and enzymes that, when taken internally, are irritating to the gut and intestinal linings.

FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH CONSTIPATION:

• Prune juice works wonders Start with 1 ounce in the morning on the first day. Increase up to 1 ounce daily as needed. Test yourself slowly to determine your best ounce dosages.
• Exercise! Physical activity speeds up the movement of waste through the intestines. A twenty minute walk can often help relieve constipation.
• Do not use laxatives. The continued use of laxatives cleans out the "friendly" intestinal bacteria and leads to chronic constipation.
• Eat high-fiber foods such as fresh fruits, raw green leafy vegetables, whole-grain oatmeal, wheat-bran, and brown rice daily. Also eat asparagus, beans, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots, kale, okra, peas, sweet potatoes, and whole grains. Eat prunes, apricots, or figs-these are the best natural laxatives.
• Fiber supplements such as Metamucil should only be used in extreme cases. Allow the AMPFLORACEL time to recondition your body back to normal regularity.
• Drink more water! This is important when adding fiber to the diet. Drink at least 8 glasses of water every day, whether you are thirsty or not. Sip the water slowly.

FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO FOLLOW A VEGETARIAN DIET:

• If you are a strict vegan and do not ingest meat or dairy products, eat white rice if diarrhea is present. Cooked vegetables and egg-less noodles are also generally well tolerated.
• Supplement with a high potency vitamin that includes iron and calcium.
• All soybean products, such as tofu and soymilk, soy oil, soy flour, soy-based meat substitutes, soy cheeses, as well as many other soy products are acceptable. They contain the essential amino acids, plus several other nutrients, and are healthful ways to complete the meatless diet.

Keeping a food diary will help you understand what foods are okay for you to eat and what foods will aggravate your digestive tract. Adding a nutritional supplement to your diet is very important to help with the absorption of nutrients for your body. It is a known fact that people suffer from Crohns Disease have a problem with absorbing their nutrients they get from their foods. Taking a multi-vitamin or nutritional supplement like AMP Floracel, is crucial in the healing process so you can absorb the nutrients necessary for your body to heal. Maintaining a positive attitude, balancing your food intake and utilizing nutritional natural healing is KEY to assisting you in the healing process.

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