Just curious if anyone has tried medifast. I have crohn's and uc, and have been flaring for over a year. I am on Lialda, and refuse to take anymore steriods ( there are too many side effects for me ). Anyways, our doctor has recommended my husband go on medifast to lose some weight, I went to the tasting with him, and the foods not that bad, and you eat your own balanced meal for dinner, which will work with the kids. I was talking to the counselor there, and she mentioned she had two crohn's patients go on her plan, and they went into remission after only a week! I decided to try it with my husband ( also to support him ), to see if it would help. I really don't need to lose weight, although it would be a better balanced diet, as I am often scared to eat too much, being out and about with 3 kids. Just curious if anyone has tried it and if so what your result was. Thanks, sorry for the journal!
Reply posted for ngc249.
I'll let you know if it works for me! I agree, sometimes I think the Lialda makes it worse, although I was on Pentasa before that and 8 pills a day sucks, and it worked the same. I am due for another colonoscopy, so we'll see if we will try a new medication. My GI is not happy that I refuse the steroids, but I just can't do it anymore. Right now, I want to try something other than meds.
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Hi. I would be very interested in how you do. I just about try anything. Lialda caused me to have worse symptoms than without. Who would of thought? Good luck!
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