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Sugar Freak

Mon, January 04, 2010 11:26 PM

I know sugar is NOT good for me. Why do I crave it so much? I read somewhere there was a study done that found high craving for sugars in ppl w/Crohns & UC. Does anybody have issues with sugar cravings?
I have a friend who is the same with sugar and she is beginning to have digestive problems.
Why do I DO what I shouldn't and NOT do what I should?

ellyroe105
Joined Aug 29, 2008

Mon, January 18, 2010 1:00 AM

Reply posted for ellyroe105.

I am 25 years old and have always been a sugar freak. I have to admit, it's my drug of choice.As a teenager, I would go on huge candy binges regularly. Now my nutrition is considerably better and I don't binge like that anymore, but I still find it difficult to go even one day without sweets of some kind.

I read a book called "Breaking the Vicious Cycle" about a year ago. It has a theory that the reason we have IBD is because we consumed much higher amounts of sugar and processed foods growing up than people without. I get frustrated not knowing why I have this disease, and this is just one guess.

The book explains a diet of clean eating that eliminates all processed food from the diet for a period of a year or two. It claims that you can "cure" your body of Crohn's, Colitis, and many other diseases. After the diet, you're supposedly able to go on eating whatever you want afterwards. I know some people who have sworn by the diet, but my doctors claim there is no evidence to suggest it works.

jennyerin
Joined Jul 3, 2008

Sat, January 16, 2010 12:29 AM

Reply posted for ellyroe105.

I am a sugar fiend! I love chocolate!
I have found that most times sweets are the only things I can easily swallow, so I try to eat lots of fruit pies and pretend they are good for me...lol! As far as serious cravings go, I sometimes crave red meat. Just have to have a ground sirloin patty or steak! IDK... maybe low iron or protein?

chronssux
Joined Apr 28, 2009

Tue, January 12, 2010 12:39 AM

Reply posted for ellyroe105.

I also have huuuuuuge sugar cravings. If I do not eat every couple of hours...I feel naseous, dizzy, angry, and sometimes cannot perform tasks correctly. I have also thrown up, dry-heaved and passed out. If I don't eat as soon as I wake up in the morning, I throw up or dry-heave. I have been tested for diabetes and hypoglycemia, but I am fine. Plus, I always want chocolate and sweets! Do you experience anything like this?

jmkearns22
Joined Aug 24, 2009

Tue, January 05, 2010 10:12 PM

Reply posted for ellyroe105.

Please, please, please get this book from the library or buy it at your local book store. The book has been in print since it was published in 1992. "The Low Blood Sugar Handbook" by Edward and Patricia Krimmel, ISBN 0-916503-04-6. This book will explain everything to you about your sugar cravings and every other malady your blood sugar regulating mechanism can foist on you. This book is a life saver and will bring stability and sanity back into your life. Everything that you consume by mouth affects your blood sugar. You will understand everything after reading this book. Don't just read it, live it, forever.

Joe

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