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Could certain foods be the cause of Crohns?

Thu, January 30, 2014 3:25 PM

Hi, I have been dealing with Crohns for 6 yrs. now. I still sometimes wonder if something I ate could have brought about my C.D. I was diagnosed when I was 19. Before I was diagnosed I had never been sick except seasonal allergies every now and then. It doesn't run in my family, so I a little surprised when the doctor told me I had Crohns. I still remember the day I started getting symptoms from my Crohns. I was at a friends house and ate some kind of dumpling and some kind of dessert that she cooked that contained berries which I never had eaten before. After I ate I went to target to do a little shopping and while I was there I had a sudden urge to use the bathroom. I barely made it to the bathroom but when I did I had explosive diarrhea that I couldn't control. I would never forget. I was so embarrassed so I left the store after that. I thought maybe it was some kind reaction to what I ate or maybe some bug and that it would just go away. When I got home the diarrhea didn't stop and for the next couple of days I began to have nausea, stomach cramps, no appetite. I had never had any of these before that day. So I went to the E.R eventually about a week later and that's when they said I have C.D. I still will never forget what I ate that day and still wonder if the cause of my Crohns was related to what I ate that day. I just wanted to know other ppl stories on the day they started having their symptoms and what they ate that day. Thanks.

holdontofaith
Joined Jan 30, 2014

Wed, February 26, 2014 10:15 PM

Reply posted for holdontofaith.

The first day I really noticed something wrong was when I was 23 at as super bowl party. I took a bite of a cheesy bacon bread loaf thing. Initially tasted delicious but then had serve pains and diarrhea. Turns out my Crohn's, which I didn't know I had, trashed my gallbladder. Lost my gallbladder, 70 lbs, and had an intestinal abscess all in two months time. When I really think about it. I have had symptoms since I was about 13. Always passed it off as something I ate or just catching a stomach bug. There are definitely foods that make my crohns worse, but I don't feel any one particular thing started it.

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