There. I said it. I have food issues.
At every point in my life I've had issues with food. In high school I was afraid of eating anything with fat in it. I ate a fat free bagel with fat free cream cheese, pretzels and a diet Pepsi for lunch every day. Healthy? I think not. I would make dinner every night just to make sure there was no added fat. I would buy 93% lean ground turkey and make tacos with fat free cheese and fat free tortillas. Spaghetti was made the same way. Oil in the pan was a no no. I'd eat lots of salad with fat free dressing. Snackwell cookies. You name it.
When I was in college my eating habits remained the same, until sophomore year, when I had a really bad flare up. More food issues to deal with. I had to cut out all fiber, leafy greens and anything hard to digest. I couldn't drink milk, eat cheese. Basically, my diet consisted of bananas, bread and well, bread.
After my colectomy, at 22, things improved. I started to introduce veggies, fruits, anything natural and healthy. I even ate tofu! I felt great. I thought my food woes were over. Not so fast.
Again, at 23 I started having more issues, well the same issues I had as a young college student. Another surgery later, I'm back to being better than ever. But when's this pattern ever going to end? I won't bore you with more details of hospitalizations, surgeries, etc. The pattern will continue as long as I have Crohn's-- and I'm okay with that.
At 33, I have now realized how to eat for my bad gut (it took long enough for this stubborn gal to discover this). I tried SCD, gluten free, wheat free, dairy free. No luck. Wanna know my secret? Eliminating ALL roughage. Oh it's painful to do, but it's even more painful to eat a delicous salad, steamed veggies, fresh veggies, anything that doesn't disolve in water, basically! Instead of eating those delicacies, I bought a Vitamix and blend them. I make veggie based sauces, smoothies, shakes, anything that can be blended, really. I do miss my salads, fresh veggies and fruits, but I'd do ANYTHING to avoid another operating room table, so I'll stick with what works!
Here's a link to my favorite recipe:
http://thelemonbowl.com/2011/05/grilled-chicken-breasts-with-spinach-pesto.html
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