Since your diagnosis of Crohn's Disease how have you changed your diet?

Crohn's Disease: Diet and Nutrition

WebMD Feature

By Brenda Conaway

Reviewed By Louise Chang, MD

Because Crohn's disease affects the gut and symptoms often occur after meals, you may wonder if certain foods cause or contribute to the disorder. Many experts wonder about this too and research looking into the connection between diet and Crohn’s is ongoing.



“At this point, we don’t have an ideal diet for Crohn’s, but we do know that certain types of foods can make symptoms worse or better,” says Joshua Korzenik, MD, assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School. Korzenik is the director for the Crohn’s and Colitis Center at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. To help ensure that you are eating a balanced diet and getting enough...article continues Here!

What's your favorite glutten free beer?

We tried some gluten free beer the other night and it was really pretty good! We tried "New Grist" it's made by Lakefront Brewery in Milwaukee. It reminded both my husband and I of a good micro-brew. This beer uses sorghum and rice.

I found an interesting article on gluten free beer and have included a link to it Here!

If you've tried some other brands please let us know. We don't drink beer often but it's nice to know we can avoid gluten when we do.

Looking for feedback on: Intestinal Health Through Diet

Has anyone else read this book and tried the diet recommendations? The reviews at Amazon are pretty amazing but I'm wondering how restrictive the diet is.