Has anyone tried the Physician's Elemental Diet as a meal replacement during a flare up?
My naturopathic doctor wants me to try it for a couple of days to calm things down.
Not sure what to do.
Physician's Elemental Diet
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Hi,
I was also urged to use this product in the initial phases of my 'healing', to help gain weight and vital nutrients.
At first it felt nourishing and safe-- I feel it truly is a quality product, in terms of those that contain many ingredients all in one shot. I needed to do something to gain weight.
After a week though, it quickly became apparent that it was too intense, too concentrated for my system. I did not have a major setback but I did slide back into what would have been continuous D scenario had I not stopped the shakes.
At the time I was on budesonide and quickly learned, in ongoing experiments and day by day trials, that a very strict gut healing diet, and very non-stimulating foods (diets like the members on here all support!) are the answer.
I stopped the elemental diet, slowly tapered off my budesonide (SLOWLY) and kept vigilant with extremely low-fiber, GF, DF, Soy free, etc... daily bone broth and minimal steamed veg., no fruit. for basically a year.
I have added things back in slowly, one at a time, as I intuitively feel and see how things go.
So far, I'm good here, coming up on just about 2 years out from my initial flare/ diagnosis of CC.
I still have the bag of Physicians' Elemental and would love to put it to good use, but am feeling too good and feel that I'm getting decent nutrients to risk anything.
Hope this helps!
and that you are well as all of these interesting and challenging circumstances evolve in our world.
Take care!
I was also urged to use this product in the initial phases of my 'healing', to help gain weight and vital nutrients.
At first it felt nourishing and safe-- I feel it truly is a quality product, in terms of those that contain many ingredients all in one shot. I needed to do something to gain weight.
After a week though, it quickly became apparent that it was too intense, too concentrated for my system. I did not have a major setback but I did slide back into what would have been continuous D scenario had I not stopped the shakes.
At the time I was on budesonide and quickly learned, in ongoing experiments and day by day trials, that a very strict gut healing diet, and very non-stimulating foods (diets like the members on here all support!) are the answer.
I stopped the elemental diet, slowly tapered off my budesonide (SLOWLY) and kept vigilant with extremely low-fiber, GF, DF, Soy free, etc... daily bone broth and minimal steamed veg., no fruit. for basically a year.
I have added things back in slowly, one at a time, as I intuitively feel and see how things go.
So far, I'm good here, coming up on just about 2 years out from my initial flare/ diagnosis of CC.
I still have the bag of Physicians' Elemental and would love to put it to good use, but am feeling too good and feel that I'm getting decent nutrients to risk anything.
Hope this helps!
and that you are well as all of these interesting and challenging circumstances evolve in our world.
Take care!
Jacqueline
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This is Gabes suggested eating plan. It is very safe for most of us MCers.
This is Gabes suggested eating plan. It is very safe for most of us MCers.