Nutritionist opinions

For those who've seen nutritionists for their CD, how helpful was it? I struggle to find things I can really eat so most of the time I don't eat much of anything and usually have less than 1000 calories a day which I know isn't good for me. My family can eat anything, and I really hate limiting them to my own restrictive diet. I might benefit from seeing a nutritionist to help put more of a meal plan together for me, but don't know what to really think. I saw a nutritionist when I had gestational diabetes, but it wasn't very helpful since most of the foods I could eat on the diet I couldn't eat because of UC/CD.

I saw a nutritionist a while ago and I did not find it very helpful.

Basically he told me that I should limit any processed sugar and try to get more fruits, vegetables, and fiber.

Then he said different foods affect people in different ways - yes I already knew that. He said any of the foods he recommended may either help or make me feel worse. My diet is limited as is and I tried making some changes, but none of them made me feel any better. I don't have much of an appetite now either.

He did suggest drinking an Ensure for extra calories and possibly going on an all liquid diet for a day or two.

He didn't suggest any specific diet to follow.

I felt that the appointment was a waste of time. There is nothing he told me that I had not already found from reading this site and other information on the web.

Maybe your nutritionist would be more helpful, but I know I am not going back to this guy.

I went to one a couple years ago. Honestly, I was told nothing I didn't already know.