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I ate some corn on the cob yesterday---I know I shouldn't have

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Posted 8/18/2014 11:24 AM (GMT -5)
So we stopped by a Crohns walk fundraiser for their BBQ chicken dinner.  The box included an ear of corn.  When hubby wasn't looking, I took several good bites off the cob.  Oh man that tasted soooooo good even without any salt or butter.  Then I hid the cob when hubby came back.  Well there is no hiding the side effects!!!  Hubby was worried I might peel the new siding off our house and today the tushy is saying OUCH!

Sometimes cheating is worth it...sometimes not.....but I really wanted that long lost taste.  I wish it was horrible corn so I would not want it again....but....

Someone told me about running a knife down the middle of each kernel before eating it and you would leave the fibrous part behind....just wanted the real experience.

OUCH and PU!

Posted 8/18/2014 12:39 PM (GMT -5)
Habs,
Are you sure you don't have active Crohn's disease right now? It seems like corn on the cob could potentially cause an obstruction in your structured area, but why would a few bites cause so much D if your disease isn't active?
Posted 8/18/2014 12:41 PM (GMT -5)
I haven't tried anything I know I can't eat. I was diagnosed in April 2013 with Crohns. I would kill to have popcorn, corn and a salad. I also can't have dairy. I so want a bowl of cereal and some cottage cheese. I hurt so bad for such a long time. I don't want to feel that way again even if it's just for a day or two.
Posted 8/18/2014 1:50 PM (GMT -5)
Hey gumby...I am pretty sure I am in active mini flare right now.  I always have D with some control by cholestyramine so at some points in the day it just is worse.  I actually just had worse than usual smelling gas---probably because I usually dont eat anything that causes much gas.  Today it is not so much D, but more acid than usual and a little bit of (ewwwww) solid corn.  I have SUPER sensitive skin so wiping any extra makes the tushy tender.  So a little more bile + plus a little bit of undigested food + a little more wiping = the ouch.

Yeah...active disease compared to my old self.  Just not quite active enough for surgery or increased meds.  THinking about azulfidine as a change (to help in the joints) and considering a balloon instead of a resection if the stricture gets worse.  Just trying to stay healthy enough to change jobs if I can.

Posted 8/19/2014 11:50 AM (GMT -5)
Yep, I feel ya. I fried up some zucchini last night and my coworkers are paying for it today! I think I just tried to kill a couple of them. thank goodness they didn't call me out on it, but I'm sure they were messaging each other...
Posted 8/20/2014 11:02 AM (GMT -5)
Hey lamb...let them suffer hahahaha.  Actually they are moving our floor around in a couple of months so I'll get all new folks to stink out...unfortunately the new folks would be people I interract with all the time instead of people who just happen to sit near me.  Oh well.....I guess I will avoid corn until I get a new job then take a chance at stinkin up a new place hehehehe
Posted 8/20/2014 12:40 PM (GMT -5)

lamb61 said...
Yep, I feel ya. I fried up some zucchini last night and my coworkers are paying for it today! I think I just tried to kill a couple of them. thank goodness they didn't call me out on it, but I'm sure they were messaging each other...

I've mastered the act of passing gas silently while walking, so I do a little crop dusting around the lone corridors of the office when it's bad. I did that once in a department store, and from a couple of aisles away, I could hear people debating what was rotten on aisle 3.  

Posted 8/22/2014 7:00 PM (GMT -5)
I used to have the same very terrible gas since a kid, until I started drinking Aloe Vera Juice, when I was about 25 yrs old.
I also don't eat any processed foods or anything that I know for sure has caused me a flareup in the past.

Along with Aloe Vera this is what I have found to help :

-Multi-Vitamin with lots of Bs (NOT one a day)
-Boswellia
-Quercetin
-Fish oil (Enteric coated)

I have not taken any medications since 1991.
Posted 8/25/2014 3:04 PM (GMT -5)
I live in the state of fairs (WI)... so corn on the cob is a necessity. Cooked on their rotating grill thing, and then dipped and drenched in butter. It is a weakness... to which I only give into once or twice a year. Everytime, I have issues the next day with major gas and bathroom usage. It is worth it though.
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