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Posted 2/14/2019 8:42 PM (GMT -5)
Just wondering if anyone has ever tried this approach for Crohn's. I watched an older documentary called "Forks over Knives", (2011). There seems to be some merit to this approach regarding Cancer, Cardiovascular disease, and diabetes. They make no claims to benefit autoimmune disorders, but thought it might be beneficial.
Posted 2/15/2019 12:23 PM (GMT -5)
From everything I’ve heard, plant based diets are the best for your overall health and staying well. Mediterranean is supposed to be the top one-limiting red meat that’s known to promote inflammation. I don’t think plant based diets will completely eliminate disease though. I had a mostly vegetarian diet before I was diagnosed and it didn’t prevent me from getting crohns but is still feel my best when I eat a healthy diet.
Posted 2/15/2019 7:04 PM (GMT -5)
I'd struggle physically with all the fibre. Would also struggle to know what to eat if I had to give up meat and dairy. (Occasionally I think about it on ethical grounds, not health - I have no desire to prolong my life by a millisecond longer than I have to tbh - but I never get very far. The only conclusion I can come to is that I would end up eating even more rubbish than I already do.)
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