What is Crohns Disease Ulcerative Colitis
Crohn's disease is a systemic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) of unknown cause, that results in chronic inflammation of the intestinal tract. It can affect the entire gastrointest...
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I am new here. My Dh was diagnosed with Crohns 4 years ago and takes Asacol (sp?) and Humira injections. The Humira has helped but he still has constant pain. He is very resistant to changing his diet (said he dr. said what he eats doesn't matter). He takes several Lortab dailey and I worry about how this may be damaging his liver. Any suggestions?
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Well the best thing is really diet .. i do the diet for Uc plus i do glutten free helps, but i still have a lot of pain...but just keep talking to her about it it cut of my pain about 50% the right diet did I just hate taking medicine for pain makes me all stupid.. and you get dependant on it. try talking as much as u can there are good recipies for this type of diet maybe make her some good food with the diet limits good luck mama!!!! 
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Yeah, I have found that if I stay away from "trigger foods" I tend to do a lot better. The problem is that my trigger foods are often some of my favorites! If you're interested I can tell you about some common trigger foods and you guys can look into alternatives or even "test" them to see how he reacts.
Good luck!
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I am itnerested in what your trigger foods are?
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I have been on Vicodin hp 660-10 for a year. You have to take 6 of these at this dose a day for it to be problem. Depending on what dose he takes logically depends on the liver enzyme function. I worry more about the Imuran dose I am on trashing my liver than the Vicodin. I take them generally twice a day. I have pain from the UC and I have pain from the medication to keep the UC under control and I have pain from fibromyalgia. UC unactive diet really isn't as impacting as Crohns but it plays a role. I would state that my UC is not active (no bloodclots or bleeding)Example - I had a cabbage chicken salad and within 10 minutes I was visting the BR 6 times within an hour. So cabbage is not so good for me. But majority of the digestion is in the small intenstines and then you absorb water from the colon. I know personally I don't take direction from my family very well. Recommend making sure he has bloodwork done regularly for liver function. Or start shopping and preparing meals that are more GI friendly and see if that helps lower the amount of pain medications used.
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My trigger foods are:
• alcohol (mixed drinks, beer, wine) • butter, mayonnaise, margarine, oils • coffee, tea, chocolate • corn husks • fatty foods (fried foods) • foods high in fiber • gas-producing foods (lentils, beans, legumes, cabbage, broccoli, onions) • nuts and seeds (peanut butter, other nut butters) • raw fruits • raw vegetables • red meat and pork (97% burger is "okay" sometimes) • spicy foods • whole grains and bran • corn hulls • nuts • raw fruits • seeds • vegetables
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I have ridiculous chronic pain and nerve entrapment pain from scar tissue from the surgeries. I take daily Norco, Neurontin, Phenergan, Lialda, Prevacid, Pepcid, Align, and a few others. I see my pain management doctor every 3 months. I guess the only thing we can do is have blood tests every 3-6months to monitor the function. Sorry I couldn't offer better advise.
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