Crohn's Disease & Ulcerative Colitis Support Group

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 gastrointestinal tract from mouth to anus, and can also cause complications outside of the gastrointestinal tract. There is no known medical or surgical cure for Crohn's disease, but there are many medical...

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Stomach

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I have uc and have recently been having problems eating. I can't eat breakfast, or supper. I only eat at lunch and it's not much. I talked to a friend and they said my stomach was probably shrinking. Could that be possible? How can I eat more?


Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you.
ZenEm
ZenEm
I have this problem sometimes too. I stick to rice (even for breakfast, with a bit of milk and honey), avocado, gluten free bread and bananas. If I can't even stomach that, I have some Ensure powder, that way I know I'm getting some vitamins. And yes, I think it's possible for the stomach to shrink down. I hope you're feeling ok today. x
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I have had the test and my stomach is slow to empty, I have a med for this to help the food process quicker but it makes me feel bad. The test for this is not bad at all, just boring because you have to eat this food that they put something in it that glows in your stomach, you have to stay in one position for a couple of hours, your not to move, not even to scratch if you need to! you do get a few minute break so you can use the restroom if you need to. I feel full after eating just a little, so I eat real slow and this helps me eat just a little more.
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my doc told me to stick to small measl, more like snacks- 6 of them a day.. it is harder he said for the digestive system to process large amounts of food- it has to work harder..

I like Zen, eat rice or bananas at breakfast and then a mid morning snack and lunch and a few more snacks and a small dinner, just to get some food into my tummy and hopefully a little nutrients too..
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thank you for all your suggestions. I will def try some. Thank you so much.
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