Crohn's surgery

[Pete Zicato]

Clod - I could never have considered that diet before the surgery. Because of the narrowing of the small intesting and the big fat bezoar sitting in front of it, I could not pass any vegetable matter. Whatever I ate had to be completely broken down before it got to the end of my small intestine.

So my current diet looks like this:

meat, cheese, clear liquids, anything powdered (like white flour), powdered mash potatoes, white rice. That's it. No fruit. No vegetables. So you can see that I would never be able to skip the carbohydrates.

Since the surgery got the worst of the narrowing, I may be able to broaden my diet once they have the new problems under control. If my diet gets broadened enough that I can get my fill of fruits and vegetables, I may give it a shot. I've been dreaming of chilled plums, garbage salads, and tomato sandwiches anyway. I haven't been able to have any of them in 25 years.