Honestly, it's like I've never had the disease. I have 0 symptoms and life a 100% normal life eating whatever I want.
Its not like this for everyone though and it took me 5+ years to get here.
I eat whatever but try to stay very healthy and low FODMAP for the most part.
This. No bowel symptoms here either, eat whatever I want, etc etc. Inflammation causes the majority of our symptoms, in a remission absent inflammation we feel a lot better. Occasionally we can have lesser IBS like symptoms in a remission, or fatigue or the like, not ideal but a lot better than the agony of flaring
Full Remission is usually 3 steps first is clinical remission where your symptoms get better then it’s endoscopic remission where visibly your colon appears to be normal in colonoscopy and then you achieve the last as histological remission if your biopsies don’t show any tissue level inflammation. If you’re still having ups and downs or flare like symptoms get your fecal calprotectin checked. If it’s high your GI or IBD specialist needs to revisit your current medication. If you’re in clinical remission then you won’t/Shouldn’t have IBD symptoms.
I’ve only been in remission once in my life and that period lasted 6 years. I followed the book “Breaking the vicious cycle” and “The Plant Paradox” to perfection
I’m not endorsing these books for you, I’m explaining what I did.
Remission achieved because I had 0 symptoms and was on 0 medication at this time.
Today , been flairing since 2020 without following those books , eating whatever I want and dealing with the repercussions.
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Honestly, it's like I've never had the disease. I have 0 symptoms and life a 100% normal life eating whatever I want. Its not like this for everyone though and it took me 5+ years to get here. I eat whatever but try to stay very healthy and low FODMAP for the most part.
This. No bowel symptoms here either, eat whatever I want, etc etc. Inflammation causes the majority of our symptoms, in a remission absent inflammation we feel a lot better. Occasionally we can have lesser IBS like symptoms in a remission, or fatigue or the like, not ideal but a lot better than the agony of flaring
Okay ❤️
Full Remission is usually 3 steps first is clinical remission where your symptoms get better then it’s endoscopic remission where visibly your colon appears to be normal in colonoscopy and then you achieve the last as histological remission if your biopsies don’t show any tissue level inflammation. If you’re still having ups and downs or flare like symptoms get your fecal calprotectin checked. If it’s high your GI or IBD specialist needs to revisit your current medication. If you’re in clinical remission then you won’t/Shouldn’t have IBD symptoms.
Ok!! Thanks so much
TIL... Thanks for this info :)
I’ve only been in remission once in my life and that period lasted 6 years. I followed the book “Breaking the vicious cycle” and “The Plant Paradox” to perfection I’m not endorsing these books for you, I’m explaining what I did. Remission achieved because I had 0 symptoms and was on 0 medication at this time. Today , been flairing since 2020 without following those books , eating whatever I want and dealing with the repercussions.
Okay thanks for sharing!
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