Living with Crohn's disease SUCKS! For the last 8 years I have been riding the ups and downs of living with Crohn's and I am really sick of it. I also truly believe that if I get my shit together, I can heal myself...maybe not to the point where I live a 'normal' life but at least to a point where I'm able to live pain free with a clearly outlined method for maintaining my own good health.
This is the beginning of a 16 week process for me where I am documenting what I'm changing in my world with the intention of dramatically improving my gut health. Each week I am adding or removing something that I have researched and I will maintain the change for the remainder of the 16 weeks. This way, I can see what the results are with my Crohn's and how that will in turn affect the rest of my life.
My first change will be adding a green smoothie daily to my diet. Nothing more, nothing less. As explained in the video, I'm trying to make simple changes that can be sustainable.
Prior to starting this first week of changes, here are the symptoms that I have been dealing with:
- Tired all the time
- Brain fog
- Abdominal pain 95% of the time (ranging from sharp pain to dull pressure)
- Inflammation in my hands, around my eyes, around my ankles
- Recovery from training seems slow
- Bowel movements are not regular
- Mucus in stool (no blood, which I have had in the past)
- Confusion about what to eat
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