It is easy to quit anything if you believe your success is measured by how you are feeling at the time. Whether you are tired, in pain, anxious or even depressed. We default to stopping and quitting, or we look to find something else to try. This is not your fault. It is how we are wired. However, we can stick with anything, given great enough reason. Victor Frankl in the German concentration camp found a way to push through the greatest atrocities by looking at a bigger picture. A picture that there was more at stake here than just his survival. He saw that even in the most absurd, painful, and dehumanized situation, life has potential meaning and that, therefore, even suffering is meaningful. So despite extreme atrocities he learnt a way to master his perception of the circumstance and keep it together. That is the idea I would like you to create in your mind. Picture how you can look, behave and feel with the health you have the potential to have. I pictured myself surfing a perfect wave in Indonesia while I was in hospital, and even though everyone was thinking I would die I never let that thought leave my mind. I also at the time could picture what would happen if I didn't get out of bed. That wasn't the image I wanted to focus on although in fact, that was much easier to see. I imagined my body dissolving away in pain. It is often easier to see the darker side. However instead use it to direct you toward a better picture, use it to take action, not roll over and fade away. Often we never have a go because we think we will fail. However believe me it is better to keep trying and head towards the place of your healthy and happy vision rather then simply roll over and fade away. Now if you have any further questions remember you can email me on mycrohnsdoctor@gmail.com or remember to check out my Facebook Page at My Crohn's Doctor. Yours in Health and Wellness Dr Michael My Crohn's Doctor
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I was asked a question by a patient today on whether or not I think they should take Digestive Enzymes. Firstly let me explain what these enzymes do. The use of digestive enzymes will not only aid the breakdown and absorption of nutrients from foods but may also aid in the resolution of inflammation in the body. Now if you have Crohn’s Disease that sounds like a pretty good thing to be taking right? Yes I hear you all yell! Well, I agree. It sure does sound like a good idea. In terms of what kind I think you should choose I suggest a digestive enzyme that is plant-based and covers a range of different enzymes. Eating foods like paw paw and pineapple will also aid digestion. Digestive enzymes help with the following • Digestive insufficiency • Indigestion • Fat malabsorption • Dysbiosis • Flatulence • Food allergies and intolerances So I recommend taking 1-3 digestive enzymes at each meal as this will help your body break down food and enhance digestion. They are best taken in the first few mouthfuls of your meal. If you have any further questions on Digestive Enzymes or in fact any questions remember you can email me on mycrohnsdoctor@gmail.com or remember to check out my Facebook Page at My Crohn's Doctor. Yours in Health and Wellness Dr Michael. My Crohn's Doctor
www.mycrohnsdoctor.com LEGAL DISCLAIMER - This article (including links to any/all website pages, blog posts, blog comments, forum, videos, audio recordings, etc.) is not intended to replace the services of a physician, nor does it constitute a doctor-patient relationship. Information is provided for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice. You should not use the information for diagnosing or treating a medical or health condition. If you have or suspect you have an urgent medical problem, promptly contact your professional healthcare provider. Any application of the recommendations in this blog post is at the reader's discretion. My Crohn's Doctor and Dr Michael are not liable for any direct or indirect claim, loss or damage resulting from use of this blog. Readers should consult their own physicians concerning the recommendations in this article. We are bombarded with so many messages about gluten. Gluten is a protein found in the following grains; wheat, barley, rye, kamut, oat, spelt, green spelt. Gluten gives these foods the “stickiness and elasticity to dough” and allows them to rise when acted on by yeast. It has 2 separate portions of protein which make the whole protein called Gluten, and these are “Gliaden” and “Glutenin”. Do I think you should you avoid Gluten if you have Crohn's Disease? Yes. I do avoid it and have felt the benefits of not having it in my diet. Products in the supermarket which have Gluten added [SNEAKILY] to them in one way or another and should therefore be avoided include: Frozen and canned vegetables, instant potato, mashed potato, croquettes, fries/chips, broths/stocks, yoghurt, muesli, cream cheese, low fat milk products, processed cheese, herbed butters, herbs and spices, sausages, luncheon meats, crumbed meats, fried herring, pickled herring, chocolates, marzipan, chocolate ice-cream and desserts, malt flavoured sweets, soy bread, millet bread, linseed bread, soy noodles, wheat bran foods, rice crisps, cornflakes, baking powder, baking ingredients, glazes, soy sauce, condiments. Food manufacturers are even clever and even disguise how they label food. Here are some of the labelling “gluten guises” on ingredient labels: Barley and any words associated with it e.g. pearl barley’ Wheat and any words associated. Rye, oat, oatmeal, spelt, and any words associated with them. Breading, bread stuffing, brewer’s yeast, durum, hydrolysed wheat protein, malt/malt extract/malt syrup/malt vinegar/malt flavouring/malted milk, modified wheat starch, semolina, seitan [ a meat substitute used in some vegetarian dishes]. Now the following foods are naturally GLUTEN FREE foods: Fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts, seeds, milk and milk products, fish, poultry, meat, eggs, oils [except wheat germ oil], rice, corn, millet, buckwheat, amaranth, quinoa, soybeans, sesame seeds, water, tea, wine [check label] fresh squeezed juices, caffeine [not made from barley malt]. Now I know this food list may contain foods that you can't tolerate as well but where possible I recommend eating foods from that list. Now feel free to contact me if you require any further information about what foods I recommend eating at mycrohnsdoctor@gmail.com or check out my Facebook Page - My Crohn's Doctor. Yours in Health and Wellness Dr Michael If you suffer from Crohn's Disease one thing that is always discussed is Vitamin B12. How come I hear you ask? Why is Vitamin B12 so import to a sufferer of crohn's disease. Vitamin B12 has many functions but one of them is to maintain the body’s metabolism. It creates red blood cells and plays a crucial role in how the central nervous system functions. You may have even heard that a Vitamin B12 deficiency can be linked to anemia. If you want to eat foods with high levels of this vitamin you must eat meat, shellfish, milk and other dairy products, eggs and poultry. B12 is also the only B vitamin that is stored in the body. So would I recommend everyone who has a Vitamin B12 deficiency and has crohn's disease to take a Vitamin B12 supplement? Well unfortunately it is not that simple. I would definitely recommend everyone who has a deficiency to take a supplement but how we take that supplement would vary according to where in the gut the disease occurs and also how much small intestine the person who suffers from crohn's disease has left. Vitamin B12 gets absorbed by the terminal ileum, which is the end of the small intestine. This is actually a very common site of Crohn’s disease. What can happen is that the crohn's disease present in that portion of the bowel may prevent a sufferer from absorbing enough Vitamin B12 from food or supplements to meet crucial needs. A Crohn's Disease sufferer therefore needs supplementation other than by oral means. That typically means monthly B12 injections or a weekly nasal spray. A patch is now on the market. So find out which method works for you. I have always used a monthly injection but it is a personal choice. I know many others who love the weekly nasal spray as they can do this in their own home. If you would like any other information about Vitamin B12 and Crohn's Disease please feel free to email me at mycrohnsdoctor@gmail.com or ask me on my Facebook Page - My Crohn's Doctor. Yours in Health and Wellness Dr Michael My Crohn's Doctor
www.mycrohnsdoctor.com LEGAL DISCLAIMER - This article (including links to any/all website pages, blog posts, blog comments, forum, videos, audio recordings, etc.) is not intended to replace the services of a physician, nor does it constitute a doctor-patient relationship. Information is provided for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice. You should not use the information for diagnosing or treating a medical or health condition. If you have or suspect you have an urgent medical problem, promptly contact your professional healthcare provider. Any application of the recommendations in this blog post is at the reader's discretion. My Crohn's Doctor and Dr Michael are not liable for any direct or indirect claim, loss or damage resulting from use of this blog. Readers should consult their own physicians concerning the recommendations in this article. |
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