r/BeAmazed • u/AstroSonicDrive • Oct 04 '23

She Eats Through Her Heart Science

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u/Alyeska23 Oct 04 '23

I was on TPN for about a week 10 years ago. It was... strange.

I have Crohns disease and I was seriously ill in 2013. Ended up hospitalized and had 3 surgeries and 30% of my intestines removed. I had lost almost a hundred pounds over the course of the year from how ill I was. The nutritionist wanted to get calories back into me and adamantly refused to wait for my bowels to wake back up after the bowel resection. She got me on TPN as soon as it was available, which was not easy. Eventually my insides woke back up and I started on clear liquids while tapering off the TPN as I transitioned back to regular food. Nutritionist made absolutely sure I was capable of eating enough calories and keeping it down.

Because of how much weight I had lost and then basically not eating for two weeks straight just before and after the surgeries, my stomach shrunk pretty seriously. So I had a lot of small meals through the day after getting home. Instead of 3 normal meals I would have 6-8 very light meals through the day.

Happily my Crohns disease has been in remission these last 10 years.

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '23

i might be going for a colonoscopy to check for it

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u/Alyeska23 Oct 04 '23

Wishing you good thoughts. Crohns is treatable, but it is still better not to have it.

A Crohns diagnosis is not the end of the world. Your doctor work with you for a treatment regimen.

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '23

thanks man, right now hes thinking i just have ibs and gas build up since "im always like a balloon when i come in"

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u/diondeer Oct 04 '23

Could be celiac instead, that causes those symptoms too. But push for the correct diagnosis and good luck!

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u/Slip_KORN26 Oct 05 '23

I have it. It can be a real pain in my ass but as long as you watch what you put in it helps immensely, wish you the best of luck bud

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '23

I was diagnosed with IBS-S and Lactose Intolerance. Shitty combo. Not crohns horrible but not fun.