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Health Encyclopedia: Crohn's Disease Dietary Factors

Dietary Factors


The role of diet and nutrition is very important in Crohn's disease and should be considered for four separate situations:

  • As important add-on treatment to medical therapies for maintaining nutrition and correcting any nutritional deficiencies.
  • As primary treatment for reducing disease activity.
  • As maintenance therapy on a long-term basis in the case of severe intestinal failure or short-bowel syndrome.
  • For reversing growth-failure in children.

Maintaining or Achieving Normal Weight

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Expert & Community Posts

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Dietary Changes for Acid Reflux/ GERD
By Jennifer Rackley , Health Expert

...producing foods include: cruciferous vegetables (broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, turnips and... Read more »

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Are Vitamin and Mineral Supplements Necessary for a Healthy Heart?
By Melanie Thomassian , Health Expert

...currants, kiwi fruit, raspberries, melon, peppers, broccoli, and brussel sprouts. Vitamin E:... Read more »

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Nutrition Sites & (Actually Useful) Food Tips
By Amy Tenderich , Health Expert

...fresh, dark-green lettuce orcruciferous veggies (like broccoli, cabbage, and collared greens).... Read more »

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Are You a Fad Diet Follower?
By Melanie Thomassian , Health Expert

...congers up all sorts of unpleasant thoughts, such as cabbage soup and meal replacement... Read more »

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Veggies preventing breast cancer?
By Amy Thomas , Health Expert

...Chinese cabbage, Napa cabbage, Brussels sprouts, broccoli, cauliflower, turnip root, rutabaga,... Read more »

Health Guide

Ulcerative Colitis: Dietary Considerations
...may irritate the intestine, particularly so-called Brassica vegetables (cabbage, Brussels sprouts, broccoli, cauliflower, kale).Some experts believe, however, that elimination diets are very... Read more »
Uterine Fibroids and Hysterectomy: Lifestyle Changes
...have any significant effect on iron stores. In any case, vitamin-C rich foods are healthy and include broccoli, cabbage, citrus fruits, melon, tomatoes, and strawberries. One orange or six ounces... Read more »
Vitamins: Introduction
...mg.)Foods containing the vitaminCitrus fruits and juices, papayas, hot chili peppers, bell peppers, broccoli, potatoes, kale, red cabbage, cauliflower, cantaloupe, sweet potatoes, and Brussels... Read more »
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Lifestyle Changes
...Researchers are also investigating compounds called indoles, also known as mustard oil, which are found in broccoli, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, kale, kohlrabi, collard and mustard... Read more »
Preventing Obesity: Weight Loss and Weight Maintenance
...to be very beneficial.Some Tips for Losing Weight. The following offer some general suggestions for dieters:Start with realistic goals. Diet failure is extremely common and the odds of significant... Read more »

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