Can't live without your milk mustache? Try lactose-free varieties or add an enzyme product, such as Lactaid, which breaks down lactose, suggests the CCFA.
Or for a healthful, easy-to-digest protein, eat plain yogurt. It contains acidophilus, a probiotic that has been shown to ease Crohn's symptoms.
9. Get plenty of vitamin D.
Vitamin D deficiency, which is more common in northern climates that get less sun, can lead to Crohn's disease, according to a 2010 study conducted at McGill University and the University of Montreal.
If Crohn's disease runs in your immediate family, you may be able to ward it off by getting enough vitamin D, the study advises.
If you already have Crohn's, this powerful anti-inflammatory vitamin and hormone can relieve inflammation and ease symptoms, says Michael Holick, Ph.D., M.D., professor of medicine, physiology and biophysics at Boston University Medical School, prominent vitamin D researcher and author of The Vitamin D Solution[1] (Penguin).
The Institute of Medicine, an arm of the National Academy of Sciences, recommends getting 600 International Units (IUs) of vitamin D daily.
The best source of vitamin D is the sun, which activates the body's production of vitamin D, says Dr. Holick.
If you don't get enough sun, eat foods rich in vitamin D, including beef liver, egg yolks, sardines, salmon, shrimp, cod and, if you're able to tolerate dairy, fortified milk. Also take a vitamin D supplement.
10. Avoid hot spices and fake sugar.
Spicy foods like four-alarm Mexican, Thai or Indian cuisine, as well as whole spices, can irritate the lining of your intestines and increase pain, says Jeffers.
References
- ^ The Vitamin D Solution (www.amazon.com)
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