Crohns Disease

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rottmommie

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I have crohn's as well. I have heard varied arguments as to whether smoking analogs helps or hurts crohn's sufferers, and I guess I am the odd one out..smoking actually didn't seem to affect me either way, when I smoked, when I quit, or when I restarted---

Switched to vaping 3 weeks ago---and no difference either way.

The things that seem to affect my crohn's have little relation to what the medical journals say. My doctor always just tells me to try it, and if it bothers me, to discontinue it...so that is what I've always done.

I eat almost everything but more than a handful of popcorn or nuts, and I try to not eat too much lettuce. Fresh fruit makes me nauseous, so I avoid it. Alcohol doesn't seem to bother me either.

They say that those with ulcerative colitis have a better outcome with nicotine consumption, however I can't compare or comment on that. I do know that crohn's sufferers are generally not supposed to smoke, it tends to affect them negatively...again, I am not the norm.
 
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