Healing Food for Crohns

Diet for crohns

  • All the items below should be made with little salt and more turmeric
  • Eggs
  • Banana
  • Butter milk
  • Dahi Vada (since oil is taken out by immersing vadas in water)
  • Mango Rice, Lemon Rice
  • Samosa (oven made, be careful with chutney you get from store )
  • Chicken noodle soup
  • Paya
  • Vegetable soup
  • Upma (usually my mom makes it with Suji and grated carrot)
  • yogurt with ridge gourd or cucumber or carrot (grated )
  • Mango rasam
  • All kinds of lentils except chana dal and rajma
  • steamed spinach or kale (light pepper salt)
  • Slow cooked chicken until tender
  • Bokchoy

Habits which can help to tame Crohn’s

  • Long breathing exercises at least 3 times a day
  • Yoga stretches
  • Cold showers at least 2 times a day
  • Meditation
  • Chewing food at least 40 to 60 times until it is liquid
  • Timing your meal last meal should be at least 3 hours before sleep.
  • Lots of filtered water (3 liters at least )
  • MultiVitamins

Dealing with Abcess and Fistula

  • Relax (breathing excercises help)
  • Sitz bath
  • Hot shower
  • In order to avoid having fistula, Try to have some fiber food)

Recovery from fistula/fissures related surgery

  • Lots of water
  • The same diet as above except I went low on meat and bananas.
  • Lots of soups and semi-solid food helps with not getting constipated. It did help me when I included vegetables
  • Sitz bath (10 times)
  • Hot showers (along with cold showers)
  • Orange juice
  • Greens and colored vegetables (in soups or curries with a little salt)
  • Walking
  • Take pain meds if needed