All I Do Is Eat, Eat, Eat, No Matter What

This is the only answer I have for people who ask what I’ve been up to. I find the alternative of “literally nothing” doesn’t really further conversation that well.

S-wheat Jesus, I’ve missed bread

Bread & wheat!! It really is true that you don’t know what you’ve got till its gone.

After weeks of “naked burgers” (which I’m assured is just a fancy way of saying burgers with no bun) and alternatives to regular bread, I’m finally allowed white bread again, and I’m testing brown bread just for good measure.

This has also opened up a whole new world of snacks and cakes, yeah I’m talking Yum Yums, Fondant Fancies & Jam Sandwich Creams which I have been stuffing myself with for 4 days now, in the interest of testing of course…

Egg-xcellent

Sorry, but there are going to be a LOT more food-based puns over the next few weeks. You have been warned.

I’m finally at the re-introduction stage of the LOFFLEX diet as I mentioned before, and my first test of eggs went fantastically. Celebratory omelettes all round!!

LOFFLEX? What the hell is a LOFFLEX?

Ok, this one is a bit of an education piece on the LOFFLEX diet so it might be a bit boring. You’ve had your warning, skip it if you don’t care but I thought it was a good idea because I’m going to be jabbering on about it for MONTHS.

I’ve found the first thing people say after you tell them you have Crohn’s (after either looking confused or standard sympathy noises) is “Doesn’t that mean you cant eat some foods?”

Home sweet home

So, its been over a week since I was discharged from hospital, and I suppose its high time for an update!

Medically: Everything is going well. I was sent packing with a HUUUUUGE bag-o-drugs last Friday so I’ve sorted them into my old lady pillbox as seen below.

Today was a good day

Being in hospital is really starting to get old now. I didn’t really feel like celebrating the start of the 6th consecutive week yesterday so was a bit down, however today has been an EXCELLENT day.

Everybody get lo, lo, lo, LOFFLEX

I never saw a dietician during my first hospital stay, and that definitely played a part in not only why I was re-admitted, but also my ignorance around how important food is to this disease. I kinda just assumed I could carry on as I was so did when I went home. I think my first dinner out of hospital was a LOT of Pizza Hut…

WRONG!!! OHHH BOY WAS I WRONG.

Food, glorious (banned) food

So the nasal feeding tube has pretty much been my only source of nutrition (after a week the dietician let me also have plain jacket potatoes as well… WOOHOO), but this means I’ve become obsessed with food in 2 very different ways:

1. Seriously studying and learning the strict LOFFLEX diet that I will be put on once I leave hospital (links to the diet and recipes are included on the right) to ensure that my recovery is as complete and effective as possible.
2. Voyeuristically watching every cookery show on TV possible and fantasizing about all of the delicious things I cant have. Masterchef, Great British Bake Off, daytime TV fix Chopping Block, I will watch literally anything with food in.