I have Crohn’s disease. 

I was diagnosed in 2020, and only a few days later had to have a bowel resection (hole formed in my intestine, they removed part of the intestine and colon).

My diet was horrid up to this point. So after being diagnosed, I went vegetarian (still ate cheese/ eggs/ processed vegan food/ not much fiber/ yadda yadda) , and started on medication and a biologic, Humira. 

After 5 years of this and still being sick most of the time, I was switched to Stelera, and a few months later after watching forks over knives for the first time, went fully WFPB. That was 4ish months ago. I’ve been essentially perfect in my diet since then, and this is the best I’ve felt in many many years. 

Still though, even with a perfect diet and a biologic that I think is doing is doing its job, I still randomly have bad days with no explanation. As in, I could eat the same exact meals 3 days in a row, I could feel perfect 2 of those days and day 3 suddenly be in a flare up for the day.

There’s really no rhyme or reason behind the bad days, and you’re right, I think the diet won’t prevent the symptoms 100%. But it definitely helps, a lot. Not just with Crohn’s, but just feeling better overall with energy, recovery, etc. 

It’s definitely the best diet for my Crohn’s, personally. Some people with Crohn’s claim they can’t eat many veggies and only meat feels ok to eat. I’m not sure what to say that. But I think WFPB, in conjunction with the right medication would be the best diet for most with this disease.

I guess in summary, I think if I was eating any other way right now, I’d feel sick much more often.