I never stopped cooking even though eating was hit and miss. Would chicken send me into another flare? Could I eat raw veggies or fruits ever again? Foods are considered "safe" or "not safe" for people with Crohn's disease. Typically, safe foods are plain proteins, potatoes, rice, pasta, and basically anything boring with no flavor and no fiber. Not safe foods are raw fruits and veggies, spicy foods, leafy greens, fried foods, butter, baked goods, high fiber foods, dairy, oils, and anything else that tastes good. This was not going to sit with me- out of necessity when I was really sick, I ate boring foods with no flavor. Now that I was feeling better, I wanted more. I learned simple swaps- use applesauce, yogurt, or pumpkin in place of butter and oil in baking, cook your veggies, and don't deep fry. I had some horrible days while my body was getting used to new foods again, but eventually, I got used to them.
I felt like I was back. I was cooking every night again and my body was doing pretty well. I call my guts "guts of steel" because Remicade was doing a fabulous job protecting me and keeping me in remission. I was recipe testing again, trying new ingredients, and improving my techniques. Crohn's was not going to keep me down- I'm going to continue to cook and love food- just like a person with a normal colon.
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