should i toss in the towel?

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after my first intro, all of my crohn's symptoms went away (literally 5 days on

diet). i failed every drug except remicaid and the dr was leaning towards

surgery as 80% of my colon was inflamed.

2 weeks ago i had the " 3 month flare " and things have never been worse. i did

the intro again and am slowly reincorporating foods that were tolerated well but

i am loosing a lot of weight and things have not improved at all.

part of the motivation for sticking with the diet was that it was working but

now i feel like what is the point if my symptoms arent going away. how do i

know if this is really a 3 month flare or the diet just failing. how long is

this supposed to last?

i stopped taking prednisone and my dr who is very supportive has suggested the

remicaid treatment before going back on steriods but i dont really want any more

medicine.

am i being impatient or should i come to grips with the fact that the diet, like

all of the other medicine worked for a bit (while i was on prednisone), but

failed in the end?

i am seriously craving some thick crust pizza