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If tube fed diets are the trick, why not just go with Soylent? It's about as bacteria-free as food can reasonably get.

• bladegash 5y ago
  For many with Crohn’s, this is more or less the treatment. Many times it is less because it’s most effective, and more because surgeries removing portions of the large/small intestines has made them incapable of digesting other forms of food. I guess my question would be - would you want to live on Soylent the rest of your life, if it could be avoided? I think most would answer no.
• atdrummond 5y ago
  Better off getting a proper elemental diet. Plenty of things in soylent that can set me off if I’m already flaring or predisposed to one.
  • jcrben 5y ago
    IIRC studies have generally shown that elemental and polymeric formulas are similarly effective, but I agree that Soylent has some strange stuff that prolly wouldn't agree with me. I had a good experience with Ensure Plus (chocolate) which was used in a clinical trial or two in Australia (or maybe New Zealand). But I used the one without fiber whereas the one with fiber bothered me.
    • xeromal 5y ago
      Ensure has been a godsend for me too particularly during Ramadan. lol. A great way to get some wholesome calories when needed.