As a result of having CRPS, I have been eating quite healthily. I only have one problem. Every once in a while I allow myself to eat whatever I want. When I do this, my body is so used to eating right that I just don't feel well physically for a day or so after I eat that way. Outside of giving up completely on "freely" eating, do any of you know how to do this without feeling so yucky afterwards?

Healthy diet is ICKY

I can not say that I have any good recommendations, other than try looking at some of the ingredients of things that you eat on your "free" days. The more natural the diet, and the more ingredients that are in it that your body is used to, the easier it is for your body to break things down. Your body has become unfamiliar with things that you may have cut out, or cut back on, such as hydrogenated oils, complex sugars, red meats, whatever you have cut back on, that it just does not know what to do with them. As a result, you feel bloated, sick to your stomach, lethargic...

I'm not sure if that helps at all. Hope you are still having a decent day.

Same thing happens to me...I can tell when I cheat on my 4 Fs diet...which usually happens when I am unable to make food for myself because of pain...making me actuallly feel even worse...vicious cycle. I will say I am not the most strict on the diet and allow myself a few freedoms but selective ones so that it doesn't hit me like having a full on cheat day does.

Those bad pain days are the hardest to eat correctly during. What is worse is when the bad pain day hits, and the cupboard is bare. I don't keep a lot of junk food in the house, but, when those bad pain days occur I grab anything that is quick and close.

I have a question: How does your little one deal with the reality of your having CRPS? and.. Please, if you'd rather not answer, I certainly understand.

We don't have hardly any junk food in the house usually...amybe tortilla chips and popcorn most days. What happens to me is that I end up ordering food...usually from dominos or some place like that and the food is definitely not good for me and my RSD.

I used to love piZZa. It doesn't agree with me at all anymore. And flare ups! whoa! Big time after I eat that stuff.

#OhTheGoodOlDays

I try to eat healthy but like everyone else on the bad days I just eat whatever is easiest to prepare.

I love soup and I love my crock pot so on days I am feeling better I make a huge pot of soup. I separate it into at least 4 portions and freeze them so all I have to do is take it out of the freezer and heat it up. This morning I pulled out some chicken noodle soup for dinner.

I've had to pretty much give up wheat and gluten and most grains. I totally love them and miss them, but they ultimately made me feel awful! It took me probably a decade or more to figure this out. Maybe try a gluten free pizza crust, or actually I usually use gluten free tortillas as the base as they have fewer calories. You can still put all the yummy toppings on, but you don't have the wheat (or additives) that may be stressing your system. Hope that helps

Hey Spike,

I literally have pretty much the same exact issues. I completely changed up my diet by eating much healthier, not such big portions and not eating till I felt full. At first I cut out junk foods, soda, fast foods, etc. Then slowly once in awhile I would treat myself but with much smaller portions than before. But man, when I cheat and treat myself to something, I am almost immediately regretting it. No need to go into detail, since we have all had our share of these occurances, lets just say that I have spent way too many nights on the floor from the nausea(which has been pretty frequent for me). But I am a foodie, through and through. Always have been and always will be. However now, I really try to either have very little of that "cheat treat" or try to replace it with something else thats similar. Honestly for me its a difficult battle because I have other stomach/complexities that add to it.
I do wonder sometimes if I have a problem with gluten, that maybe something you also want to look into as I have been.
But I will say that a huge help has been Peppermint Tea. Hot or cold. I like to buy it in its natural form(crushed up dryed leaves/stems), I also grow it in my home and outside garden, so that I always have it in the house. Plus it has some other positive benefits for your internal systems. Just add honey or sugar, but I find that the honey has a better affect.
I also began smoking medical marijuana(which I absolutely feel helps tremendously, especially when the pain and or nausea is just way to much to bare)as well as making butter and oil to cook with my food.
So if you are a tea person, I would definitely give this a try, do a little experiment or a few. Especially before and after you eat those "cheat treats." Hopefully you find some relief.