LIVING WITH MEDICAL CONDITIONS such as coeliac disease or high cholesterol is, thankfully, getting easier as supermarkets devote whole aisles to gluten-free and low-saturated-fat products. There are dairy-free, egg-free and sugar-free products too… you name it. You’re not, however, likely to find a shelf dedicated to making life easy for those with an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) such as Crohn’s.
At least 115,000 people are living with Crohn’s in the UK, but treating the condition (and eating the right foods to prevent recurring inflammation) isn’t easy. That’s probably why so many callers to the main support and self-help group, Crohn’s & Colitis UK (Colitis is the other IBD), turn to them with questions about what to eat.