I have always considered myself to be a Foodie: A person who has a love and appreciation for great food. To me, there is nothing quite satisfying than indulging in my family’s tradition of homemade Italian dishes. I forgot to mention that I am currently in a relationship with Pizza.

Also, the bread group is my favorite group of the food pyramid, just in case you were wondering. I never imagined that I would have to sacrifice the food that I love all because of an autoimmune disease. My family members have joked, “What Italian do you know can’t eat Pasta? That’s unheard of in an Italian family!” Although my family has made adjustments for me on occasions such as Sunday dinner, it is still challenging to find the right foods to incorporate in my diet. The funny thing is despite my love of Pizza, I’ve always maintained a healthy diet. I don’t eat fast-food or highly processed foods. Majority of the meals I eat are homemade and prepared with healthy ingredients. I used to “juice” daily, and I’ve always had more than the daily serving of fresh fruits and veggies. Little did I know the fruits, vegetables, and other foods I would eat daily (such as foods made with corn, oats, flax and flax-seed for example) were intolerable to my digestive system. It wasn’t until after spending a week in the hospital, trial and error testing with strong medications, and then undergoing numerous intense tests that I found a diagnosis: Crohn’s disease. Despite facing mental and physical pain, I could not be more thankful that I am finally on a healthy path toward remission through diet and treatment.

I want to share with you a test I’ve chosen through a holistic doctor that has changed my life. The best decision I have made was to take the IgG Food Antibody Assessment test. This blood test covers over 170 different types of foods, and how your body responds and reacts while digesting these foods. While I thought I was being healthy by juicing with raw fruits and veggies and eating foods with oats and flax, I was actually wrecking my intestines and colon. Our bodies have many different tolerances, and I would have never known what foods to avoid and what foods to incorporate in my rotational diet if it weren’t for this test. If you have issues with IBS, Colitis or Crohn’s and have not taken this test, I highly recommend it. This test has changed my life for the better, and I already feel healthier. I wanted to share my experience with you all because I have learned so much through other people’s experiences dealing with Crohn’s and Colitis. By sharing our stories we can learn and help one another to live a healthy and normal life. I would love to continue giving insight and sharing my recipes, rotational diet tips, and to provide more helpful information. Please feel free to contact me for any questions and advice. I would be happy to help in any way that I can! I will post more recipes soon, please check them out under the Recipes tab! 🙂