u/Greenmancunian

My 15 year old son was just diagnosed with Crohn’s disease after a colonoscopy yesterday. The protocol here for children is to immediately switch to a milkshake only diet for 8 weeks to put the Crohn’s into remission and he is absolutely devastated. He loves food and is a big snacker, is always looking forward to his next dinner. He has autism and I wondered if perhaps they could have introduced this slower. We are still in the hospital and they say he must stay in until the diet is established but he has only managed 3 ensure plus today. His mental health is rock bottom, we have been in two weeks after he had an infected bowel abscess which they have treated with antibiotics.