Abstract
The aim of this study was to explore and describe how individuals with Crohn's disease (CD) experience their dietary life. A grounded theory approach was used with semi-structured interviews and the constant comparative method of qualitative analysis. Participants were 17 adults with CD at home in remission.
The study revealed the reconstructive process of their dietary life by experiential learning. The process was composed of three-stage; (1) responding to the diet and nutrition therapy, (2) beginning of the learning cycle by relapse, and (3) acquiring of their own dietary style. These findings indicate that nurses need to support them according to the occasion of the process and their meanings of the dietary life.
