The diet could also help those with irritable bowel syndrome.
Gearry said patients were usually put on the diet for six to eight weeks.
"Most patients found that the diet was easy to implement and that the taste was acceptable, which is very important if people are to follow this diet."
Gearry has presented his findings to the Australian Gastroenterology Week conference in Perth and will address the New Zealand Gastro Society 2007 Conference in Christchurch next month.
"I hope we can bring some of these ideas back home," said Gearry, "and help sufferers here as well".
Claire Worsfold, 37, who has suffered from Crohn's disease since she was 22, said she was "very excited about the news".
Worsfold, president of the Canterbury Crohn's and Colitis Support Group, said: "I know that each of us tries removing different things from our diet – it is all individual.
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