interesting question

ok I went to see a hypnonis guy and he said that having crohn's meant that you didn't have a good relationship with your father and that you are angry!!!!

I don't believe him , but it got me thinking and I would like to know from other people if they had a bad relationship with their father or male figure....

this will be interesting

Jackie

 

I think the guy is a little off....Ok way off. I didn't have the best relationship with my dad, but my Crohn's didn't show up until a year or so after Dad and I sat down with my sister and talked out our problems and resolved them as a family. Dad was a workoholic and he became even more distant after mom died, my sister started college, and he was diagnosed with Guillian Bere syndrome. That changed all of our lives. He couldn't work any more so we had money problems. He was still trying to deal with my mother's death. Our problems stemed from miscommunication. We were able to work them out. I would have to say that stress could be a factor, but we really don't know what causes Crohn's. My grandmother had a better relationship with her father than her mother, she had ulcerative colitis. My grandfather had a great relationship with his father before he died on his 11th birthday. My grandfather had Crohn's disease. These grandparents were both my mother's parents. If the bad father thing was true, My cousin would have Crohn's. He sat down next to his father at a bar and started talking to him. After an hour or so of talking and laughing with the man. The man turned to him, put his hand out and said, "My name is Gene Wurtinger, What is yours?" My cousin looked at him in disbelief and said, "I'm your son, Shane!"

I wouldn't take the guy too serious. That is just my opinion though.

I have never had problems with my dad, this sounds nonsense.

My da had Criohn too, but my ralationship with him were the best as possible.

Big NO for my son and his dad.

My Mom was a huge Daddy's girl, and she had Cd. I had a great relationship with my Dad until my Mom died. Now he just bugs the hell out of me. But I love him to death. And I had CD for over 10 years before that point. So I would have to agree that the guy is a Kook!

My dad and I are super tight - I love very much. To even suggest CD is caused by a relationship issue amazes me! He probably sells snake oil too!

I'm a daddy's girl. No problems here

Cheers

I'm with the rest of em he must have had a large bowl of coo-coo pebbles =) Our family is very close. My daughter has a great relationship with her father and with her father, the Lord! Man, what people come up with, huh?!

WAIT! He may be onto something!! Just kidding, but me and Dad are definately not friends. He was a scary alcoholic for the 1st 25 years of my life and a huge denier of it all to this day. He ruined my childhood and the eating disorders I had fro age 11-17 I definately pin on him.

I also grew up with an alcoholic father. Left home at 18 because of him.  We have a decent relationship now that we are older but he can still stir up those childhood feelings within an instant.  But my Crohn's did not show up until sometime in the last 5 years and I'm, well - past the 50 mark.

But - I've had irritable bowel from childhood.  I could blame that on poor Dad.  And my hubby is a moody kind of guy - guess my kids could blame him for their problems...  wait - isn't that what we all have to learn not to do as adults - blame our parents for all our problems?  I get better results dealing with my IB by learning to handle all kinds of stress - not just my imperfect father.

Becky

I am going to print this out and if I ever see him,I will give him the print out....I feel like going to see him just so I can give him this paper....but I would have to somehow delete this message...ha ha ha

thanks guys for you input

my dad died when I was 7 and my step dad was a bit mean so I wasn't sure if I should believe him or not.....but I am glad that I was iffy about him.....

I also have a wonderful father.

I freakin love my dad...he is glorious! Definitely didn't cause my crohn's...that is such a weird and rediculous explanation.