just diagnosed with crohns

i'm 19 years old just diagnosed with crohns everything is kinda freaking me out ha ha there's just so much to know and i dont really have anyone i know that's going through anything like this so i guess i just kinda would like some friends

thanks gail! i'm not going back to the dr until the 5th of january and i was wondering what kind of meds i can take for like a headache i know tylenol but tylenol has never worked for me real well in the past is that my only option?

Sulley, I just want to say I am sorry for this news first off. I was also diagnosed at 19 and it really did not sink in until months later the magnitude of the diagnosis. I'm not going to lie that, depending on how severe your case is, it can be VERY difficult. But there are many resources to be had online, many different kinds of medications and diets that you can try to suit your particular case, and then there is this place. Please know that there will always be people here to help you when you need it! I hope you stay around. Personally, this site has been a lifesaver for me, and I think it will be for you too. I look forward to hearing more from you.

Welcome and totally been there too. I told the doctors they had it wrong and to check it again. I'd already been tested for Crohns three times and came up negative. Turns out, a flare can really make things show up. Just breathe and go to a local library. Talk to the librarian. There are a few books that I've read that helped me even more then what I learned on the Internet. Although, coming here to HealingWell helped so much more. Finally understanding all the strange pains and such was a lifesaver from all the stuff I've had to learn how to live with.

thanks everyone! especially celey ha ha! it's so great to know there are other people and i''m not alone in this altho i wish none of you had to go through this either!

Hey, I hear you, Sully... :)... I'm glad I'm not alone, either... and it's good to know someone around your own age who goes through some of the stuff you do... It just sucks that we all had to meet because of a stupid disease and not because of something fun...

Like.... PUGS! :D

Yes. Pugs like the cute little squished-face dogs with the bug-out eyes and curly tails and fatness and loveable, goofball personalities.... *Sighs contentedly* Errr....

I'm not on the SCD diet... I want to do a gluten-free diet, but I'm having trouble with it... I'm sure someone else on the board can help, though... :)

I can't have a Pug right now, but man, I do want one... I'll get one when I'm out of college...

Anyway, a gluten-free diet is just as it sounds... Gluten-free. A lot of products contain gluten... Anything that contains wheat contains gluten (so that means a lot of bread, cereal, crackers, cookies, etc., and even stuff like soups and puddings)... Modified food starches usually contain gluten.

Anyway, gluten-free diets are usually done by those who have celiac disease. Celiacs are extremely allergic to gluten, and it causes them a lot of intestinal problems. It's been scientifically proven that a gluten-free diet helps those with celiac disease.

Now, as for other diseases, there isn't that much research, but people with Crohn's and UC that have gone on a gluten-free diet have noticed a reduction in symptoms and overall better health. There's a few people on this board that can tell you a lot more about a gluten-free diet. Yogaprof is one of them. Very helpful person. :D...

i can't have one in my apartment either :(

i just need to try something i'm still figuring out what foods make my tummy sad i had some onion rings and orange juice last night and the pain was awful! my fiance had to go out in the neg 30 weather and get me some tylenol pm bless his heart so i thing onion rings and orange juice are out for a while ha ha thanks guys that info helped alot! :)