Fatigue

Man am I tired lately.  I am in remission but this fatigue is really hitting me hard.  I seem to wake up okay when its time to get ready for work, but in no time I start feeling really tired again.  I feel like I am constantly yawning.

I go home and try my best to stay awake, but almost always will pass out on the couch till my hubby wakes me up to go take my shower.  After doing my shower, we watch TV for a bit, and before you know it I am out again.

I suffer with Fibro too and am not sure if this fatigue is from that or from the Crohns.  I am having more Fibro pain of late, but not sure if that is the cause of my fatigue.

Any tips to help with the fatigue.  I feel bad as I hardly see my hubby during the work week anymore as I leave early each morning, then when I do get home, I fall asleep on the couch.  Already do the B12 shots biweekly.

Oh and my recent blood tests were good so I know that I am not anemic and my iron stores are good too.

Thanks all!

Ouch, that sucks.  I know my awake juice intake has increased over the last year (coffee and diet mt dew), I seem to tolerate these just fine.  Would it help you?  I have also been thinking about those 5 hour energy drinks but am afraid of what it will do to things.  I don't "KNOW" this, but I swear my Vit C helps with my energy levels.

Nope mdf34 unfortunately caffiene doesn't like me anymore, makes me pretty nauseous of late. Tried the energy drinks once and I think the caffiene in them would tear my guts up too. Might try to Vitamin C and see if that helps any. Can't hurt, right?!?

Nanners,

Hey girl,  remember you just had major surgery not so  long ago and then you went back to work so perhaps you have a right to be tired.  If your labs are good and everything else is going well then just rest as your body is trying to tell you something.  I know that hubby of yours understands so give yourself time to make a full recovery. 

Gentle Hugs and know I am here for ya!

Kitt

I'm curious to see what other people say, because I'm pretty sick of being tired all the time....

How do you check you B12 level? I just had a CBC done for an appointment with my GI tomorrow, would that level show up on that test?

For me, exercise works the best, by far. It's hard to get started and keep at it, but it really pays off for me.

I come from a long line of nappers, so I have it in my genes, but we're cat nappers, 20 - 40 minutes and we're good to go, all the way back to my great, great grandmother so the story goes. Lately though, if I try to nap, I can be out for hours, very unlike me. Maybe its age, maybe its the disease, maybe its both.

I do have to say that a few years, 10 or so, I added B6 into my mix and it made a huge difference. It took about 30 days, but I notice if I run out and don't get a bottle right away. Even though I'm tired now, I still notice the difference when I don't take it, and when I was younger, I didn't NEED a nap every day. That is why I think it is partly age and not just disease. I take at least 100mg a day, not in a B complex, but straight B6.

bad Fatigue is my first sign of a flare. And my blood work does not always show anemia. my GI said that the disease itself is working against your body and that takes it out of you. couple that with long hours at work, and i get very tired, then stressed which makes it easier for the disease to come back hard...again... then i get really tired, to the point of taking a nap,

I've been having alot of fatigue too. My bloodwork showed slight anemia (always does) and for the first tiime they tested my Vita D level.  I was deficient and started on 50,000 IU wkly.

Have you had that checked?

Thank you all so much for your advice. I do take B12 shots biweekly and the weeks in between a take another shot of B vitamins. I have had my Thyroid checked, thats okay too.

I wish I could just take a 30 min cat nap, but when I fall asleep it can be for up to 2 hours and my hubby has to wake me or I would keep sleeping.

I am not flaring, actually the gut is feeling better than it has in awhile. It could possibly be age, but am thinking it might be more to do with the Fibro. I wonder though if its because I am such a light eater. I eat a small meal in the morning and the eat again at 11 am, then I am good for the rest of day, have no appetite after that.

Coincidentally, this morning on the news it said that if you are feeling fatigued you should eat more protien and carbs to give you more energy. Guess I will have to give that a go. Thanks again all!

Hugs
Gail*Nanners*

LOL,  Sniper you are a hoot !

Nanners,  I have started drinking the new Ensure muscle health "Revigor" to help rebuild muscle and strength naturally lost over time but then I am older then you.    I bought it for my hubby first as he has lost so much muscle mass from his Crohn's and he fatigues easily.  Each bottle has 13g of protein.  Perhaps you could try it as you are not getting much nutrition from the sounds of it which could be causing your fatigue.

Thinking of you,

Kitt

Nanners, it sounds like lack of food could be a big part of your fatigue. I don't know how your body can even function with so little! Here's a link to a site that will calculate how many calories you need to eat per day to maintain whatever weight/activity level you desire, and even breaks down how much of that should be protein/fat/carbs: http://nutrition.about.com/library/bl_nutrition_guide.htm

I am a light eater that is for sure, but there is no way I could eat much more. I have been like this forever. Never been a big eater, even before Crohns. Well I take that back, I did eat alot more when I was pregnant with my girls. I have always been told that I eat like a bird. Maybe I should at least try adding some Ensure or something like Kitt mentioned to at least supplement a little. I do suffer with chronic nausea, especially since my resections. And to those who think, oh maybe she has a stricture, nope I don't. Had two catscans in the last 6 mos and neither showed any signs of strictures or inflammation. My body doesn't process food the same any more. And especially since this last surgery, I had to figure out my diet again, and finally am getting closer to normal.