I arrived on this forum yesterday only but find it so helpful... thank you to everybody...
I can't say wheither I have Crohn or not. I posted my case on the IBS forum (what's wrong with my bowels) but visiting various forums and threads makes me suscpect CD and relating various other symptoms wich I thought had nothing to do with my bowels.
To make the story short, and get your advice:
First I cannot get checked easily, and even if I try, the result and interpretation may not be reliable, I am in remote Himalayan, in India...
Now, I suffer from indigestion since a depression and exhaustion from 2004 onwards. Depression is ok, exhaustion turned to general weakness and lack of stamina.
I suspect CD because I know my mother had often diarrhea as well. And recently my sister told me she has chronic intestinal problems since her last 18 months sailing around the world. I cannot discuss these things easily with them, first because they are in Framce, not fund of Internet nor phone, and second they constantly worry about
me being away and want me back But today I have sent a email to my sister to ask if she had endoscopy, what are her symptoms etc. Maybe she got some parasites whcih triggered the thing? I had amoebia in 2007, whereas in my many previous travels in Africa and Asia, I never had anything, and I am usually very cautious and prudent with water and the like.
After ameobia, I still had cramps, irregular diarrhea. Could it be that parasites triggered the thing?
Could my depression have triggered the sickness? I was not only depressed but also burned out due to sleep deprivation, overwork day and night, and psychological pressure for years. With the depression, I lost sleep for about
2 years and 15% of my weight.
Today, beside abdominal cramps and irregular diarrhea (maybe what is called fare up) i have:
low back pain almost simultaneous with the beginning of the chronic indigestion, after the first amoeba episode
Rapid tooth decay for the last 2- years
Pr
opensity for bronchitis (which is a familial thing) Since I have started to lose weith in 2005-2006 -depression-, i have become allergic to incense smoke, whereas before i was not at all. I use incense every day.
I am taking many food supplement, vitamin, mineral for 4 years
I tried Tibetan med. for abdominal pain and low back pain for the last 3-4 years without result. Tib med helped for broncitis though
days, no reult
Had corticosteroid for 7 days last November, no result
Trying famotidine, an antacid, since 4 days. Mmm can't say if it helps - D less, no cramps expect one today after lunch
Trying homeopathy since December, but the local homeopath are inexperimented
Post Edited (BetterThanHellThough) : 2/9/2011 8:06:18 AM (GMT-7)