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Posted 2/22/2011 7:29 PM (GMT 0)
I wanted to ask if anyone else has experienced this and had my theory confirmed...

When I am under stress or too busy I sometimes end up with very bad lower back pain. It lasts for two or three days, and I have a hard time standing up straight. I can't turn my body without pain etc. I spend as much time sitting in a soft chair during those days, and finally I get very active intestines which seem to empty me out completely over a day with a lot of discomfort in the rectum. After that I can stand up and turn without much pain. It then gets steadily better a few days after that.

Could it be some sort of blockage? If I try to think back on the days before this happens I have had fewer, smaller bowel movements. I also wonder if a small flare could make my lower back inflamed as well as the large intestine.

I will ask my doctor about this too, and I am not asking for a medical opinion!! But I won't see him for a few months, and was wondering if anyone had experienced this.

Thanks.
Posted 2/22/2011 8:21 PM (GMT 0)
I too have bad back pain when crohn's acting up.
Posted 2/22/2011 8:25 PM (GMT 0)
I get back pain a lot, especially when I'm constipated.

I set at a desk all day too, so that probably has something to do with it :\
Posted 2/23/2011 12:30 AM (GMT 0)

horrible, horrible back pain, starts low, moves up to middle then upper, then shoulders and neck. then it will settle in the middle. I'm talking pain, moves up-down. I'm on rem. and vicodin. it seems my gut is tolerable since starting rem. I started getting back issues after 2nd infusion. 4th was increased, and so did pain. I start the day thinking this will be OK, then after working in my studio for 1hr or 2hr's, OMG, it get's ridiculous. I can't get up to house  fast enough for pain med's. really depressing.

AG

Posted 2/23/2011 4:27 AM (GMT 0)
NOt exactly as what you're describing but we are all different afterall...during really intense flares I will get severe lower back pain while on the toilet, enough to put me in tears...once I'm finally done my "business" the pain basically subsides until usually 5-10 minutes later when I have to "go" again....remember, this is during intensely severe flares that I get. It stays very low and goes across my whole lower back and it sucks!
Posted 2/23/2011 4:45 AM (GMT 0)

hey mum, I'm sorry I read your post wrong. I get radiating type back pain with cramping type pains. When I had narrowing issue, and it would be hard go every day, for us cd'er's that's a big deal(for me anyways). My back wasn't as bad as your's, I was pro athlete at the time, so super fit. That was horrible year, I went up to Canada for horse racing season that started 3rd week of march 1st of march I needed resection so bad, but told dr no way I came up here to make $ I 'll do it after season is over which was mid Nov. It was the worst mistake I ever made. I was cramping bad 3-4 times a week, bad one's, that would last hr's. i was taking up 12-14 strong vic's aday. after surgery I was good to go in 6 weeks. My riding reflected the 12-14 vic's aday. My racing judgment was off. The pain didn't help as well. lesson, get surgery 9 times out of 10, remission. for awhile anyway, yipee!!! That's sad

AG

Posted 2/23/2011 3:02 PM (GMT 0)
Ankylosing spondylitis is an arthritis of the lower spine.  It is associable with Crohn's disease.  i myself have pain in my lower back on various days.  it hought it might be a side effect to the humira, but after more research i think it might be arthritis.  I am going to a bone and joint Dr.  Hopefully I can get some better answers.
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