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Posted 2/25/2012 8:04 AM (GMT 0)
Has anybody ever read or heard of a link between crhons disease and depression?I am sure i have heard there is a link.apart frm it making you feel depressed!
Posted 2/25/2012 6:47 PM (GMT 0)
I suffered with severe depression as a result of being so sick for such a long period of time (never been in a full remission my entire 21 yrs of having CD, I'm 44 ys old now). I think my mom had some depression issues (she escaped during the revolution in europe back in 1956, she also ended up with UC in her mid 60's but definitely had emotional issues way before she got her UC (and continued to have them randomly after as well).

So although depression is it's own entity, tragic things can certainly trigger it. I found exercising daily and regulary to really ease my depression (I had constant thoughts of suicide for a good while) and when I fall out of my exercise routine, depression creeps back stronger.


There are many people that don't have a chronic illness that can still have depression, but having a chronic illness can certainly bring on depression.

Just speaking based on my experiances.
Posted 2/25/2012 9:56 PM (GMT 0)
Yes, Crohn's is linked to depression. There are studies which show that, but even without studies it would be obvious from anecdotal evidence that having Crohn's can cause depression and anxiety. Obviously, the greater the impact Crohn's has on your life the more likely it is to make you depressed: who wouldn't be depressed at least some of the time if they had to undergo multiple surgeries, give up work and hobbies due to fatigue, endure debilitating pain, etc.? But when Crohn's is mild or in remission the depression should go away, unless you have other reasons for being depressed.

Post Edited (NiceCupOfTea) : 2/25/2012 3:13:24 PM (GMT-7)

Posted 2/26/2012 1:31 PM (GMT 0)
Thankyou for every1s comments.i had read in some studies that c.d and inflamattion of bowel and stomach ,g.i tract was cause to some depression,due to lack of uptake of certain chemicals in the gut.i have sufrd depression since a major r.t.a in 92when i lost site in left eye,and maybe due to being scalded all down my back and arms as a 2 year old with a kettle of boiling water,and then eventually being diagnsd with c.d ten years ago,followd by a hemicolectomy whch went wrng,and saw me drop to 4stne in weight and hospitalisd for 16wks feed by a tube into arm and heart .but hey,such is life.just flaring after a ten year remission.and just quit smking,WHICH IS KILLING ME MENTALLY!
Posted 2/26/2012 3:24 PM (GMT 0)
Well, here's hoping you have another 10 year remission... :-/

Yeah, apparently 90% of serotonin is produced in the gut, the neurotransmitter that SSRIs target. Serotonin plays a different role in the gut than it does in the brain, but still... it makes you wonder. There's a book called The Second Brain; the 'second brain' is the gut and the book examines how it may impact upon our moods and emotions. I haven't read it (it's apparently quite a difficult and technical read for a layman), but I may do one of these days. The operative word being "may" <_<.

Good luck with the giving up smoking. I'm sorry it's so horrendous at the moment, but hopefully it will be better for your Crohn's, as well as your lungs, heart, etc.
Posted 2/26/2012 6:33 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks for that.i have had 1 major flare,when diagnsd,and i was terribly ill,and ended upwh.th open surgery to remove right side colon,and now,sme ten years later,no where near as bad,but narrowing in re section.thng is,both times,i have been under emense stress and depression when it has caused issues.so for me,mind and gut are so highly linked.i also get stressed so easily it dnt help.oh,and 1 other thng,whenever i go nn a health kick,it plays up.
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