Could this be a sign of Crohns disease??

Hi,
I am 50 years old, and since I was a child, I would get stomach aches. I had some kind of barium test when I was about 8, because I used to throw up every night after dinner. The docs told my parents that it was due to drinking too much water before dinner. Throughout my life, I always felt stress in my stomach and I really and truly get sick, nauseous, etc. when I don't eat every few hours.

I got involved in something very stressful for a number of years, which didn't help my stomach, but now I am not involved in it, but still have stomach issues. I have pain a lot, and then have to rush to the bathroom. I do not generally have loose stools, though. But I do seem to get anal boils every few months. They generally go away on their own, but I have a very painful one now. It started like three pimples, and is now like three little boils all together. I am trying to rule out reasons I get these: I clean myself fastiduously, it is not in a shaving area, I take a bath or shower every day, at least once a day, sometimes twice. Coupled with the bathroom urgency, could this be something more serious?? How would it be diagnosed if it were? I only thought Crohn's disease because when I googled anal boil, all of the links led here.

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thank for helping,
Nancy

So it could be serious, even though there is no diarhhea? I appreciate the honesty, I would usually just blow this off, but I realized just today how much of my life I spend with stomach aches and lower abdominal pain and cramps.
Nancy

I was recently diagnosed with Crohn's and I never have D, so its possible. Hope you get well soon.

In Canada we have to be referred by our family doctor, I'm not sure what the protocol is abroad. Unfortunately there's no guarantees as to what kind of GI you might end up with, go with your gut instict when you first meet them...if you don't feel fairly comfortable right off the bat then I would request another GI....this is your health and you owe it to yourself to get the best care possible...even though our guts are messed up, that doesn't mean our instincts are off....go with your gut LOL!