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Posted 12/12/2007 2:22 AM (GMT 0)
Just curious to the parents on this forum, how many of your children have Crohns or IBS?
Posted 12/12/2007 2:39 AM (GMT 0)
I have a 20 month old. No signs of it yet. We're just going to keep a close eye on her to make sure we catch it early if she does have it. I really hope that it passes her over. I'd hate to see her go through what I go through. It would break my heart.
Posted 12/12/2007 8:34 AM (GMT 0)
I have two daughters 12 and 8 years old, and they are very healthy.  Of course I keep a very close eye on them, their pediatrician knows about my Crohns so he is alerted as well, but unfortunately there is nothing we can do but wait and pray they will not get it.  Now last month my daughter of 12 years old complained about a dull pain just where her appendix is, and she had a little bit of loose stools for a couple of days, but the doctor examined her and he said she is very close to getting her first period really soon (within the next months) that's why she is due to have some small pains now and then.

Christina

Posted 12/12/2007 2:00 PM (GMT 0)
I have 2 girls 5 and 7. The oldest has been to a ped. gi for fevers, narrow stools, mucus, and pain....nothing confirmed yet. Praying everyday that both of them never get it.
Posted 12/12/2007 2:04 PM (GMT 0)
I have 3 grown daughters and 2 of them have mild IBS. Thank God non of them developed Crohns and everything looks great so far for my grandbabies.
Posted 12/12/2007 2:13 PM (GMT 0)
I have a teen who has been DX with IBS at ten years old taking Dicetel for it . lol gail
Posted 12/12/2007 2:45 PM (GMT 0)
I have 2 kids age 19 and 21. Thank goodness, the 19 year old girl seems fine, but my 21 year old boy has been diagnosed with IBS. He has had diarrhea 6 or 7 times a day for about 7 years. I'm pretty sure he has Crohn's but he's afraid to be tested. I think he just wants to pretend he's normal at this age.
Posted 12/12/2007 3:09 PM (GMT 0)
My 27 year old daughter was diagnosed when she was 12 with Crohn's disease. I found out I had it last year.
Posted 12/12/2007 6:32 PM (GMT 0)
I am the kid (at 40 yrs old) my mom has ulcerative colitis...she got sick with it in her late 60's shortly AFTER I got sick with crohns.

So far my 2 kids seem fine, keeping my fingers and toes crossed that forever they will be.

:)
Posted 12/12/2007 6:49 PM (GMT 0)
I am 26 yrs old and was dx this past june with Crohn's. I have a 5 year old son who complains of stomach problems all of the time and frequently has diarrhea and fevers. But I am too scared to take him in for testing. I am not currently on any meds but was on prednisone while I was in the ICU and was slowered tapered off. I have episodes where I end up in the ER about once every 2 months. I am new to this and am not sure what I can do.
Posted 12/12/2007 8:13 PM (GMT 0)
I have 2 boys, age 32 and 26 - both in "informed denial".  They both have at the very least IBS.  the youngest I swear is celiac and the oldest is showing signs of Crohn's. 

We ran blood tests on the youngest about a year after I was diagnosed with celiac, which came out "very likely" but not a firm positive, so he refuses to take it serious - even in the middle of an episode.  The oldest has had stomach aches his entire life and is recently showing signs of IBS, which could actually be crohn's developing, now that we know I have it.  I call it "informed denial" because I made them sit and listen to me not long ago - it's not normal to feel the way they do.  But they don't want to deal with it - yet, anyway. 

Trying to be encouraging toward a better quality of life with them.

Posted 12/12/2007 8:56 PM (GMT 0)
I have 3 kids (15, 13 and 8), none have shown signs of CD or IBS. My oldest however has had some GI problems (HPylori and lactose intolerance).
Posted 12/12/2007 9:27 PM (GMT 0)
Like pb4 I am the kid. I was diagnosed at 23, self diagnosed at 13. My Mom was diagnosed at 32. Both of us were diagnosed when our first born was 1. My two daughters, 20 and 17, both have tummy issues, nothing too serious yet, but enough that I worry. You better believe that when they have their first child, I will be watching like a hawk!

My younger daughter is adamant that she knows she will have CD. She already has lactose intolerance and food allergy issues. I think her statements are a defense mechanism in case she does get it, but hopefully I have shown her that life goes on and it doesn't have to be this horrible thing.
Posted 12/12/2007 11:28 PM (GMT 0)
I do not have any children yet. I am the only one in my whole family with CD no one else has any signs of IBD. My mom does have IBS but that has lessened and she has not had an episode of that in at least 5 years now. I read in some research, I wish I could remember where but it stated tahat if only 1 parent has IBD that there is only a 5% chance that their child will have IBD. HOwever if both parents have IBD the risk goes up to 50% risk that the child will develop IBD
Posted 12/12/2007 11:38 PM (GMT 0)
concur with the statement just above (dragonfly). The cleveland clinic states that it is about 3%. I have no family members within four generations (grandparents/parents/mine/neices and nephews) that have it-I'm the only lucky one! I have two great grandparents that had it (each on opposites side of the family-one on moms and the other on dads).

Posted 12/12/2007 11:48 PM (GMT 0)
Well my 2 cents, the info I have is if one parent has IBD there is a -10 to -15% fold increased risk of their offspring developing IBD as well...if one twin had IBD there is a 40-60% chance the other twin will also develop IBD.


:)
Posted 12/13/2007 1:06 AM (GMT 0)
I have a 26-year-old daughter who had UC. She had her colon removed 3 years ago.
Posted 12/13/2007 1:42 AM (GMT 0)
2 Kids, 27 and 29, no sign of IBD, but boy I sweated out every tummy ache when they were kids.
Posted 12/13/2007 2:04 AM (GMT 0)
We've a 4 yr old girl who was diagnosed with Crohn's when she was 2.
We've no one in the family with known IBD/IBS on both sides!! She is
currently in remission with LDN and homeopathic medications and hope
she remains there as long as possible.
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Posted 12/13/2007 2:15 AM (GMT 0)
I Have struggled with CD for the last 15 years.  I am the only child out of 5 with this problem.  My daughter is 9 and has constapation problems for the last 3 years, taking glycolax daily after 2 bouts of being"filled with crap"  I do not remember having these issues as a child. Her father had colitis as well.  I have never been constipated, but constant D. I have been hopeful that she may out grow this problem.
Posted 12/13/2007 2:20 AM (GMT 0)
I have two kids, ages 18 and 14. No signs of any GI problems. I do have a neice with severe IBS, and I do wonder if it is really Crohn's.
Posted 12/13/2007 4:15 PM (GMT 0)
i am the child who has crohns and my sister is showing signs of it as well but they diagnosed her with ibs. My parents and my other sister do not have it. I have no idea were I got it and why she is following in my footsteps.
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