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Are you a smoker?
Yes - 56.0% - 28 votes
No - 40.0% - 20 votes
Only ocassionally - 4.0% - 2 votes
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Posted 10/14/2007 4:48 PM (GMT 0)
Yes I smoke, I have CD for over 50 years, I have quit several times, each time My disease got worse. There used to be alot of information on the net reguarding smoking and CD, I dont see much any more. Several years ago after I quit smoking and ended up in the hospital, My doctor suggested perhaps I should resume smoking, but try to limit it. I did and my sympton decreased almost immediately. I would not recomment any one to smoke but it did help me. I do remember on one of the first episodes of Dr. House MD. he prescribed smoking for a lady with IBS and had alot of response to the producer how bad it was, their reply was it was medically sound advice...    who knows.......
Posted 10/14/2007 9:49 PM (GMT 0)
I quit using Zyban 10 years ago. My GI said the smoking was aggravating my Crohns, so I quit. After 2 packs a day for 15 years
Posted 10/15/2007 2:32 AM (GMT 0)
Been a smoker for almost 40 years. Ihave tried to quit numerous times and even made it 4 months one time and had completely quit at that time. But I'm a stress smoker so when I get stressed I pick it back up real quick. I have a GI and Pulmonary doc saying I don't have a choice now I'm going to have to quit or it is going to get back quickly. I still don't see it happening in the near future my stress level is way to high with everything going on right now. I've tried the chantix twice and was told by the doc's to get off because it was causing stomach upset and they weren't sure it wasn't causing a flare. One of these days, I feel certain I'll be able to suceed just not today.
Posted 10/15/2007 2:45 AM (GMT 0)
I only smoke on occasions. Maybe 1-2 per week, for some reason I am the lucky one who doesn't get addicted, I guess I don't like them that much. However, my husband and bestfriend smoke so I am exposed to alot of second hand smoke. I know that does make a difference. I wonder if our lifestyle with eating bad foods and smoking has increased or brought on our chances for this disease. I know I have had a poor history of eating bad foods and overeating plus starvation diets in my younger days. I also take the Topamax for migraines which now is being studied for patients with addictions so that may help patients getting off cigs, alcohol, or other addictions.
Posted 10/15/2007 11:08 AM (GMT 0)
I voted. But I am a bad example so I am not commenting.
Posted 10/15/2007 1:43 PM (GMT 0)

I was in a play and my character smoked.  I had never smoked before then and fell in love with cloves.  (I hated the smell of regular cigarettes.)  I smoked off and on for two years.  Never more than three or four a day, mainly socially on weekends when drinking.  I was dx'ed a couple of years after that.

I don't know if you are aware, but the American College of Gastroenterology is being held in Philly right now.  Last night I went to a symposia that included some hard data on smoking and its link to surgery.  That's right, if you smoke your chances are much greater than that of a nonsmoker to need surgery.  But don't worry, if you quit those chances (over time) will go back to that of a nonsmoker.

I'm not judging or trying to tell anyone what to do.  But after hearing the data (and knowing that smoking is generally bad for health) I will never pick them up again.

Posted 10/15/2007 2:19 PM (GMT 0)
i had quit for a year and now Im back to smoking again after being in the hospital all of Sept..the stress the stress, the stress!!!!!!!!!!!

I believe smoking makes CD worse but right now..who gives a crap
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