GO! What a great opportunity and amazing place to visit. Talk to your doctor. For foods - if you are seriously worried eat rice and bananas all day. My point is that you can modify your diet if your...
I think diet varies for every individual. Overall, I personally believe in a healthy, unprocessed diet. That doesn't mean that I don't eat chocolate, McDonalds or chips! Every once in a while, I get...
Hey Dreamer, I am a fellow dreamer! So, I could not get into the Peace Corps after college. There is a medical list and Crohn's is an automatic disqualification. It may be different now. Don't be...
Hi, The diet part of crohns can sure be frustrating. This is what I currently do which does not mean it is for everyone who has crohns. No dairy, no packaged, no processed foods, no crap. Think what...
My doctor and I did not talk about any medications until my follow up appointment well after I had left the hospital (following a small bowel resection). We talked about medicine as a "maintenance"...
I have had Crohns disease since 1987. I had a small bowel resection in 1993. I had been taking many medicines up until my surgery. After my surgery, my doctor and I talked about restarting medicine....
So sorry to hear about your hospital visit. I have had a couple of those myself and I very clearly remember the fear of eating when I got back home. I was pretty careless back then, and I love to...
Hi! I just want to share my cruising experiences with you. I have had Crohn's disease for about 18 years. I have also worked on cruise ships (both large ones with a full medical staff and small ones...
I will gladly help out any fellow graduate student with Crohn's. Good luck! :yeah:...
Health care and medical costs are outrageous! Something that I always try to check with my doctor, and stress, is that I really only get procedures, tests, medicines, etc. that are really necessary...
How lucky that you are going to Mexico on vacation! You must stop stressing yourself out and worrying about things. I do understand, as a 20 year Crohn's survivor. I also live life to the fullest....
Morning all (from a newbie)! I am curious if anyone has any remission stories...such as how long they have been in remission, medicines taken or not, exercises, attitudes, etc. I have had Crohn's for...
Hey Colorado, Hope your feeling better. I am up here in Wyoming and wanted to send my wishes for feeling better to you. Drink some miso soup and stay warm! Nothing beats living out here for long term...
I am a newbie to this forum (but am really enjoying participating) but not to Crohn's disease. This post brings back memories of obstructions I have had in the past. All that I remember is severe...
I hope the new diet is going well. I just recently started getting more serious about a diet/lifestyle change and I am already amazed after one week. However, I already had a decent diet so I wasn't...
If anyone finds it, do let me know! I am also a grad student and can't find health insurance. I can't even get insured through private companies because of having an existing condition, regardless of...
I do believe ibuprofen can be risky, especially in large amounts. I had serious internal bleeding and had to be hospitalized for a week in a remote part of Alaska and needed a blood transfusion. I...