thanks gail irish hope you are both doing well i will keep you posted!xxxxxxxxxx...
hi all well surgery for menstraul on wednesday admitted tuesday 11am if its not crohns laproscopic surgery its laproscopic for some other health related issue oh the joys more track lines on my...
keeper i have never been advised by my consultant regarding vitamins priobiotics etc i do take priobiotics 1st thing in the mornngs always as regards to folic acid that was to be recommended by my...
hi keeper many thanks for your advice the hospitals in the uk are not really all that competent when it comes to advice im afraid i have to find things out for myself online!whenever i do have an...
hi all hope everyone is well!as for myself not been doing to good with one thing and another seem to be dealling with the crohns only problem just lately is with being on the methotrexate!as you are...
for all you chronnies experiencing menstrual problems as well everything else invest in a microwave bear they work wonders when you put them on your stomach and your in pain!also a good supplement...
hi gail hi pots sounds like pure bliss cant wait and i hate surgery who does not!this is my 3rd laparoscopy so im well aware what to expect my consultant suggested i may have endometriosis if not...
Hi chronnies hope everyone is doing as well as can be expected i have not been on here since last year my healths not great right now had 4 relapses since january so im back to methotrexate...
hi i dont take any vitamins for crohns at all i also have an underactive so its not surprising im drained all the time would i benefit from taking vitamins and if so what kind?...
i have crohns as well as an underactive on 50mg of thyroxine as well as all the other m'ms lol the joys! thinking back i was meds free until 2004 how life has changed dramatically!...
cbk im the exact opposite i cant keep the weight on im only 112 ibs and im 42 saying that i have an underactive thyroid my understanding was you are meant to put weight on with an underactive saying...
ive been with my partner 6 years come august hes my life my friend my soulmate if a guy truly loves and respects you then he will accept you for the person you are regardless as he says its part of...
i had an abcess in my mouth 3 weeks ago i looked like the elephant man seriously i could barely eat now my bottom tooth has just cracked and my gums bleed my dentist says its probably the...
im glad im not the only one and theres me thinking it was just me that was jinxed when your diagnosed with a chronic condition you miss out on so it always seems to happen to me when im looking...
constant diahorrea weight loss really bad cramps spending days and nights with head down the toilet both ends now im thinking of installing tv in bathroom seeing as i spend half my life in...
i went to egypt in july 09 god was i ill i had to get the doctor to administer an anti sickness injection because the heat was so bad 47 degrees i lived on bread rolls for a week apart from that...
scotland unfortunately!always rains and its freezing anyone want to exchange lol...
cbk has your cosultant not prescribed folic acid i take mine 2x weekly to cut down the side effects at 1st i was on injections but i asked them to put me back onto oral methotrexate i dont have any...
hi gail thanks for that yes laptops are a godsend for us chronnies i do a lot of retail therapy on mine and watch movies not sure if thats good or bad the retail therapy part ive just bought another...
/community/emoticons/blush.gif hi everyone not been on in ages hope everyone is doing as well as can be expected! well ive got a georgeous daughter 6 mnths old called danielle my daughter got...
hi ive been having period problems for a few years now and when i discussed this with my doctor she said that your periods become erractic when you have crohns why!no explanation given i actually...
/community/emoticons/smile.gif hi all not been on for a while but ive been pretty busy my had 1 relapse when i came back from egypt i had to get the doctor while i was over there to give me an anti...
when i experience nause with the crohns i always take ginger it works really well for me!my doctor prescribed domperidone does not always work though!give it a try nanners!...
i was on methotrexate injections for a year then started oral methotrexate this year this really helped me!iv enow been hospital free for 18 months now !(yahoo)inever really had all that many side...
Im sure you can buy disposable knickers you can here in the uk!lol as for the toilet paper use kitchen towel its thicker lol...
The most funniest thing is one minute i can foods that im not permitted to then the next im in a flare up!strange 2 weeks ago the day we were due to find out what sex my daughters baby was we all...
/community/emoticons/smile.gif many thanks for all your kind wishes was pit back on a short term dose of steroids doctor thought it was safer than to be sorry dont fancy spending a day or more in an...
feel a lot better now thank god it could be all the medication im on i had to take steroids as well as the iron and the pencillian today ive just took my regular meds so hopefully ill feel a lot...
Just got my blood results back for my methotrexate and my thyroid everythings fine cant understand when im going to the toilet my stool is black!would it be a combination of all the drugs im taking...
i ate a pizza 2 weeks when i found out what sex of the baby my daughter was having ohhhhhhhhh how i wish i never now!!!!!!!!!might not get to egypt now one minute you can eat it the next you cant oh...
/community/emoticons/confused.gif well it looks as though i wont be going to egypt on the 12/7 why does the crohns play up when ive got something to look forward to its as though my immune system...
Hi Ali Ive got the opposite underactive thyroid i am now on thyrodism meds daily and 6 weekly bloods just one other medical condition to add to my encyclopaedia lol...
ok ill elaborate because of all the other problems going on in my life right now i opted to go down the oral methotrexate road my doctor at the time faxed a letter stating the problems i was having...
HI EVERYONE Ok been off methotrexte injections now since november doing ok for now regarding the crohns as for the underactive not doing so well /community/emoticons/sad.gif ive now had 2 doctors who...
HMMMMMMMMM i think its got to be a vindaloo curry thats the only food i really miss since i got diagnosed you dont realise what you miss or how much you miss it until its gone!Oh and chocolate loads...
/community/emoticons/smile.gif randy ive came to the conclusion you need sectioned under the mental health act lol hey guys i reckon that our lives despite having crohns and all the other various...
Hi All well had app at doctors this morning and began my treatment for my underactive thyroid i just hope it starts to kick in soon been ill for weeks now thats more smarties ive to take for the rest...
thanks kit i will i seem to be missing out on all thegood things in life these days since having this disease!i know im not alone either its hardly surprising we all get depresses i swear to god im...
I really cnt beleive this had a urine infection since the weekend on antibiotics had a migraine attack at 4am and today ive got swollen glands again!thats almost 3 months that ive been continually...
thanks for your reply i have to go back to doctors on monday for another blood test just one more thing to deal with lol they havent given me anything yet my consultant comes back on wednesday so i...
hi everyone well if its not one thing its another i now have an underactive thyroid!more medication to take!has anyone else been diagnosed with an underactive thyroid while having crohns!and if so...
Hi huckleberry do you ever wonder what makes up these torture procedures i do quite often!i had the small bowel study where they put the tube down through your nose into your throat then you have to...
hi crohnie i have been on oral methotrexate before but was taken off it because i had a flare up it was while i was admitted in november they decided to put me on injections ive never really had a...
Morning all well its been almost 3 months ive not had my methotrexate injection and surprisingly enough ive not been admitted! /community/emoticons/smile.gif got quite a few problems going on right...
/community/emoticons/smile.gif Hi ive been on methotrexate for over a year now but i am now swtching back to oral methotrexate because its more convenient for me been having a lot of problems with...
Since i was diagnosed with crohns 2004 my periods have became a lot worse usually lasting 1-2 weeks and really painful so much that im in bed a week before suffering from back problems and nausea!so...
sorry fitz lol i dont need birth control i was sterilised 22 years ago the sae day i had my daughter the doctor reckons it could be fibroids i will wait until this periods over then make an...
/community/emoticons/sad.gif Well so much for todays consultation with my consultant ive got the period from hell i called his secretary and i have to make an appointment 1st opportunity i get....
/community/emoticons/smile.gif kitt its as though ive had a memory relapse im so focused on kelly and this baby im not even thinking about the crohns /community/emoticons/smile.gif ive got a reason...
/community/emoticons/smile.gif HI EVERYONE MANY THANKS FOR ALL YOUR KIND WISHES THIS LITTLE ONES BEING SPOILT ROTTEN AND ITS NOT EVEN BORN YET I JUST BOUGHT MY DAUGHTER A FOETAL HEART RATE MONITOR...