I like that news... No more being a guinea pig... oh wait we still are for somethings? lol Well One step closer eh?...
I cycle between diarrhea and mush/soft, and once had two consecutive firm formed stools, but haven't had those since....
How was it getting the iron transfusion? I'm going in at some point (it's been ordered but i'm awaiting the appointment) to get an iron transfusion... What is it exactly? The dr. didn't explain it...
UPDATE: Ok so i went into see the doc today. Thankfully that was the only occurance of blood. The Entocort wasn't taking to well so before this last episode that i'd weaned off it just before. Doc's...
I view it as we've got a bit of an edge (extra storage). As for weight loss surgery I've heard so many negative things like after surgery it's a very bad battle with malnutrition, and the survival...
This just screams "they have way too much time on their hands" to me. Or rather the ones making policies do. Making up a list... stirring the pot for controversy maybe?...
So far not persistant, just happened when i attempted to go to the bathroom. It's probably less than 1/4 cup but it's definatly more than a few tablespoons. I will keep you guys updated....
I don't know about you, but everytime i begin to bleed (in stool) i start getting a bit panicky. My GI told me not to worry to much about bleeding on it's own... but it just doesn't seem like one of...
I hope all went well, let us know! I'm rooting that you figure it all out. It sounds horrid what your going through...
Your killing me Marie-Claire, lol, I haven't had this good a chuckle in days. I'm sure it's just the late nights, I get a little squirly eyed when i can't sleep and then I'm here on the board reading...
maybe we should add that to the list... you may be a crohnnie if you take pictures of your poo? lol. Though the thought didn't occur to me. lol. Oh and Marie-Clarie, just for the record I'm a woman....
Thanks, I don't think i'd ever be this open about my bowels or excited about having a normal movement! lol But it's sooooooo nice!...
Yeah! So i was ecstatic just now when i left the bathroom with my first solid poop in over 6months! Now i'm hoping that this keeps, the medication (been on it for a week) has actually increased my...
..your family doctor's receptionist knows you by first name, and your voice when making appointments. ..you select movies based on their theater location near a bathroom....
I've been fat all my life, though i do know that some crohn's medication does have the side effect of weight gain. I wouldn't worry too much about being fat. Diet and Fitness is more associated with...
I have a few friends who don't understand why i can't go out with them some days when i'm really not feeling well, and they'll say some stupid things like what's said above. Usually what will shut...
Yes. It's quite common to have low iron or B12 due to absorption difficulties due to crohn's. I have anemia and low B12 due to my crohn's. Iron is primarily absorbed in the duodenum and upper jejunum....
Hey everyone. I haven't disappeared, i have been reading along just haven't posted in a while. Anyways. I saw my GI this morning and we're taking the plunge into treating the crohn's (finally......
I also have Gerd as well, and like the other posts I find that it acts up more when my crohn's is acting up as well. You're not alone!...
a year ago before they realized that my B12 was low this is what happened: I would have dizzy spells so bad i couldn't walk or move, i started experiencing migraines (which i had never had before),...
KittiKatt Thanks for posting that. I study psychology (totally unrelated other than the fact that i study methodology and research stuff) The Twin comment intrigues me. Twin studies are used in the...
Thank you for the suggestions :D...
Hey all, So i unfortunatly was silly enough to eat too much popcorn (which on good days is fine and on bad is the worse i can do)... Now my system is on a riot against me... I have a bad case of not...
I'm so glad that you brought this subject up! Although i note that your sleep problem is due to medication (at least that's what i gathered), insomnia is what i have been battling since my last flare...
I don't know that it's used alot. It was just something she observed a connection on. It was interesting that why I posted it here. I know it's helped me alot with my anxiety....
I don't know how many of you have heard of EFT, but it's something that my counselor taught me in order to manage my anxiety disorder. Today was the first apointment that i've had since finding out i...
I'd go to the doctor's just to be safe and rule out an infection. I just had a bladder infection and there was no pain with it, just this false urge to pee. Though when the doc checked me out she...
I am a 24 year old female, I'm 5'7" and currently at 267lbs. I have always battled with my weight. Kinda wish i could have lost weight with my crohn's it proably would have been the only silver...
http://www.chrgonline.com/news_detail.asp?ID=82274 This article is informative on the drug. It seems to be targeted to more UC than Crohn's....
Congrads...
I was on naproxen for my back until i was diagnosed, now i'm on either t3's or when the consipation starts i was told to use tylenol arthritis... doesn't work as well, but it's something......
Here's what i could find on the internet about it. According to health canada there are no other similar products. It's by Shire Canada. (they also made adderall) In Cosmo's (drug company not the...
I hear you. 24yr old female who was a workaholic up until i received a back injury at work last july which rendered me on sick leave since. The stress of of that made crohn's symptoms increases so i...
supplements can have dangers too. I've heard stories of friend's of mine having overdoses of vitamins etc. Now it comes to common sense of course. But i wouldn't be apposed to a regulartory body...
So... speaking of the whole pregnancy testing in the ER thing... So this is a few months back before my diagnoses of CD, at the time i thought that i had the flu or something, but basicly i was so...
Really see my doctor? It's so funny now that i have this everything i used to shrug off i know have to make notes about and consider seeing doctors and stuff.... My crohn's is in the start of my...
Try a dietician? That's what i'm doing. I was diagnosed with crohn's and i have a weight problem (which isn't the norm but it does happen). I've got an appointment with a dietician next week to...
So I've been having the urge to have a bowel movement usually when the food i've eaten makes me nauseas and crampy, but when i rush to the toliet nothing... nadda! Sometimes i make several trips to...
Welcome, I don't really know any answers but just wanted to say hi, and your not alone. I am also newly diagnosed crohn's person. The people here have been amazingly awesome and supportive....
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/dehydration/DS00561/DSECTION=3 I found this link above with some causes for dehydration. I didn't really know much about it until your post and i started to look it...
I'm happy for you! congradulations. :D...
I have a hiatal (sp?) hernia, which basicly means part of my stomach is in my esophagus. I get acid reflux, which just kinda feels like an acidy feeling. but i don't know if that's the same type...
My mother had pain like that just yesterday, except her pain was so bad she barely could walk. We took her to the ER and they couldn't find anything. Family doctor believes it to be a kidney stone...
I would still get checked out... the way your still typing is concerning. If you won't go to the er, get in to see your family doctor (though i really think you should go to the Er)...
Have you been vomitting, or gagging alot? Because that sounds like exactly what i had, and it's just basicly broken blood vessels in the face....
I had a similar problem (not on birth control) where i'd have a couple periods a month. It turns out (at least for me) that it was during the time i was experiencing alot of weird problems (extreme...
I have mild asthma as well. It only flares in the winter with cold air, or in physical exercise. I take ratio-salbutamol on an as needed basis. I'm newly diagnosed crohn's patient so i don't know how...
Thank you so much everyone, and thank you Ingrid, I'm going to make a note of asking him about naltrexone....
Thank you all, you are a great bunch and a relief in a way, i truely felt alone in this and now i don't. I'm not sure why my doc is holding of treatment, other than it being mild. The only other...
I would also look into an iron suppliment as well, a low iron count is also related to fatigue and anemia....