A million thanks for all your suggestions and support. Believe me, with adhd, the discipline is tough, and the exercise the last thing to be added--but it has been a godsend emotionally and...
Diagnosed at 57 in '07 with Crohn's after a few months of stomach aches and then episode after eating salad and huge diet coke that ended with vomiting and tons of bm's. (no more diet anything) never...
After resections you are still on Prilosec and still on low residue diet. are you on immuran? I am also on anti anxiety (I think is related to below rib cage pain) and adderol (which I think hyped up...
a million thanks. just got off the CCFA nutrition web/phone cast. They said one could eat asparagus and spinich. Another site said not to eat spinich cooked or otherwise as it would get stuck. Before...
unbelievable! you are an inspiration! how does the scarring occur? inflammation? is there any way of getting rid of inflammation besides what I wrote (and meds/surgery?) I am 57 and have had this 2...
I found Hillary Steinhart's books to be helpful re diet for low residue. Exercise, Yoga, Acupuncture, Massage and not obsessing about it all (hard to do) have been the best medicine. I never ever...
That was so helpful! Thanks a lot Jordan! My stricture was thought to be scarring also (I guess due to inflammation.) My doctor wants to try the immuran (never took preg. though I love that yours...
any idea what's going on? no stomach ulcer on endoscopy tried omeprozole for a week or so then doctor thought the pain was referred pain. about two years later thinks it is dyspepsia (I assume...
I found Van's gluten free, dairy and egg free frozen waffles (everything else I eat I try to eat warm and not frozen or pre-packaged) good to take with me. Although they are best fresh. i found a...
thanks for all of your help you all have been a godsend. I keep getting reprieves, however I hope I am not playing russian roulette with my health. hard to know what the inflammation is from and if...
again went to whole foods and bothered this poor guy there to explain it all to me> he said that the maltodexin in the pro_b eight is there to feed the guys like you he thought i could take another...
thanks again for aeveryone"s help> can one take psylliam powder with stricture> am doing no fibre can do yogurt with aspartmane or sugar or is it defeating purpose ( i hate dairy) cfu"s what number...
p>s> doctor does not want to try preg> thinks imuran (for life) with pentassa should clear up the inflammation and keep matters at bay (and perhaps let them know if the stricture is inflammation or...
you guys are great> because there was no cronicity with either colonoscopy (both took place within a year) doctor still thinks it is crohn"s because the stricture is in the terminal ileum> she said...
i have inflammation of small and large intestine yet no cronicity with either colonoscopy and a twenty four cm stricture from where we do not know> all i do know is that my esr and my crp are higher...
my doctor"s membership in cfa allows her to give me a year"s membership free> my dentist"s wife has volunteered for them for years and was a godsend when i was diagnosed> took me under her wing and...
for those of you who helped me no need for surgery now as dr> still doesn"t know what is up> thinks perhaps imuran will help clear inflammation and may even prevent more strictures> so today no...
Probiotics: just read mine has rice, maltrodexin in it. Take two caps l,000 mg each in a.m. with Pentassa (which i take four times a day, every four hours). Wondering should I be getting more...
You all are so wonderful. Just arrived home and off to eat some chicken soup. Had about an hour of sleep trying to figure out if my query went out. I was so excited and touched to see people...
anyone have any diets or have avoided surgery with same? am worried and know worry is not good. 24cm stricture is scarred. does not respond to medication. anyone been there? thanks!...
While doctor is trying to ascertain cronicity (by doing 2nd colonoscopy in less than a year as the first one showed none), I am trying to find out about how to avoid resection of terminal illeum by...