This is probably a little late. I had one a few years back. It was a walk in the park. Crohn's cramping dwarfs the cramping you get from this test. As for making men cry, wow, just wow. If that's...
Unfortunately for me, every NSAID I've tried, save Asprin, has caused major gastrointestinal upset, often with bloody stools. Typically this results in a full blown Crohn's flare up for me. Asprin...
The problem with trying to diagnose something like Crohn's with a blood test is there is still no agreement in the medical community as to the cause. Barring tissue biopsy of inflamed tissue, where...
wanna send some of that good health my way? I always keep a little pred or entocort around the house... unfortunately last night I had to restart the steroids... (I'll let my doc know tomorrow... ) I...
I seriously considered it too... then things got worse before I could get back to the university doing the study... had to have more bits snipped out... I believe it was Ames Iowa that was doing it...
As for what I do with excess gas that causes discomfort... I use the restroom when i need to. I will, in fact, go in, just to let out long gratuitious farts... I have also been known to do the same...
I think what MMMNAVY is trying to say is that when people come down with one autoimmune disorder there is a chance they will have or acquire more through time. Crohn's being partially (or wholly...
Diane, Stress and Fatigue are always concentration killers. So if you're fatigued and stressed it's understandable where you'd have concentration and memory issues. As for Crohn's being "the culprit"...
Might I suggest that in addition to the discussion links we also add links relatively trustworthy sites that describe these medications?...
OT: AzJohnny, stop hurting my brain with your crazy signature! I mean I've seen some that make me do a double take, but never one that literally *HURT* my brain before...Ouch man... With my ADHD that...
According to a procto I once saw for perianal fistulas Flagyl has some anti-inflammatory properties that seem to help Crohn's patients. So if your D is caused by a combination of Crohn's flare and...
The best thing to do if you've never worked out much is to take it slow. Being 100lbs of all muscle is definately healthier than 100lbs of no muscle. Your body will use muscle tissue to hel repair,...
what's a quesadilla??!?!? *gasp* *chortle* *choke* But... but... I thought everyone! knew that they're 3' wide furry armadillo eggs sauteed in petrol, whole!...
Me gain weight on a low res diet? no... but then again I've typically only gone on them because I've had serious flares or in prep for, or after surgery. I've never been on a truly absolutely low-res...
I've taken Ranatidine HCL (sp?) 75 and 150 mg. The dose depends on the severity. Usually only while on Prednisone and post surgical. Though each person can be different. So as a sanity check bounce...
I'll chime in and say what's already been said. "Get a second opinion!" If he's young and cocky and can't believe the work done by others he *could* do more harm than good. Basically for me it would...
ouch... the one draining abcess I had took closer to 4 months to heal. It was discovered at the same time as Crohn's... (well by doctors anyhow...) I was 12, they thought it was my appendix... They...
meh... tell don't tell... I'm pretty much an open book... Though... that's not my deepest darkest secret... no... not by a long shot... And for those who might want to pry it out of me... just...
OK this will sound wierd and gross, but I inspect myself for fistulas and abcesses. This isn't terribly difficult to do if you're a) familiar with what they look like and b) willing to contort a bit...
Actually meds in drinking water are from multiple sources. It's well documented that MANY meds don't fully metabolize. These will be excreted in some form or another: Pee, Poop or Sweat. The question...
Broom... might I ask what the monkeys are and why you call them out? (Perhaps someone should have called them out on me earlier in the week... called the GI Dr today... waiting to hear back...)...
It never hurts to explore your options. If you're in the USA, the disability rules for IBD tend to be weight centric. (i.e. if you're not grossly underweight, you're almost immediately considered not...
For specific recipes, I might have a few... I just wing it... usually it's not low res when it's tasty... but here is one that I recall that should fit the low res mold. This is also low fat as I...
As for my "low res" diet. (lower than my typical) here are some examples that work for me For Protein: jello, chicken, fish, or Egg Whites : No yolk (yolks will exacerbate diarrhea in me) For...
This thread just illustrates that everyone has their own unique diets and that what works for one won't necessarily work for all. Or in my case for all time. For me, legumes *used to* be a must have....
25 years off and on prednisone for me. Like most others appetite increase corresponded with dosage. It has always increased my irritability level. As of a decade ago, it began inducing anxiety/mania...
Personally I had great results personally while an Antegren... It was a Phase IV study med at the time... Then it got pulled... A couple people (MS patients) developed a life threatening condition...
can you toss a link to the article, and also to an abstract for the study referenced? (NIH usually has these)...
On a serious note, prednisone can exacerbate both my GAD and ADHD. Fatigue is the real killer though. I've been off work the past two days because I'm too tired to concentrate for more than 5 min......
Ewww! Umm.... You know ... you might want to check with your doc about that... my guess is that it won't survive the composting... but *IF* it is excreted it could affect the bacterial composition......
mtbcubs, Always be leary of anything that sounds too good to be true. If anyone purports a "cure" for Crohn's and does not or will not reference studies in peer reviewed journals that support their...
Thanks Eddie. I've struggled with the same question a lot in my life. So a while back I finally bit the bullet and started looking up the statistics... I realized I was neither being an idiot by...
I'll pray for your soul Randy... I've got four computers and I can't imagine a world without computer access... Well actually yes I can and it involves fishing. :-) What ever you're doing, make sure...
For me a single daily multivitamin with vitamin D and a calcium supplement are sufficient to combat my osteopenia-- like yours caused by too much prednisone. However, you may have different dietary...
Ivy's list would work great as an FAQ that everyone sees at the top... Or possibly as a post within Chron's Disease Resources. What does everyone else think?...
If I find the link again I'll post it. TNF-alpa suppression (Remicade and Humira) and associated cancer risks have been debated within the NIH. I read an article on this a couple years back and from...
I think Nanners summed that up nicely. Although, I seem to be in the same boat as you. (Barely in remission one month out the next...) It's frustrating. But my job is -- for the time being -- very...
I bring my favorite comics into the restroom so that way I'm laughing... even when I'm pooping... And posts like Snipers are hillarious. I definately needed a good laugh today... Thanks!...
As for my experience with oily poop. I've had three resections of portions of the illeum and after my second resection is when I began noticing it. It's also accompanied by excess bile and mucousy...
As always discuss your personal cancer risks and family medical history with your GI doctor. As for my personal experience with 6MP over the last 25 years: I can take it or leave it. I have ADHD as a...
Let me know if the revamped sig is adequate. Thanks....
I tend to get admitted to the hospital while vomitting for hours (yes I know I shouldn't wait that long... But it's tough to dial 911 when you're vomitting and not every bad tummy pain results in a...
I've been on and off Prednisone for 25 years with various bouts on other meds. Prednisone is really an "emergency only" medication for me as I've developed Osteopenia (sp?) from being on it and off...
As far as my experience, and the other posts seem to reflect this, this is common if I'm having lots of diarrhea. (Which seems to be the usual for me these days) It's worst when I eat something that...
Mary, I'm sure your neighbors would rather take you to the hospital *before* things get so serious as to land you in a grave condition. If they are anything like my neighbors they are very kind...
I've only noticed this relative to being sedated or hit with powerful pain killers while in the hospital and released the same day as the sedation/pain killer. I've never noticed a lingering affect....
Another thing to consider is the medications you are taking. I find that when I'm on 40+ Mg/day of Prednisone that I am a very unpleasant person if I don't carefully watch what and how I'm thinking...
That sounds strange to me. I've never had an issue with a simple X-Ray making it to my GP's, or GI's office inside a 2 week period. Try pressing them for more details. Ask how long it usually takes....
Blood in stools? I seldom, if ever have blood in my stools. This holds true, even when I've had less than the width of a pencil for food to move through... Needless to say resections followed not...
Wow. Your doctor needs to learn some bedside manners. Since you seem to lack confidence in him -- I'm being too polite aren't I? -- I suggest getting another GI doctor. Although, if you are severely...