Don't know if this will help, but I've had similar issues my whole/most of my life. My whole legs have red dots everywhere hair follicles are, and the same for my arms when I was younger but that...
I had to get my gallbladder removed a few years back. And for the first few months to half a year I was very diligent in not eating fats and greasy foods. But for two years after the removal I...
My ex-wife didn't have Crohns but does have endometriosis and had similar issues. But, I can't say it was the endometriosis or the medications she was on for her bipolar and personality disorder...
Short answer: Yes. Unfortunately for some of us it's a very real thing, it can be debilitating, and a horrible addition to the symptoms we already have to deal with. It's like the sadistic sprinkles...
LOL...sorry, for some reason when I saw the post about binders and fillers I was thinking cigars....
Edibles are a peculiar lot...there's a large discrepancy between manufacturers in quality, potency and perceived effectiveness. I've tried a couple long term (month at a time) experiments, and found...
@BRelaxed - It depends on what I'm wanting it for that dictates what type of strain I use. If for some reason I need to take something during daylight hours I try to stick to Sativa or Sativa...
@Deakin - I agree, I for one will extol the many benefits that MMJ has, but I will never say that it can cure. I've used, be it for rec. or medical reasons, for 20+ years, and if it could cure I...
I agree, sometimes it's good to talk to someone professional about it. I know when I was diagnosed I had just divorced a couple years previous, I was in constant pain, and misery. I was put on a...
After college I didn't drink much, so I can't chime in on that, but I was smoking 1-2 packs a day, working 6pm-6am, and ate horribly....
Personally I don't take too much stock in the doom reports (i.e salt is bad for you, salt is good for you, eggs are bad eggs are good...) I was diagnosed at 31(I'm 41 now), but I've always lived with...
Good luck, and I hope they can finally help you get some relief....
Don't know about the sore on the tongue...could have scrapped your teeth, bitten it during sleep, or just too many acidic foods of late... but for the corners splitting, I use Neosporin. Periodically...
I never have had to do a pure liquid diet, but after a surgery I had I would get the packets of single serving microwavable rice (birdseye I think) and do a single egg or two egg microwave scramble,...
I do. At my worst flares I was always D deficient, but when I'm in remission, and had taken 40,000IU a month during the flare then I am in the normal range without much maintenance. I don't know if...
Most of the preps all want you to just have clear liquids (sprite, chicken broth, etc...) because they don't want the food colouring dyes to leave residue which could confuse an actual finding. I've...
I had similar issues for a few years until one day, after going to a summer BBQ at my best friends house it came on strong and stayed that way for hours until I had my buddy come pick me up at home...
Minnie, have you started a Mirilax regiment? If not try taking it 2-3 times daily for a couple days and you'll start moving again....
I haven't tried the boost, but the Ensure has a couple different blends, immunity promotion, muscle health/heart health, and general dietary supplementation. I keep 1-2 6-packs in my fridge at all...
@billo - cannabis can and does help treat some types of inflammation, I suggest doing a google search and read a little to make your own informed opinion. I'd also suggest talking to your doctor, but...
I have to agree w/scifigal. I wouldn't suggest my treatment for your level of disease, and would personally look for a more compatible doctor. Are you in the US, or UK, and do you have a choice to be...
No, just got back on the Pentasa, and MMJ supplements, and it'll happen on occasion, but nothing like it used to....
Minnie when was the last time you had a scope done? I've had similar pains, usually prior but sometimes post BM, where movement in the colon was aggravating either an existing ulceration, or...
The problem is that a lot of pain management specialists don't prescribe MMJ because of the narcotics they prescribe. A pain management doctor I went to explained that he is under so much scrutiny...
It's ok to be nervous, but just be sure to research out who you go to, or if your GP trust them. Pain Management Specialists can be very unscrupulous in this day of prescribing Oxycotin, Oxycodone,...
I've had a similar condition at varying times in my life, it seems to come and go, and it's easy to ignore (doesn't hurt, doesn't itch as long as I don't scratch...) I can't say it's not an after...
I for one will extol the benefits of MMJ treatment for Crohn's, but can't say it's a cure... because it isn't. If it was I should have been cured as I've been supplementing my condition with it for...
Mag Citrate will do the job, but I found for me personally it could be just as harsh as other laxatives and try to stick the gentler miralax....
I have one too, on the left side on the underside of the jaw bone an inch or so from the chin. Doc said it was probably a cyst or ingrown hair, but never associated it to the Crohn's....
If they haven't tested this yet, you may want to ask the doc to test your B12 and Iron levels, also my general physician and GI doc check my D levels periodically as they have reported studies of IBD...
Haven't heard of it or tried it. I would trust it more if I knew it was from a company outside the US that could perform proper testing and trials...seeing as until the new bill gets passed that is...
Depending on the condition and cause of the muscle and body aches, is it inflammatory or other? I know between my Rhummy and GI at one point they prescribed Flexiril and Soma... not to be taken...
They carry it in the local clinic's internal pharmacy, and the walgreens out here carries them too I think. Tiger Balm and Bag Balm are the actual names of the products and if you google them you can...
Have you tried bag balm or tiger balm? They work pretty well too, especially with the winters we get in Colorado, it not only gets cold, but it's dry as hell all the time....
Minnie, I've a similar condition that seems exacerbated at different times of the year or stress levels. But I was diagnosed with dyshidrotic eczema...don't know if it's crohn's related, or...
That's really odd to hear that Mirilax would give you any symptoms. With the C associated with Crohn's I take Miralax on a once in the morning regiment for several days to a week (11-17g dissolved in...
Just depends on what you're looking for...there's plenty of good research(yet still woefully less than there should be) on the web concerning the different medicinal properties for the different...
Minnie, I am sorry you're in this predicament. I don't share my disease except for friends and loved ones if I can help it. Because of the darned 'awareness' ads they show in the US, I find that...
I understand what you're describing...for years now, about for as long as my gallbladder has been gone, I've had touch and go issues with C, and my D issues all but dried up (trying to be punny)....
I had a similar reaction to Asacol, so they switched me to Pentasa. I can't say if Pentasa is as effective as a placebo, but it's seemed to help me in my colon. Then again, I don't have M.D. in front...
Levaquin is one of the last line anti-biotics like Cipro...but it seems to be much harsher than even Cipro in some people. 12+ years ago I was prescribed Levaquin for a severe infection, after a day...
NCOT- I'm sorry you've had to deal with the ignorant. I don't think it has anything to do with healthy eating, it's the ignorance of those who are appointed to positions of authority. I was going to...
I feel you pain, literally. I had issues all last year going back and forth with Anthem Blue Cross for the same. When I got my insurance through the ACA approved exchange in my state I did my...
Actually shredded, natural and un-sugared coconut is supposedly something very good for you per my GI. I mix a little into my yogurt daily, and absolutely go bonkers of macaroons....
God bless and good luck Texikka. I think we've all been in that state at some point in our disease...sometimes repeatedly. That's the killer with this condition, it's not just physically damaging,...
meh, we all suffer...but thank you. /community/emoticons/smilewinkgrin.gif ...
@Minnie... I feel your pain...as so much as for the last couple weeks literally as well as figuratively. With my CD, it's always been a battle never just D or C, sometimes one then the other...the...
@quincy - I wish I could remember what the ointment was...it could have been a hydrocortisone, but I think it was something else. Is was daily application for a month or more but so far they've never...
I don't know what your doc has suggested, but I had this issue in my mid to late 20's and the doc gave me a topical ointment that took care of the issue (daily application for a month or two...as far...
Magnesium Citrate does work, but if you have C or a partial or blockage it could entail some pain and discomfort....