my WBC was slightly low and also my platelets my hematologist did some blood work and found that i have anti phospholipid antipody which can cause blood clots and stroke. i have to take half an...
my prayers are with you both! i hope everything goes well! hugs!!!!!!...
just an update! ive been to see the hematologist he didnt seem very concerned but he ordered more blood tests to find out what is causing it. ill see him on the 25 of november. he doesnt think its...
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ive been having iritis since july! mine gets really red and it hurts like crazy. ive been puting cortizone drops and go every month to check the pressure. he told me it will go away eventually. i...
im from down under too! ill be interested in finding the yogourmet here as well! anyone? /community/emoticons/wink.gif ...
did it happen to you nkmom? what did u do? did u stop it? i dread all the tests! thank youuuu...
i hope everything goes well with sierra!!!! my prayers are with her!...
the family doctor thinks is related to crohn's. theres a small amount of inflammation showing and because i have reccurent eye inflammations thinks its from that. but she said just to make sure to go...
i take pentasa, oroxine for the thyroid and actonel for osteoporosis. fish oil, vitamin D iron supplement probiotic and a multivitamin daily. could any of these be the culprit? grrrrrrrr...
hi all! i just had my blood tests results back and i was wondering if any of u have the same results as me.any idea if its crohn's related? my platelets count is 110 (normal range 150-450) though in...
i hope everything goes well for you!!! HUGS...
ive tried apple cider vinegar and i did help! 2 tbls in a full glass of water u can add honey if u want twice a day it sure cleared up my sinuses. i hope it helps u too!...
is turmeric available in tablets? ive found turmeric in the supermarket in powder form. how do you take it? anyone knows?...
iron supplement do cause constipation. she should take it with vitamin C. my doctor advised me to take metamucil twice a day....
white cells can go down when youre in some antibiotics. thats what happened to me. it affected my white cells and platelets. i am off the antibiotics for nearly 2 months. ill have a blood test end of...
my prayers are with you and your family!!!!!!!!!!!...
The eye specialist called my eye inflammation as arthritis of the eye. he gave me cortizone eye drops. i was on them for 3 weeks stopped them and after 4 days the inflammation came back. im on the...
ive been on antibiotics for nearly 9 months 3 different ones and my doctor never said anything to me about taking probiotics. after reading this forum i went and i bought myself a bottle and started...
what is FOS? is it written on the label?...
thanks brian! ill give it a try! i hope im not allergic to bees though! lol...
brian i have started on pentasa. should i stop it and go on bee propolis or should i take it along with it? how did u do it? did u stop all your medications?...
Hi PB4! I just wanted to say hi! Colitis Foundation has been down for quite awhile, huh? I asked the admin himself, and it sounds like the site has been down because he lost all info and hopefully...
i think you should make an appointment and talk to this doctor personally instead of his receptionist. and request a capsule endoscopy. to me it sounds very unprofessional of a doctor not to...
thank you both so much! i will try to talk to her today and try to convince her to ask professional help. this too much for her to deal on her own. and true its tearing me apart watching her hurting...
im really worried about my daughter. i should tell you her story from the beginning. shes got married 21/2 years ago to the man she swore she loved. in their first year of marriage he was diagnosed...
thank you all! ive started pentasa 3 tablets twice daily on the 8/08/08. the pain has eased a little. ill definitely let you know how im going in a couple of weeks i think its too soon to work yet....
check you small intestine! do the capsule endoscopy! good luck with a diagnosis!!...
the prep that my doctor gives me every time is 2 pills of durolax around lunch time and at 3 pm i saschet of Picoprep or Picolax. another one at 5 pm and the last one at 7 pm. and suggests to drink...
from what i read wellbutrin is an antidepressant drug!http://www.drugs.com/wellbutrin.html when i developed iron defficiency my doctor told me that i must be bleeding from somewhere. after all the...
whats the SCD book? im in australia too and ill be interested to know where u get your yogurt and probiotics. thank u!!!!!...
thank u so much mystery girl! ive decided to wait to discuss it with my family doctor first before i decide what to do!...
thanks harry u gave me food for thought!...
thanks crazy harry! so how to you manage your crohn's?...
congratulations!!!!!! why does it pay so little? its not fair!...
thanks so much for your replies. they help so i can make up my mind. i am afraid of the side affects the most. but i talked to a friend of mine overseas who has colitis and she told me the same. so i...
today i saw another doctor for a second opinion. he was highly recommended by my family doctor. he checked all my results from a colonoscopy and capsule endoscopy i had done a year ago and he said...
if u have private health insurance yes naturopath visits are covered. im in australia too....
oh gumby i so feel for you! lots of hugs love!!!!! god bless!!!!...
what medication are u taking aussiegirl? im in australia too!...
the colonoscopy id done it a year ago and capsule about 9 months ago because i was low in iron. he found the ulcers and put me in 3 different antibiotics. now because i have low white cells (like 1.3...
thank you for your replies! i just found out my insurance wont pay for the capsule so ill have to do the colonoscopy arghhhhhhhhhhhh...
i have done both before! with colonoscopy he found inflamation near the ileum. with the capsule he found ulcers in the small intestine. this is a repeat test to see if the ulcers have cured after 8...
which test of two will give better more accurate results? my doctor suggested i have a colonoscopy because the medicare pays for it. but i have private insurance and they will pay part of my capsule...
thank you so much! i think after this colonoscopy the doctor will know for sure if its crohn's. if the ulcers are still there. but what concerns me the most is my last blood results. even though my...
hi, i find this forum so informative. you are all great. well my story is that about a year and a half i started having problems.it started with infection and blood in the urine i took antibiotics...