Hiya! I feel for you! It seems that the more nervous or 'stressed' one gets about something the more likely it is to happen. Don't underestimate how this worrying will effect your CD! Stress is a...
Hiya folks, I am thinking of going home for a visit soon and was wondering if anyone would recommend a company to get travel insurance through? i live in the UK. I would hate to have a flare in the...
Is there any such thing as a fav flare diet? Ok, serious now. I will swear by this: plain basmati boiled rice (boiled to death!) add some broc florets to the rice (about 10 min into cooking) and boil...
I love how I was dxd with cd! I had been going to the dr for about 18 months complaining about my pain and d. I had about 7 scans, 2 laperoscopies and several xrays before they washed their hands of...
So sorry to hear that! I was born and bred in Texas (houston) and can remember hurricanes and tornados and the like. My vote is England! Move to England if you can. They have NO weather. It is always...
Okay, I guess i will share this one, though haven't even told my husband this one! I was in a 5 star really fancy hotel. I get away just on my own about 3x a year and this was one of them. I was...
Hey Guys, I was just wondering how many of you get problems when you walk. Walking to me seems to over-excite my bowel. When I am in flare the less I walk the longer my food stays with me. But, I...
Hey, do you get a CRP done? That will tell you what level of inflamation there is in the body. You can do the ESR as well, but I usually don't bother. To me, it sounds like your hemmies, but I am no...
I take a small amount of aloe every day. I hate the taste, but disolve a little manuka honey in it to make it more palatable. You can't eat anything hot after. I can't say that I have noticed a HUGE...
Hey Tex, I do dog breeding. I breed Cavalier King Charles Spaniels. They are the best dogs, i love them and love breeding. It has its ups and downs, but I can be at home and as we live so close to so...
Celey, I don't know if this will help, but before I got the Mirena coil and stopped my periods and the like I did the same thing swing from const to D almost overnight. I really think that once you...
Eva that really sucks! To be so young, those darn things only just broke through. /community/emoticons/wink.gif I have problems with my teeth too, i don't think it is just the two of us??? I won't...
Hospital food here in England? Well actually, in my hospital here in Cornwall they are trying really hard and use all local produce and meats. However, there are NO SPECIAL DIETS - like NONE! not...
Fitzy, I used syrup of figs three days before and 1 day before. For three days before (after 1st syrup of fig) i drank chicken broth. after 2nd syrup of figs i drank only water. he said that this was...
I don't recommend anyone come off any drugs they are taking. I recommend everyone become more knowledgable about the natural course of the disease. The natural ebbs and flos. Instead of talking about...
Roni, I would love to say that if your taking the meds then you won't flare, but that is not the case and the GI should be honest enough with everyone to tell them that. I know when I persistently...
That is so not nice! My suggestion is this: warm water wash after every bm, followed by drying with a blow dryer - DON'T LAUGH, really. obviously a low heat setting, just to dry the area well. I...
I was told probiotics 'kill' yeast in the gut, this mass cull can make people feel worse while the body deals with all the dead yeast that has built up. I was told to expect to feel bad before i felt...
I took pentasa for a whole week! I had fire hot ass burning stools and stopped taking it. Some things just aren't worth it /community/emoticons/shocked.gif My GI has since told me that is does...
The doctors thought I had Endo before the DX with CD. I had laps, scans, you name it! finally after years of pain killers (all NSAIDS), a mirena coil, 2 laps, 8 scans and countless internal...
I have the same problem. I have the blood test scheduled for r/a and thyroid, but will take some time to get the results. My nutrionist told me to eat pig gelatin. It is found in horrible chewy...
I have tried the coil, as a matter of fact I have had this one in for almost 3 years now. My periods really aggrivated my crohn's so it was recommended for me. Of course at the time they didn't know...
Hi Kelsey! It is great to meet someone else who has decided to take the bull by the horns so to speak! I am not on meds either. I haven't not forgotten my disease, wouldn't be able to if I tried, but...
Hiya, My advice to anyone seeking alternative medicines, is to first buy this book. It could save you tons!! The Desktop Guide to Complementary and Alternative Medicine (An evidence-based approach)...
hi Kickboxer I have not gotten back to this site for quite some time. I am 36, and have never taken any prescribtion drug for my Crohn's. Well, that's not totally true, I took lots while they were...
Hi - was just going to tell you to look at a book called The Desktop Guide to Complementary and Alternative Medicine An evidence-based approach. Editors are Edzard Ernst, Max H. Pittler and Barbara...
Hi Chris, I am sorry you are having such a hard time with all this! You may not like my suggestion though.... Try the 'lofflex' diet. It takes all grains away but rice (the grain we have been eating...
You just might find that it is the MERCURY in the flu shot that is making you sick. They have finally taken it out of the immunizations they give children (here in the UK, anyway) but it is still in...
Hi Kandice, There is an alternative pain relief treatment that has crediable research to back it up. If you would like to know more please email me at address in my profile at the left. Thanks Amy...
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Hi momoftwoangels, I am going the 'natural' path as well. I have however discovered (for myself) that stress plays a MAJOR role in my flare-ups. If you are stressed about which meds to take and how...
Hey guys, I recently came across this treatment for Crohn's and was wondering who had heard of it and if anyone has tried it in the drug trials. the company that makes it is www.giaconalimited.com I...