My kids have been sick and i caught the dreaded stomach virus. I didn't vomit--just nausea and stomach cramps. Now i have bad diarrhea. I know that it is part of the stomach virus b/c my kids have D...
I took accutane when i was 18 for about 6 months and was diagnosed with crohn's when i was 27....
I have been on the lialda for about a year and a half. when the numbness started i also started having severe pain in my neck at the base of my skull. I have an appointment with my gi today...so...
I just saw my pcp yesterday for a respiratory infection and as i was sitting there my hands and arms started tingling and went numb...and when i would relax my hands my ring and pinkie finger would...
I'm from the weatherford area....i don't know of a family doc....but i've heard of a gastroenterologist in grapevine named Dr James Weber. He specializes in crohn's disease. I was actually going to...
thank y'all so much! I do use hand santizer excessively but with my compromised immune system i haven't been sick (but have had MRSA staph) But i'm glad i'm not the only one concerned ....Of course i...
I was just wondering if anyone else has issues with using germ-x or hand sanitizers constantly. This all started a couple years ago when my kids picked up a bad stomach virus and vomited for a week....
I am on remicade and i've done ok although i do sometimes get a shortness of breath during the infusion. I would talk to your doctor for sure. I'm on remicade for crohn's disease...it doesn't seem to...
I have crohn's disease and have had joint pain and swelling before i was even diagnosed. The doctor's are saying the joint pain is related to the crohn's. Lately the pain and swelling in my fingers...
I switched from pentasa to Lialda b/c i had a reaction to the pentasa. It seems to be working for me. But i also take it with remicade. But so far no problems. Good Luck!...
I am having the same problem with my finger joints, wrists, and toes. My doc said it is just joint pain with the CD. No one has said anything about testing for RA. I'm just taking EXstrength tylenol...
i have anxiety and depression which didn't start until 6 months after my diagnosis. I am currently on generic Lexapro which some people have said doesn't work for them but it does for me. I'm...
Does anyone have any info for a person newly diagnosed with parkinson's and dementia. It is my uncle who is only in his early 40's. he and our family are very upset. any info would be great. I've...
as sjkly mentioned you should look into assistance from the drug company that manufactures your medicine. I get assistance with my remicade and lialda. It helps so much as i don't have insurance...
can't live without it! doesn't bother me either...thank God. Starbucks white mocha....i have to get one in the morning now :)...
I've been diagnosed a little over a year now. My dad has always had intestinal problems but hasn't been diagnosed with anything, my aunt has intestinal problems but was diagnosed with IBS...i worry...
I'm sorry i wanted to add that i don't judge your husband for what he does. People make mistakes. And if you decide to let him come home i don't judge you for that either. You take care. God Bless...
My husband's brother and cousin are both alcoholics and my mother in law is a drug addict. In my personal opinion you can't trust a person who is being controlled by a substance. It's not really them...
I was just wondering how the dr determines that you have RA. I have joint pain and swelling associated with crohn's disease. My ankles were swollen and painful for a year until i started remicade....
just wanted to say that i'm making a dr appt. tomorrow. i'll keep updating........
thank you everyone for your input. i sincerely appreciate it :) christina...
yeah..i use it for joint pain associated with the crohn's. i had just read somewhere that it has been thought to help depression but it isn't prescribed for it. it does make me sick sometimes...
Hi i'm new here. i've been on the depression forum and decided to try here. I just wanted to mention a little of what i'm going through. I have horrible nightmares and sometimes wake up with night...
I was reading on the internet about tramadol. Does anyone know if it has been used as an anti-depressant at all?...
thanks for all of your help. My only problem with assistance is most of the time we are right in the middle as far as income goes.....we make too much for assistance and not enough to get by. But...
Are there always highs and lows in BP disorder? Or does it vary? any info would help.....
For a few months now i've been having nightmares to the point that i wake up sweating or just confused. I started having visions in my head (even when i'm awake) of bad things happening to my kids or...
JsMom, I have suffered from gum inflammation for a long time, even with ulcers in my mouth. Sometimes my gums are swollen and red and even have red nodules on them, which didn't happen until the...
hi...this sounds like me....a few years ago i went to the dr for bad cramps and irregular bm's. He prescribed me some medication and said it was ibs....so i didn't take it seriously and didn't take...
Hi /community/emoticons/smile.gif I've been on lialda for about a year now and i haven't really noticed a significant amount of hair loss but i have noticed some recently, nothing to be concerned...
[b] a year ago. My father has always had stomach cramps and d as long as he can remember. He has never had a colonoscopy or been to a dr about it. When he eats certain raw veggies he cramps up and...
I have been having episodes like my heart feels like it is beating fast and i can't breathe, and my chest tightens. I always have a feeling of fear...like something is going to happen. I sometimes...
I've been on imuran for almost a year. I haven't had any side effects except nausea. I had those pains and feelings in my legs before i started the medication. So i feel mine is unrelated to the...
I was on pentasa back in july and I had a severe reaction to it...vomiting, passing out, rash, and fever. Needless to say i didn't see any improvement. My crohn's is only in my large intestine. My gi...
by the way....i'm a stay at home mom....but my kids still follow me around everywhere..so i still don't get to the bathroom by myself...or when i need to :)...
I think you should do what interests you. I've always had an interest in the medical field before my diagnosis and even now...so whether it is becoming a nurse, radiology tech or whatever --that is...
thanks everyone. This is just so hard. I'm afraid that maybe he will get tired of being understanding after a while. I think for me it's mostly being exhausted. After taking care of 4 kids (3 of our...
I've noticed that since i've been diagnosed and been on medication that my sex drive is a lot lower than before. I don't really have any problems right now except some tenderness where my fistula was...
I have panic episodes also but i'm not sure if it's related to me taking Imuran....i'll have to look into this...
mine do the same and the doctor said that the remicade will help....he gave me a rx for tramadol...which i don't like...
I had the same symptoms that you are describing then it turned into a fistula. The doc gave me flagyl and i start remicade soon....
I had a colposcopy done in april. There is some cramping and funky discharge afterwards...but for me nothing serious....
I've noticed mine does it after eating everthing, not just any certain food....
i have a stricture also and my belly makes some strange sounds too....mostly when it's quiet in church :)...
i think this was mentioned above but i mixed mine with sprite...but to be honest...it still made me sick and now i have an adversion to sprite....
i was diagnosed with ibs by my pcp after an ultrasound of my belly, and an upper gi...which only showed i had acid reflux. that was in 2004.....got my cd dx in april of 2007.....i believe it was cd...
I luv-- 1. God 2. my husband and family 3. mexican food 4. TEXAS yee haw! 5. reading 6. listening to music 7. watching the leaves fall 8. chrismas music 9. snow (when there is some) 10. coffee 11....
i really needed a laugh...thanks :). You know...come to weatherford, tx. Here it's the little old lady too short to see over the steering wheel driving reeeaaaalllyyy slow looking for garage...
I know how you feel. I feel like i'm disappointing my husband and since our sex life isn't going too well right now due to a fistula and fatigue, i'm afraid of losing him. I'm also not the mother i...
I currently am not having D...but was wondering if probiotics are good for crohnies anyway. Anyone recommend a brand?? christina...