I was in a similar situation with my crohn's disease. I was completely shocked when I was diagnosed in April 2008. I went to the doctor's for a fissure that had been bothering me for a while. A...
Hello Everyone. I haven't posted much on here - but I do stop by to read what everyone is up to now and then. I think this is a great community. I still feel how I felt when I was first diagnosed...
So interesting to see what everyone "does" :) I'm a Legal Coordinator at one of the major record labels/music companies in Los Angeles. I oversee majority of our copyright issues....
You can add quinoa to your diet. It's a grain kinda like couscous but is wheat/gluten free and has 5g per serving (serving size is only 1/4 cup). You can get it at Trader Joes. It's great to add to...
Hey Downunda, I take Floradix...I'm not sure off the top of my head the measurement (I'm at work and don't have the bottle in front of me), but you know the little plastic measuring cup that comes...
If you go for the biotin, check out Biotin Forte. You can get it at The Vitamin Shoppe (they have an online store too). It's 3mg and includes Folic Acid, Zinc and B vitamins. It was reccommended by a...
Hi Nanners, I take 1T of Floradix everyday. It's a liquid iron and herb supplement that you can get at Whole Foods Market. You might want to give that a try since it's not in pill form....
Ahhh that was freaky - I work in Los Angeles on the 11th floor of a highrise and the whole building was swaying!! crazy....
Hi Stephanie, I experience the heart palpitations everynow and then randomly. As you described them too - "it literally feels like my heart skips a beat". Beyond stress, I've been told this can...
The only symptoms I've experienced thus far was a fissure that had been bothering me for a couple years (which is what alarmed to me to go to the doctors in the first place) and I was getting stomach...
Hello Everyone, I've posted here a couple times - I'm newly diagnosed. I've gone through a coloscopy, endoscopy, MRI Enterography and numerous blood tests. I'm now going to the GI on Friday to come...
I'm a big fan of Pilates. You should try it, it's a great work out and will really tone you! Just be aware that majority of the moves focus on your "core" and work your abs. I also take a lot of...
I just had an MRI enterography 2 weeks ago...it wasn't so bad - but I also have nothing to compare it to since it was my first time having anything like that done. I had to drink 1 container of some...
Hello, I’m glad you decided to post on this forum – I don’t have the best advice but wanted to chime in and try to cheer you up a bit. I live on the other coast in Los Angeles and work in the music...
Hey There, I have experience with fissures and skin tags. I've had mine for about 5 years now, though I was only just diagnosed with CD a couple weeks ago. The 2 fissures I had are actually just...
[b] me before I get to my question(s). I'm 24 F, Los Angeles, CA, currently taking Pentasa (4 pills 4x / day). The symptoms I have had are, since 2003 a chronic fissure - tags eventually formed....