Thanks for the welcome, nice to see some familiar names around the board. lol...nuts maybe- however there are reasons for no meds over the last 5 years. Pancreatitis from immuran, allergic to...
So since I joined the forum in 2003 or 4 I have had 2 more boys- one is 2mths old now :) CD has behaved since 2006, with some minor flares. I think what helped was the combination of diet,...
Bad symptoms started a couple months ago- esophageal spasms and bad inflammation in the esophagus. At the worst of it had a difficult time swallowing...it was bad. Symptoms now is mid chest feel as...
I found out it is called gastric heterotopia- no surgery, he said it is too risky based on where it is..all I can do is take the ppi's to reduce acid production...
I have read/heard that milk increases stomach acid...don't know for sure though. I use lactaid in my cereal and have not had a problem with it- mind you I have trouble with almost everything when I...
Well..here are my thoughts based on what I have thought it is when I was experiencing it: acid/bile coming up from the stomach and in some cases I wondered if I had blood somewhere in the...
Yes, I am on losec(now again after the other ppi disasters lol) and GI said safe and good treatment to use maalox along wtih ppi during severe flares. The extra strength maalox I have been using is...
I have read/heard that long term use of antacids ie/ maalox is not good for you...I am curious if anyone knows why as it is just calcium carbonate... thoughts are appreciated, thanks...
Well, I told the very long story of how I came to taking the protonix- which is in the ppi family but not omeprazole... so the horrible experience was with the protonix however yes, omeprazole made...
Not many would believe me if I told them what happened to me after trying this drug for the first time last night... I know LOTS of people are on with success- but not me! I started off years ago...
Had endoscopy yesterday. He found inflamation mid chest area- biopsied it. I will see him in office in a week or two. He said my stomach was fine..I was too drugged up to ask all the questions I...
I have been diagnosed with crohns by colonoscopy and ct and I find that at times my CD also varies with hormonal shifts ie/ ovulation, menstration etc...
Vanilla Ensure Plus on ice ;)...
Then there are those of us that don't have those types of issues, just agonizing pain, nausea, fever, weight loss etc etc- which is why we baffle the docs and have a difficult time getting...
I refused pred also, I could not bear thinking about the side effects never mind living them. I did go on entocort successfully and along with methotrexate I eventually went into remission. The...
Thank you :) You were part of that for a reason- to pass on this message to others and that is wonderful...
always makes me frustrated when people that have no clue what crohns is other than knowing it is a digestive problem question why I can eat the chips but not a salad...they look as thoguh I am...
The closest thing I can relate to is that my tongue gets really disgusting when my acid reflux is acting up bad...I can barely stand to look at it and it feels horrid and hurts- it gets a thick...
Just a thought to add to all the others which I totally agree with- if there is a chance of pregnancy- have that checked....its so hard having crohn's because we automatically think crohn's when it...
Mashed potatos are a good way of getting some veggies...but only at a stage where I was doing better. I find that if I'm wanting a banana, I can only tolerate a quarter of it and not everyday or I...
Entocort and Methotrexate slowly over a year put me to a place that was much better along with sticking to safe foods and positive thinking. Pentasa -allergic Imuran -pancreatitis refused pred...
When I get flaring bad - especially the first year my temps also got up to 104. I still get low grades (99.6-100.5) when flaring. My GI never believed me when I told him that I was having low grade...
Vanilla Ensure plus, white bread, white rice, boiled boneless skinless chicken breast- lived off these things and only these things for 2 years when I was at my worst. Oh and low fibre white...
The only thing they gave me was the "pink lady" a mixture of maalox and a numbing agent- I forget what it is called. It numbed and took the edge off for a couple of minutes but that was it. It was...
Hi! I don't know if there is anyone around who still remembers me. I was very ill starting in 2003 and I was off work for 2 years... well time goes by and I did end up in remission and had another...
Hi :) I remember being in the same spot about 5 years ago- I was so so sick and it went on and on. I didn't think it would ever end. Things did get better very very slowly and I was able to get back...
At one point I thought it would be good that I switched to decaf. I was told...I think by my doc, that it's not only the caffeine that aggravates the situation, but the actual coffee bean...no wonder...
hi again, lol, really sounds like rib spasms to me. I would really look into that. I have this and yes, I can have it when I breath in for up to that long, I've had it for a few days now. Once I only...
yup, I struggled big time with being diagnosed and realizing I couldn't eat what I wanted anymore...but then a couple months after, I got diagnosed with crohn's and realized I REALLY couldn't eat...
Just something else for you to consider but first I will describe my GERD symptoms to you. It started off as a bruised hurt in the pit of my stomach, almost like someone punched me. It hurt so bad, I...