The question of probiotics (i.e. should you use them and if so which ones?) occurs regularly on this forum. The general consensus is yes, probiotics are a good idea and can contribute to better...
Have you tried slippery elm? It's safe for people with Crohn's. It creates a mucilage when drank with warm water that supposedly coats your guts. I have been using it for a while. I think I have less...
Phenergan (promethazine) is a godsend for nausea. You should be able to get a prescript ion for that right away. Have you ever tried a heating pad for the pain? I'd also stay away from NSAIDs (Advil...
No. I'm talking about the duodenum and the jejunum, not the ileum, which I know is part of your small intestine, but inflammation there normally causes diarrhea, hence the RX for meds like Pentasa...
I wouldn't have done it either. When I start to get a lot of pain, I quit eating. During my last hospital visit I decided that I can starve myself and take my blood pressure every couple of hours at...
Laying flat helps my back pain some. I also use a heating pad. I can't take any pain meds because I can't have my intestines slowing down, so I suffer with it and rest as much as possible....
I was looking at some of the foods you can eat and they look terrible. Lettuce and nuts are really hard on your guts and if you have partial small bowel obstruction you are forbidden to eat them. I...
How do you all cope? I didn't think my Crohn's was that bad until I was hospitalized and now I am in fear with every ache and pain that I am going to have to go back. I start reading about all of the...
So do you think acidophilus is enough? I try to take that everyday especially since I am on Cipro and Flagyl....
It's good to hear that someone is having a good day. I hope more of them are on their way... for all of us! /community/emoticons/yeah.gif ...
Hmm... apparently I'm not the only "Crybaby" with this disease. Go figure....
Thanks guys. But now I have to think of a new name. Crybaby would be good for me at this point....
I hope you get to feeling better and are out of the hospital ASAP!...
Does anything think the BCP has anything to do with flares? I quit taking them the last time I had a D flare and then went back on them for a month and just had some weird flare of my small...
I can't have onions and I love them. I had to give them up because it wasn't worth the pain. I'm pretty much afraid of all food at this point, so I have been eating baked/mashed potatoes, applesauce,...
Oh and I hate my name, BTW but I can't change it. I was just not feeling very creative and fee-fi-fo-fum was the first thing that came to my head....
My grandmother had it and my aunt has had it for over 40 years. I kinda think my sister may have it but she says she's too "fat" to have it. I just roll my eyes at her. My grandmother died before I...
I'm telling you that I am totally losing it because seeing all of your replies meant so much to me that I cried. I have been crying at the drop of the hat since I left the hospital and I hardly ever...
They won't think that. They get all kinds of weirdos. I always tell myself that I am not the worst that they have seen. I have to feel like I am dying to go to the ER and I did that night. The...
I think it sounds like gas pains too. They can be horrible. Were you hurting at the time of the CT?...
Thank you so much for your reply. I agree that I need to talk to someone about diet. I would eat dirt if I knew that everything would be okay. /community/emoticons/tongue.gif Do you think 80mg to...
And I am worried that I am going to pay for it. I'm just so scared of it. I'm a hypochondriac anyway and I know that I will get all of the side effects with it and drive myself crazy. I already have...
I swear that when I was taking Bactrim, my BMs were good. It might have been all of the water I was injesting with it. I'm taking Flagyl and Cipro now. It's really hard to take the Flagyl because it...
I know what you mean. It's hard not to get overwhelmed with all of the what ifs? and thinking about how crappy the next day might be when you haven't even gotten over the present one. I do the same...
If you can, you might want to get to the ER. I had that same feeling. It felt like I was bloating and burning. I was waiting for the acid to entirely eat my stomach through and after a few hours, I...