Hi all... I have a persistent pain in my ovary area... it feels like I am ovaluating all the time. the pain is constant and mostly is a 7 on a scale of 10 but then occassionally sharp pain for hours...
Hi I am moving to Wasaga Beach in May and am looking for a new Crohns doctor... any suggestions?...
Hi all..the pain in my lower right side is not getting any better...it radiates to the lower back and I am finding that I spending most of my days with the heating pad on alternating from my front to...
Hi gmd... I have been given Amitripline for help with mild pain and sleep distrubances. I am not sure it helps at all with diarrhea because I have had D for the last 2 years almost constantly since...
hi all... I am seeing my GI tomorrow and he is wanting to put my on another med ... Salofalk is not working and I am still having major BM's (5 to 10 per day for 3 days then 1 day of nothing then...
great suggestion ...thanks... as i march off to my bubble bath now...lol...
Hi ... yes my gallbladder is gone also I have had gastric bypass surgery. thanks for the thought though...
hi all... I have been having terrible right side pain and it moves towards the lower back... could this be related to my crohn's ... it feels the same pain I have on the left side where my damage is...
Would you please tell me what a stricture is? I am a gastric bypass patient and at best I take in 800 to 1000 calories per day and am having issues with vomiting and my crohns very active (8 to 10...
Marathon, Ontario Canada.... NORTHWEST where it is COLD...
HI RooR... thank you for your inspiring story. I have two sons 18 and 15 and if they lived through what you have lived through, I hope they would show as much strength, courage and determination as...
Hi, I am suffering from the very same thing and the doctor just told me a few weeks ago that I should maybe take in some protein drinks. I currently use Whey Protein Vanilla (EQUATE) is the brand I...
Thank you everyone for the support and advice. I know the key is to stay positive and be your own advocate but sometimes I just need to be reminded of that. I am sure that I slide down the depression...
Hi all, I am confused and scared all at the same time, as I am sure most of have felt with this illness. I was diagnosed with Crohn's/colitis in Nov 07 after finally seeing a doctor after...
I am Canadian and I have found "Just a Drop" in Walmart. It is used prior to going to the bathroom and I find it works really well... Hope this helps some...
Hey there .... Is there any reason for me to be bruising very badly. Everytime my dog (15lbs) steps on me I get a bruise. Even if I just knock my leg or arm, I get a bad bruise. Is this a symptom of...
Too late to go to the doctor now. I have a problem with wanting to take the meds prescribed..I guess denial is at work there. I have been taking Hycort enima's for 3 weeks now and it is not working....
Hi April... I am new to this site and have seen the "packing" posts. What are they? They seem to be a list of things people will be doing for the day. Would you be so kind as to explain this to me?...
I do have crohn's colitis... I am not sure what means but I have that. My Gastric doctor didn't know about the crohns... When I first went to see the gastric doctor, I told him about the bloody...
Hi again... Yes the BM's are pencil thin. What does that mean? and the new enemia they put me on goes right through me as well? I am leaving tomorrow for vacation for almost 3 weeks and I am so...
hey there Gail...thank you for the welcome. I am 288 now and have not lost anything in the last 5 months. I am completely discouraged by that. I keep hearing that Crohn's makes people lose weight and...
I am new here and been newly diagnosed with Crohns and Colitis (??? no quite sure what that means). I was diagnosed with it in November 07 and went and had Gastric Bypass surgery in Feb 08...BIG...