could be a possibility of Hirschsprung's Disease which is a section of dead nerves in the colon. when fecal matter reaches the dead nerves, there is nothing telling the brain to send impulses to the...
you are definitely not alone. how is your leaking? is it around the seal? or the bag itself? or does it get too full and pop off? i've all these things happen. i would wake up during the night and...
i started back to work as a part time afternoon daycare teacher. i would come in at 2 and relieve the regular teacher and stay until 6 in the evening. nost of the kids would be winding down from...
Thanks. i'll keep everyone posted. i may not get on everyday but i do check in a couple times a week when i'm able and as soon as i here back from my surgeon, i let you know. hopefully,we can...
i didn't know u could use mouthwash. i would have thought the alcohol would weaken the bag....
as soon as i hear back from him, i will post and let you know. the doc that has done all my surgeries is back at baptist hospital so i told my gi doc that's who i prefer and gave him the contact...
hi all! hope everyone's doing good. i have a few funnies to share. first, right after i got home from my surgery,my sister in law asked if it was ok if she could see what an ostomy looked like but...
i had my colostomy for 10 years now. the hardest thing for me was dealing with not having a rectum anymore. the permanent colostomy i could deal with. i've had crohn's for a very long time and...
not sure when surgery will be yet. my gi was going to schedule me with a local but since we don't even have an et nurse in this county, i went to look up where my surgeon is who performed my other...
thanks so much for your help. this forum seems to have a super group of friends and a ton of support....
i have wonderful neighbors who would do anything i need but they have jobs and are gone most of the days. my sister lives about 10 minutes away but she's had both hips replaced due to joint...
my doc called me with results from my ct scan with contrast and said i have a large parastomal hernia. he is sending me to a surgeon. i have had crohn's since 1978(i was 10 at the time,i just turned...
we used to have a crohn's and ibs support group at the hospital here but it kinda fizzled out 4 or 5 years ago....
check with medicaid....they have a program for adults based on income and expenses. with crohn's and the amount of medical bills, you shouldn't have any problems unless you have a really good income....
i know, by the time i'm ready to sleep, my alarm clock goes off and i need to get the kids up for school. i am lucky though that they my son is old enough to drive(17) and if his car was not broke...
thanks. i do visit that forum sometimes but since everything in my life revolves around cd, i like this forum. seen a lot of new meds listed i've never heard of before. since my ostomy, i haven't had...
i usually have a floor fan blowing on medium speed so that it provides background(white noise) and keeps air flow moving around the room. when things are quiet, i tend to hear everything and if there...
has anyone with cd with multiple bowel resections and all the other junk that goes along with cd also with a colostomy got any advice for a parastoma hernia operation that i'm facing? i can handle...
Here's another... You know you're a Crohnie when...... No matter what building,business,store,restaurant you walk into,you KNOW where the bathroom is....
Ask your dr. about checking for kidney stones. i was having some lower back aches for about 2 weeks after i had slipped and fell on my rearend after helping my kids pack down snow for sledding. i...
Hi! Congradulations first of all. Second, I,like you,was diagnosed with Crohn's at age 10. I just recently turned 40. I was the youngest person in our area to be diagnosed with this and it wasn't...