Hi All, Hope you guys are all having a wonderful Valentine's Day. I am doing alright with mine. So, I have always had what others called pretty beautiful long hair, like the kind that goes...
You should ask you doctor if you are concerned with that. That's part of med management that they are responsible for, I think. Good luck....
I live in a very sunny place...and it doesn't affect me. But maybe sun and heat relax your stomach and that just moves things through faster...when you already have spasms or inflammation. Just a...
Kim, what probiotics are you using that seem to be working for you. I just got a basic acidopholus and it seems to be helping a little. Carlos, thanks for the kind words...I'm feeling a little better...
Also, another resource for your father is that maybe likes football and would know one of the Jacksonville Jaguars was diagnosed with Chrohns as well...and I don't think he was jewish. Here is an...
This is such an interesting topic, because I identify myself as Jewish but I am only 3/4. My 1/2 is askenazi however, no one in my family has suffered from IBD...but my non-jewish parent has had IBS,...
So, I just bought Acidopholus and I am wondering how you are supposed to take it. I was told that in order for it work properly for Chrohns that we have to take it ever 4-6 hours or something and we...
I have taken asacol for a long time and it is normal to see the pill in your stool, even sometimes wholeish ones. It says it in the pamphlet when you get the medication I think and also, my GI doctor...
Lol. I know, here is the funny thing, she is a foremost leader and specialist in the field. And...she even has an IBD clinic, as she specializes in this stuff specifically...and works for a...
Has anyone ever heard of Floracel? Or has anyone ever taken it with any success? A friend suggested it to me for Chrohns/Colitis and said it worked for her dog who had it. Her dog was supposedly told...
Thank you guys so much for all the kind words and for taking the time to write me back. As for your questions... 1. My doc has suggested humira as a possible option but I wanted to try entocort...
Thank you for the links to the threads...those are good tips. I live in the US. What country do u live in? I also have decent insurance right now and have seen a couple GI's, this current one that I...
Hi everyone... I am feeling so sad and isolated from this at the moment...it really really sucks. I am 27 years old and I live in a great city and have great friends and I feel like I should be...
I was tapering off Prednisone and he put me on Entocort, I am now off Pred...and on Entocort and Asacol. But, it's not really helping sadly. Thanks for the advice. Humira causes hair loss or thinning...
Thanks guys for the advice...I will definitely try the folic acid and the multi-vitamin. It's just weird because I have really long thick hair and I'm the person that people think has extensions,...
Hi everyone, I have just started taking Entocort about 3 weeks ago and I feel like my hair is getting a lot thinner...I just started to notice this about a week or so ago...and I am also taking...
Need advice.. Maybe it is an attempt to tell you how much despair I really am in. I don't know what to do with my negative emotions sometimes...sometimes I tense up and become paralyzed (I harbor it...
Hi guys, I was just diagnosed with almost certainty that my UC (have had for 5 years) has now turned to Chrohns and honestly as of this year, past 6 months, I have been admitted and hospitalized 2x's...
You know your body. As long as you have insurance, as even if you don't, I say better safe than sorry. The worst they could do is send you home. Good luck....
Thanks so much for your friendly words guys. You know what really scares me the most are accidents....unfortunately, it's not just an anxiety though...it is a reality...it has happened to me before....
Hi Guys, So, I just switched Forums because, guess what... Yes, it is not very difficult to figure out why...I just had a colonoscopy and my lovely results showed that my Colitis has now turned into...
Haha, all good responses, thank you very much. I don't know what I'm gonna do yet...I have a meeting with them tomorrow and we are going to discuss compensation, ect, so I will see. I really...
Hi All, Ok, so I have a concern. I think I am about to get offered a position at a company I would be excited to work for; however there is one problem...the bathroom situation. This office is really...
1. No discussion of any illegal activity or threats of violence. (ie. illicit drug use, including medical marijuana use, threats of suicide or self-injury, or threatened or intended physical harm)....
Why didn't the doctor pay more attention to other possibilities of why that lymph node might be enlarged, if it wasn't allergies...that's what I would wonder about for your daughter. As for you, you...
And nope, never tried fiber supplements. Do those help even if sometimes I suffer from constipation, if it's not d it's costipation, never just normal :(...
PB4 said: I altered my diet cuz I know that refined sugar, artificial sweetners, caffeine, animal fats, processed foods/beverages and fast-foods can all aggrivate/exacerbate IBD symptoms and overall...
Are they bad for Colitis? Can you guys tolerate them in moderation or are they just something that needs to be out for us? Also, how do you know if you shouldn't be eating veggies? I feel like if...
You know what's also so funny...I haven't told most of my friends either...at least not what the actual diagnosis is. I don't want them to look at me like I am gross you know? How do you guys handle...
Thanks guys...you know what's so funny...I think I am going to tell him... I mean I am young and I thought it was kinda fated for me to meet a GI doc that is close to my age and that I am somewhat...
Smoking can lead to Colon Cancer; I think the reason why cigarettes help with relief is because they are relieving some anxiety...which you might be able to get from an anti depressant and or anti...
Thanks guys! I know, it is sooooooooooo ironic... I still don't know how I am going to handle it, I think I need to just feel it out. The only reason why I don't feel that it is deceitful is because...
Hi guys and girls... So...this is probably the most interesting predicament I have found myself in a longgggggg time. Here goes: I have Ulcerative Colitis/IBD for about 6 years already, I am in my...
How do you explain driving alone??? We would be going from the office. Also, do you guys tell your bosses about your issues with chrohns/colitis? Also, my urgency is so bad that I cannot even make it...
Hi, So, I just got this new job and I'm excited for it. My first day is tomorrow but in the email that the boss sent me, it said that her and I might be traveling to a meeting tomorrow 30-40 minutes...
Not really, but I do get tingling in my legs sometimes, feels like going numb, usually from sitting on the toilet for a while embarrassingly enough to say haha....
Hey guys, thanks...it's true, I have noticed that when I go to the bathroom right away when I feel it, it really helps with the constipation...but what I realize I do is get anxious about actually...
To Specify, meaning that you want to make a bowel movement, feel like you have to but can't......
Do any of you guys withhold your bowel movements when you're stressed? And then when you're calm and feel happy and non-anxious if feels like they're going to slide out of you, almost with urgency?...
Wow, thanks for all the great response guys! I do something similar to the mental exercise one of you guys mentioned above. Do you guys ever get constipated as a result of the anxiety or does anyone...
Hey All, I've noticed that when my Chrohns acts up, like when I get major spasms in my stomach area, sometimes it makes me very tense and then I start to get what feels like a panic attack. Does that...
I suffer from IBD/Colitis and I know that stress definitely exacerbates it. Stress can cause constipation and many other horrible things. It is important to have a good support network and stay...
I think it's important to follow your "gut" per se. You know, sometimes we might not trust ourselves and consider our anxiety to be an "over-reaction" but in your case, I think it was a very normal...