Thank you for your warm greeting. I must say i found the fasting quite therapeutic. I was in less pain, and going to the bathroom once a day, and my stools were formed. It was quite a surprising, i...
The very first sign I get is nausea, when brushing my teeths. Then over the next few days comes the other symptoms: constipated diarrhea (if that makes sense), nausea at all times, extreme fatigue,...
i felt nauseous for a long time after they stopped Imuran, I also developed pancreatitis. But with time the nausea fades away and i was able to eat again, although i remember that I was on...
my friend sent me this...I thought you all would enjoy it :) Signs that You are a Crohnie! * You have a whole shelf in your pantry dedicated to your meds * You can tell what part of your GI tract is...
I wish you all the best, reading this thread has got me a little hopeful for some relief, does anyone know if they do HBOT in london for crohn's?...
lol thats true, i should find out whats inside before I try anything. thank you...
I had the exact same episode about 2 months back. I had to have two bags of blood. They did a sigmoid colonoscopy and found nothing. I was in hospital for a week, and they did mri scan, still they...
Thank you so much for this information. Does anyone know how long this procedure takes? and can you walk about as normal while it is in?...
Hello, Yestoday my friend told me that one of their crohn's friend used herbal therapy, and this helped her finally get into remission. I have had active crohns since my diagnosis 18 months ago. I...
thank you both for your helpful replies. I have been taking cipro for two weeks now, and the pain came(exactly as lynn024) has described two days after vaccine. will try and get in contact with doc....
hi, I need some advice from people who have taken the swine flu vaccine. I had mine on friday, along with the seasonal flu and pneumovax. from sunday the pain from the swine flu vaccine (left arm)...
hello dreamer, I was on azothioprine last year, but it did not work out for me. I remember a little while after I stopped the medicine i started getting a twitch, involuntary spasm. It was worrying...
hello, I thought I should add to this discussion, as my Crohn's is in the colon, and i find it impossible to keep my weight up. At the moment I weigh only 34kg :(...
Hi FallColors. I dont have a fever, but that may be because im on prednisolone. Its a fair bit of blood. Thanks for your reply, much appreciated :)...
thanks for the advice nawlinscate, I have found warm baths a little helpful. I have not heard the medicine Tylenol? does anyone know if its availiable in the UK? or if theres something similar here?...
Hey everyone, just wanted some advise on what to do. I have had blood in my stools for about two weeks now, the blood was red. I even bleed when I release wind. I have not visited the doctor because...
i have the same problem. my dad believes my issue is a case of heartburn thats really bad, it didnt matter how much i told him different he was totally convinced. i then decided to let him believe...
Hi GDen, I was taking imuran last year, they put me on a dose according to my weight. I was told I will be on it for the rest of my life, but unfortunately it didnt work out for me, so they had to...
red apples and bananas (those turning slightly brown), cant deal with anything citrusy (sp?) x...
hiya. with me its nuts and beans...
i stopped all my medication for about 3 months, because i was gettin side effects from everything i tried,felt really good. but now back on pred, due to flare. i think my flare came about due to...
thank you all, saw my GI today, he says its most likely a reaction to my medicines( i was on pentasa and azothioprine). although the symptoms seem to come a week after i went off the medication. He...
thank you all for your reply, im seeing my doc tomorrow, and hopefully get some bloods done.in the meantime ill be taking your advise. thank you again :)...
scratching does help a little, but once i start i cant stop.im actually quite worrid now, but cant do anything until the weekends over, so i can speak to my doctors....
Diagnosed with Crohn's 5 months ago, since then i have been on prednisone and tapaered of it two months ago. Health never fully recovered to normal, and i still had good and bad days. a month back i...
i was on azothioprine, but stopped it last week, because i was having terrible side effects, and the doctors assumed that it may be causing pancreatitis, so i stopped both the pentasa and...
Hi everyone, I have an itch all over my body, and its driving me crazy. Can any one tell me what is actually going on in my body, and what i should take stop it? thankyou...
Hi all, ive been diagnosed with Crohn's in May, and have since been on steroids. I seem to have gained alot of facial hair, i was wondering if it will go away...or should i start waxing it?...