Today has been better with Momma. Thank you my Lord. Babe thanks for the web site ratemds.com I will check it out as well as the ccfa.org, clonehead. Nelsyd thank you for the practice you gave me I...
Thanks guys for your thoughts and prayers. Sorry it took me so long to respond, but I had a full day keeping Momma peaceful. Still looking for a recommendation. Thanks again for your acknowledgments,...
My step-father died unexpectedly on Jan. 20th. He had been fighting cancer for months but all of a sudden a heart attached took him to the Lord. He was a fine man that could honestly tell you he had...
I am ready for someone else to take a look. I have been flaring for more than a year and tried Humira and been thru 3 Remicade infusions with no results. Someone not long ago mentioned Mayo in...
Nanners, what is SIBO?...
Thanks for your replies. I have tried both over the counter and prescription anti-D meds with poor to no improvement. I have been taking magnesium and the GI told me this causes D. It has been on my...
For the last 12 months I have been in the worst flare of my life. We all know that this effects us differently and my has come on head strong with constant D. Some of you can relate. I have no...
Thanks for all your in put. I knew ya'll would give me great feedback. I have been on a low-residue since Nov. 09 when this giant flare began. Sniper, I take nexium and eat tums. This does not feel...
So thankful that you all are here to give encouragement and examples of your experiences. I have learned a lot. Something that I have not seen much information is nausea. I have had it constantly...
I would very much like to participate. Just let me know the details....
I would also like recommendations for Birmingham, Al and Vanderbilt. I live in MS and have been seeing a GI in Baton Rouge, LA. He has had me on Humira for the past 5 months and I have had no...
Please don't be frustrated with our questions. I understand that you know what you are experiencing and you know your body and systems. I am also very conflicted about about others not getting it....
Thanks so much Sniper,I needed that. When house bound for so long, I have forgotten about the windows and doors....
Sniper-boudin, tasso, and gater tail are some of my favorite things. When the snake bites, when the wasps stings when the hurricanes blow, when I'm feeling bad - I simply remember the foods from...
Sniper- I am just up the river in Natchez. My family is from Ville Plate and Unice. They now live in Lafayette, Were are you and were is your GI? I go to Baton Rouge. Southern Lady...
I have been flaring since November. Finally got started on Humira in February and was so excited to see symptoms go away and get back to life. Well, No change other than my CRP have continued to drop...
Even if I miss a single dose of nexium I have heart burn from drinking water. Prevacid and the others don't work for me so quitting that is not an option. I will however check out the topamax, I have...
Thanks guys, I am on humira now and on probiotics as well as immodum. The D is worse in the am and slows down after lunch time. But as soon as I think all is ok, I and I am ready to make a grocery...
I am at my wits end. A little history, I was diagnosed in 1986 but symptoms started in 1976. Have had my gallbladder removed and in 2001 had my terminal illiem and parts of both of my large and small...
I started my loading Humira with 4 pens in my stomach 2 weeks ago and will inject again in the morning. I have not had any skin reactions at all. Just felt really tired for about 48 hours after....
I worked for Hollister, Inc. the leading ostomy product supplier for 12 years. I have never had an ostomy myself but have dealt with patients with every circumstance imaginable. An illestomy is...
I too have just started Humira and after a few days of sleepiness, I am feeling really great. It has only been a week and a half and I have solid bm's. Never thought that would happen again. YEA!...
Thanks for giving me your input. The injection sites are no longer sore. I never had any itching or irration, just soreness. I am feeling a lot better, not as tired and my D is much improved! Yea!!!...
I don't understand why I get little to no response to the posts I make. I wake up every morning and the second thing I do after reading the local paper is go to this site and read all the latest...
I had my 4 shots, last Thursday. Had to give them all in my mid-section as I do not have any fat on my legs (just heredity nothing I've done). I have a lot of scare tissue from my surgeries, and am...
Thanks everyone for your comments. I do see that it is a choice. I am going ahead with Humira. Believe that I can handle the shots myself, it is cheaper for me and I w ill not have to drive 2 hours...
After suffering with a Crohns flare for the past 3 mos, my GI said he wanted to start me on Remicad. After finding out that no one in my small town could(would) administer it, he said that I could go...
Glad to have found this site. Before now I think I have been living with this disease in denial. Diagnosed in '96 and had a resection done in '01. Since then I have dealt with all the embarrassing...
New to this. What is SCD?...
I agree it is so good to know that others deal with the same issues. I buy cheap pack of panties through Hane's catalog and and thrown out many. Always were were a long pad and keep baby wipes in my...
In '92 had my gall bladder removed. Diagnosed in '94 and had ileum valve as well as some small and large intestine re-sectioned in '95. Since then have moved to a very rural area and have to drive...