Definitely discuss it with your dr. Have you had bloods recently? Liver problems can cause you to be itchy....
Just thought I'd give an update... New Dr was nice and I was able to have a proper discussion with him. The biopsies aren't back yet but given my symptoms, mild inflammation in my Ti, and the...
Thank you gumby44- that was really helpful. The area was biopsied, but the results won't be ready for my appointment on weds. I guess I just need to see what the biopsies show and what my MRI showed....
Thanks again for all the the replies- really appreciate all of your views and that I have this forum to turn to! I have my appmt with my consultant on weds. Got some reading to do before my next...
NCOT, my last dr and I had that discussion and that's what we agreed too. I have a family history of a few cancers and so we thought the risk outweighed the benefit for me personally. I guess with...
Had my scope this afternoon- it showed only mild terminal ileal inflammation and no ulceration. Hmmmmm guess it's gonna be a case of waiting for my MRI report and seeing what the biopsies show (he...
Thanks for the replies. My GI suggested stopping meds a few yrs ago. I'd only had 1 'flare' of my crohns and I had been well for a while. I'm happy to take meds if needed but would like to avoid meds...
Hi all, I'm probably getting ahead of myself here, but I'm sat waiting for my bowel prep to kick in for my colonoscopy tomorrow, & my mind has been wandering. Iv had approx 10weeks of right sided...
Thanks for the reply. It definitely wasn't the most pleasant experience of my life! NG tube and then it was X-ray guided into the small bowel. Given contrast through that, and then IV contrast with...
I'm having my first MRI small bowel tomorrow. I had assumed if just get there, maybe drink something, and lie for a quick scan. But no! Apparently il be there for an hr n half, have a cannula for IV...
Hi again! Just a quick update and query! I'm having my MRI on Thursday- not looking forward to the tube! I got my faecal calprotectin back today- it's 274. I know it's abnormal, but is it 'high' Ie I...
Thanks, the gastroenterologist I saw in hospital a few days ago said that I should avoid codeine due to the constipating side effect. I think I'm going to have to risk it though as this is awful!...
Hi again, was just wondering what you all take for pain relief?! I'm taking paracetamol 4 times per day. Iv been told to avoid anti-inflammatories and codeine etc. This isn't a crampy pain so...
Thanks for your advice- I'll try a low residue diet. I really don't want another scope, but I'm hoping that the biopsies will show crohns again and then I can just get on with it. Despite having...
Hi, I used to use this forum a lot, but stopped logging in when i was well. I am 26. I was diagnosed with Crohn's disease at 19- not the typical way... I was anaemic and so had scopes, and biopsies...
No, ironically I stopped it because I thought it would be better for my health! I've been on a it several yrs and was thinking about stopping it, but the brand that I use has become discontinued so I...
Hi everyone, I haven't been online for a while, but I find myself back here almost automatically as I'm starting to be ill again! Haven't had a flare up for a while, but I don't know if it's the...
Thanks for all of your advice :) I haven't had any diarrhoea, but since I posting, i've started getting tummy pains and more joint pain. The anal pain is still there, although it feels deeper than it...
hi, Hope someone can give me some answers! My Crohn's, which has been diagnosed for just over 2 years, is all in my small bowel and it has been well controlled for about a year now. About 6-7 weeks...
Thanks for the replies. Its strange because i handled my diagnosis with a much more positive attitude and i was just thankful to have a diagnosis and treatment. To be honest, I think we'll both be...
Hi, As the title of my post suggests, I wasn't really sure who else to talk to about this stuff. I've had crohn's for almost 2 years now, and other than you guys, i don't know anyone else with...
thanks for the advice guys :) the braces are on and i can tell that some ulcers are going to be inevitable, but im going to use the wax and keep my mouth super clean and so i'm hoping that i'l be...
Hi all, I am currently in remission, however i do get mouth ulcers from time to time. Within the next few days, I'm going to be getting fixed braces on my teeth to straighten them up. I was just...
thanks for all of the replies- i know can always come here for help! :) my dr prescribed me a 5 day course of some hydrocortisone pellets that i allow to dissolve in my mouth and it acts as a topical...
thank you for all of your replies! I know that mouth ulcers are the least of alot of people's problems, and so i feel bad for complaining about them! but they do really hurt tho- so much so that it...
Does anybody have any tried and tested ways to treat mouth ulcers?! I'm at the beginning of a flare, and my bowels r being a little 'naughty', but nothing bad enough that i would want to take...
thanks for the replies! i've been trying to think of anything that i have eaten/ done that would make a difference, and i couldnt think of anything. maybe it is the pollen or something like that,...
Hi, I've had crohn's diagnosed for about a year and a half now. I had my first big flare up around this time of year last year. (i was diagnosed before i had an actual flare up as it was found when i...
i'm on 150mg per day of azathiprine and i have been on prednisolone in the past. i'm a student working in a hospital and so i was a little worried at first about picking up infections etc. iv...
hi jas, im so sorry you are going through this! i would mention this to your doctor as you can't really afford to lose any more weight through the Crohn's or the vommiting! I'm on azathioprine, not...
so gld everything was clear for you :) i've only had one colonoscopy so far but i dont know what i'd do if i had to have one when i started the prep so late! last time i had my first lot of prep at...
randynoguts is right: clubbing can be a sign of heart/ lung pathology, but it also commonly happens in crohn's and a massive list of other diseases! many people have clubbing (especially mild) and...
on the day i was diagnosed with Crohn's, my GI told me it was probably a good idea to cut out caffeine. (especially as i was doing my uni exams at them time and so i was drinking quite alot!) i just...
im sorry i don't know about your first question, but i do know that chewing gum is a laxative and so chewing too much can't be good for us crohnnies!...
i just wanted to say THANK YOU for this thread!! i have crohn's, not UC- but i saw your post and you have inspired me to change my facebook status!! i always think it is shocking that the general...
for me it depends... if i have alot of D and no appetite, then i lose weight... but other times my disease can make me very hungry!! i can almost always tell when im anaemic because my body craves...
hi, i just wanted to say that smoking is definately not good for crohns! it makes you as twice as likely to develop the disease. it is protective for UC, but definately not worth it with all of the...
hi again guys! thanks for all of your advice and support! :) the mouth ulcers seems to be coming and going quite steadily now and so i seem to have a stable number of them! im still putting on tonnes...
thanks everyone! it not what i wanted to hear since i've actually been feeling pretty good for a few weeks now.. but i do agree, i should definately talk this through with my Dr!! I'm happy to say...
Hi guys, I've been diagnosed with Crohn's for about a year now (and my GI and i also think that i have an element of IBS now to top it all off!) my crohn's has been pretty stable for a few weeks now,...
yes!! i have this too!! it was actually my first symptom along with anaemia that lead to my crohn's diagnosis!! (yeah i was diagnosed with crohn's before i developed any real GI symptoms... how...
wow thanks for all of the replies! i thought i was the only one!! :) it does appear that there is some sort of link, since so man of us suffer from it and it is worse around the time of flares! I'm...
i am on 100mg azathioprine, and i'm due to go up to 125mg on friday, and so i hope this sorts itself out before then! I'm still having regular blood tests with my azathiprine, and so if this...
Hi, I'm not actually in a flare atm. i've been feeling more or less ok for a few weeks as my azathioprine seems to have kicked in (other than last weekend, when i over did it on the alcohol!) i was...
I don't know if it is "ok" to drink since everyone with this disease seems to react to different things in different ways. I personally almost never drink anything fizzy. I can't tolerate the...
i know that alot of us get joint pain with our disease, but i was wondering if anyone gets costochondritis (pain due to inflammation in the joints between your ribs and breast bone)?! I developed...
i agree that you definately need to either get a 2nd opinion or tell your dr to explain the inflammation! Did they mention anything about ulcers and granulomas, or id they just say "inflammation"?!...
funguy and nanners, i totally agree with you! i had no choice but to take some last night - i thought i was going to pass out i was going so much and as if that wasn't bad enough, but i started a new...
i try to limit the amount of immodium i take and so if i can manage without it, i will. but to be honest, there are times when i've just got to take it!!...
ok, so UC21 you were right :( i was so sure i'd only have a couple of drinks on friday, but of course once i started, i didn't stop! i was full of excuses: end of exams, my housemate's 21st birthday...