I have planned and made all air and hotel reservations for a week trip with my family. A month before the trip, a stricture is diagnosed in my small intestine, and Prednisolone/Surgery is advised....
With so many strictures in large and small intestines, any reason why surgery is not suggested by doctors?...
Hello Kavya! Sorry to hear about your husband's Crohn's Disease. Was it detected while you were in India? Are strictures noticed in tests? If strictures are present, Remicade or any medicine which...
Hang in there! You will definitely watch future episodes of Star Wars in 3D IMAX. Watched the movie in 3D IMAX, I guess it is better than previous episodes, now that George Lucas sold away the...
Don't all IBD'ers feel let down - even those who are managing family and work life with Crohn's Disease? We always compare ourselves to our peers and feel sorry for the space denied to us in career,...
I have a stricture in mid ileal loop which is causing abdominal pain while food passes through. How much time does food take to travel to mid portion of ileum? That is, if I experience pain at the...
gumby44 - Thanks for your detailed answers, they are very helpful. Probably, Crohn's patients with fistula and inflammation in small intestine are more prone to strictures in the long term. The...
How common is single stricture as opposed to 2 or more strictures in Crohn's Disease? Is it not possible to detect a stricture while the very first is being formed so that formation of multiple...
I realize that Imuran takes 3 months time to show any result, but my problem is tackling the abdominal pain due to stricture in small intestine till then. I do not know whether my stricture is...
I am taking care as I am on Imuran, but need to attend office to run it smoothly. I thought I was careful when I was on Prednisolone, but never realized it can affect internally. I will undergo tests...
I think I might have caught infection because a couple of my colleagues suffered from pneumonia before I was diagnosed with infection, Prednisolone might be the culprit aiding the infection catch me....
Gastroenterologist has put me on Prednisolone to see if my stricture in ileum will heal, if it is from inflammation, and after three weeks, severe infection was noticed in my lungs, and I was...
Canada Mark and exit 4: There is a lot to learn from your experiences with alternative medicines. Ayurveda or Homeopathy or diet modulation does not seem to work for me. You eat or do not eat or go...
From you on my other thread (What does a bowel obstruction feel like?): "I think I might be having a partial obstruction as well, although not as bad as what you are having. Things are still moving,...
@NiceCupOfTea: Thanks for the information. My Enterography shows stricture only in mid ileal portion. No decision on hospitalization yet. I hope you are doing well now after your recent surgery....
@NiceCupOfTea: Your explanation that small intestine being connected all over with rings of muscles and nerves, which may be communicating pain signals throughout the intestine seems to be true. If...
I am opening this seven year old thread as I find myself with a stricture in small intestine after twenty five years of struggle with CD. My stricture is of about 3cm in mid ileal loop. I am having...
@christina: All best wishes for your son. Hope that he will soon enjoy the sun outside your home....
gumby44: It is nice to know that your CD is almost removed with surgery as it is located in only in ileum. Hopefully, your other symptoms will be under control. It is surprising to know that your son...
@Fernando: It comes and goes in waves, sometimes lasts an hour. I am trying to go on low residue diet. @gumby44: Pain comes and stays for half hour to an hour, no vomiting or stools problem. My...
My old colonoscopy shows CD in recto sigmoid and my recent CT Enterography shows swollen stricture in mid ileal loop. I am having tremendous and continuous abdominal pain below navel....
You do not depend on insurance companies in India for any kind of treatment. They do not cover pre-existing conditions, and cover only if you are hospitalized for more than 24 hours. Even then, many...
@my12yearson: Sorry to hear that your son is diagnosed with Crohn's at such an early age, like another lady's son here on this thread. I have tried homeopathy and ayurveda but did not help. I stopped...
@pdpkind: Sorry to hear about hospitalization and medication. I too feel helpless with my abdominal pain and weakness. Hopefully, you will be better soon. @jaya: Mesacol is just maintenance dose, not...
@jaya and @pdpkind I am not exactly feeling well - I am struggling with continuous stomach pain and weakness, sometimes unbearable. My story is like as yours - being vegetarian, lived on microwave...
@santosang My CD is caused due to huge diet changes while studying for my MS in USA in 1980s. How many times have you undergone colonoscopy? From my experience too, Gastroenterologists from India in...
I did not find VSL#3 of much relief. Since we eat rice with home made curd, I think curd has enough nice bacteria as VSL#3. I am not sure experimenting with food or alternative medicines will heal...
You can find doctors who can treat Crohns here too. I think you can try staying for one year in India, instead of planning to move back to India. Best Regards....
Your replies seem to rule out food change almost. Climate change can be a suspect. I think you should try staying in India for one year to see if symptoms ease, but I may be going out of my way in...
I am sorry to hear about yous son's diagnosis, who is just 8 years old, and the hospitalizations and medications he has been going through. I wish him all the best, and quick recovery. If it is not...
momof8yroldboy - was CD diagnosed with Colonoscopy? Sorry to hear the news that your 8 year old son. Best wishes for his recovery. Was there any change in his intake like more cheese, processed food?...
I am also on mesalamine, you may see if your food habits, diet change has caused CD. None of us have ever heard of such disease before I was diagnosed with CD....
jobhoo - are you in USA? There are few Indians with CD in USA on this forum, and Indians with CD in India posting on this forum. It is frustrating to cope up with this disease, and managing life with...
I struggle with this, mucus, stomach pain constantly, sometimes unbearable. Many visits to toilet just end up with cleaning only (common in the night). Passing stool is hard and really have to push...
It is true that IBD is generally mistreated as TB in India. This was before advent of colonoscopy. With colonoscopy becoming cheap and available everywhere and with radiologists gaining experience in...
I am in India, I had undergone fistula-in-ano surgery in USA while studying for my MS in 1988, at age of 25. US physician did not suspect IBD, did not ask for colonoscopy because I am an Asian...
Best wishes to you and your wife....
Here is Health Capsules Bron Smith strip on Crohn's and patient's diet: http://www.gocomics.com/healthcapsules...
At higher end of $3000+ cost for a colonoscopy, you can cover airfare to India and colonoscopy cost with that amount....
New research, may not be in near future, to control IBD: "Tickle the nerve to treat inflammatory disorders"...
Right now, the G-Tech patch is for IBS, should be more useful for IBD: http://www.gtechmedical.com/ ".... will operate like an "EKG for the gut" to determine the pattern of electrical signals from...
The doctor who treated me in US did not think of Crohn's as I am from India, but the doctor in India confirmed it as Crohn's after my first Colonoscopy. Arthritis may be because of low calcium in...
I am an Indian, vegetarian, live in India. I was diagnosed with Crohn's after I came back to India from my MS study in USA. I think staying back in India helped me to keep Crohn's disease under...
I stay in same city. Best of luck with your trip. Regards....
Everyday morning one cup of coffee w/ milk & sugar...
World IBD Day, led by patient organizations representing 27 countries on four continents, will officially be celebrated on May 19, 2010....
Coming back to India from US helped me in controlling Crohn's....I think....
After studying and working in USA, where I developed CD, I decided to stay back in my home country, India, take things easy, and close eyes to friends climbing corporate ladders....
Probably we need a count on restroom trips * time per trip * years .......
We always remember is as Indian frankincense, used in festivities and by mothers against chicken pox in children. Seems like many products come from different parts of the tree....