Hi All, Wandering if anyone takes Probiotics, what brands and types of bacteria should i be looking for? Refridgerated? room temp? Thanks! Becca =)...
Hi All! I am wandering what you all have done to help with anal fissures? I have one in particular that has been there for over a year. It is on the anterior side of my anus and is on the side of a...
I know this is not a pleasant topic but I really do just desire a normal bottom. If I do not have a BM for a few days I am okay but it seems as if as soon as I do, its bad. It does not matter what...
The whites of my eyes have been a little yellow lately and I have been super tired. I am seeing my doctor next week and going to see what he says but I was thinking of doing a natural liver...
I have not seen my GI since Nov last year but I have been experiencing for the last couple months alot of bloating and mucus. I also have been hurting in my lower stomach and feeling like I need to...
hahahaha mine def didnt grow back. =P...
If you are getting Remicade alot and blood tests I would say to get a port! They are awesome!!! =) I also have had a picc line and I loved it because i didnt have to get stuck when being in the...
I had this surgery, but had more of my colon removed than my SI. But I did have my IC valve removed and have had alot of constipation due to it. I have a constant build up of bad bacteria due to my...
Hey JessHunt11, My name is Rebecca and I am a 22 yr old with Crohns. I was diagnosed when I was 12 years old(right at the start of puberty) so I know how disheartening it can be to be diagnosed with...
Well I am not sure if this counts but I was on Remicade for aout 5 years and had to stop taking it due to insurance drop and when I tried to get back on it it did not work like it did before my doc...
Hi CleanFreak! I am 22 years old and I was diagnosed when I was 12. Shortly after I was diagnosed my older sister was diagnosed. Turns out BOTH my maternal and paternal grandmothers have Crohns. none...
RA&CD132010, I do want kids. I am not trying right now. I am not married yet but I would like to have them one day. I have never been to a gyno until recently because i started having bp problems and...
Does anyone have experience with this? I haven't had a period in a very long years 6+ years and now my doctor is concerned I may have Poly-cystic Ovarian Syndrome. I was wandering if there is a link...
I havent tried it but have looked into it. I am in college and one of my professors husband was good friends with the man who wrote the makers diet and said that both that and the body ecology diet...
I have gained 40 lbs while on Humira. In the past 2 years....
Oh and my eating habits havent really changed recently or anything like that, I have actually been drinking a TON of water....
So the past few weeks I have been pooping fairly normal(not constipated or diarhea). but then the past weekend and two days my poop has become like rabbit poop with mucus all over it. I havent been...
When I went for my loading doses, I did 3 out of the four. My nurse showed me with one and I did the rest. It was tough because I hate shots. I do the pens and did them on my own for a while but for...
I started having horrible constipation issues after I started Remicade when I was younger and have had them ever since. I have also been on Biologics (rem then and now Humira); I wonder if the...
I was on Remicade for 4 years and have been on Humira(remicades sister drug) for 4 years and I havent had any complications other than a lowered immune system! =) I hope it works for your son!...
I dont wake up alot during the night but I do talk alot in my sleep. I have been told I dont get to the last stage of sleep for some reason....
Thank you all for the replys, I am taking Humira and heart burn medicine currently thats all. I also havent take prednisone in over three years so I dont think that could be the cause but you never...
Hello everyone, The past week I have been having bad headaches, and I never have headaches so this is new to me. I have been having migraines so bad that I just want to take medicine and go to bed. I...
Hello everyone, yet another question. I know I need to see a GYN but I was just wandering if anyone has had a similar situation and could share what happened to them. I am 22 years old and have had...
Has anyone been through this? I am wandering what happens now. How long does it normally take after I see their doctor for the decision to be made?...
Ok so I have been going through the SSI battle and I have to see the Social Security doc next week. I am super nervous. I feel like they are going to look at me and say you look fine. =( Can anyone...
If you do I would recommend getting a lawyer, I am going through the process right now. I am only 22 and have the same stuff going on as you. I found a website of a group that is non profit unless...
I always get hives from my Humira, Lovely. I have to premedicate with benadryl and prednisone just to be able to take it. BUT Humira has been the only medication that has worked for me. Also you may...
Hello to you both, My name is Rebecca and I am a Sophomore in college =) I am 22 yrs old. I am also on Humira and have had 4 abscesses, one was before my surgery in 2009 and I have one now....
Hey =) I am a 21 year old girl. I, like you, have had Crohns for a while and have had 2 surgeries and also, I am on Humira. =) I am not sure I could give advice about the dating thing because I do...
I have Humira at school and I keep it in our health center. They let me leave it in the fridge there and I come in every two weeks and do it with no wait or anything. That might be an option....
Avon has an 8 hour foot creme that always helps with my extremely dry skin! =)...
If you like peppermint, I like to do my daily miralax dose with sweetend HOT peppermint tea. =)...
I know that most people say that coffee makes them go if they even take a sip. I do drink coffee but never more than 3 cups a day, sometimes I go weeks without it. I do not put anything in my coffee...
I mix it with Motts apple juice. its what they aways mix it in for me at the hospital. BUT the only thing I recommend is mixing it in room temp and then pouring it on ice if you want it cold because...
Adam DoubleYoo, thats where I am. My whole abdomen hurts and is swollen. I am thinking just water and clear liquids for a few days....
just for a few days until my stomach calms down. It is swelling and I am afraid it is because of a partial obstruction because I went almost a week without going and when I finally took something it...
I completely know how you are feeling, I am 21 and was diagnosed when i was 12. My mom is still with the same man (her bf) and still to this day, after seeing me in pain for years and in and out of...
I got sun poison while taking 6mp(Purinethol) and I had sun block on. =( I was in the sun for about 6 hours and applied sundblock continuously as it says but I still got burned badly on my back and...
I have been feeling pretty ok lately, i started taking a new probiotic a few months ago and it helped a ton with my constipation issue. But the past few days I have been feeling extremely nauseous...
I dont even know what to do about my bills. I am 20 years old and trying to start college. I was in the hospital for 45 days and had 2 surgeries and multiple procedures while there, not including the...
I have been on Humira for about a year and was previously on Remicade for about 6 years. The remicade worked wonders for me until about a year ago when I had to have surgery and now I have started...
I did pillcam when I was 14(I am 20 now) it wasnt to diagnose but to see where the new pain was coming from that couldnt be seen with an endoscope or colonoscpy. It was easy. My doc had my practice...
I have been having a reaction to the Humira, a rash that covers my thighs that is itchy and miserable. I also am taking 40 mg of pred. to be able to handle the rash but it isnt helping. I didnt get...
Going to see my GI today. Hopefully I can get off this Humira, its making me miserable. Just wanted to say I hope everyone is having a wonderful day!!! It is hopefully going to be the day I get taken...
Welcome to the forum a_recent_mrs. I hope they find out what is going on with the Capsule test. I had it done when I was in highschool (im 20 now). My doctor had me swallow whole grapes to practice...
I have tried all other medicines including 6mp. I was that way for a while but it is getting so bad I cannot live normally due to all the benadryl I have to take to make it bareable....
I was switched to Humira a year ago when Remicade(after 6 years) lost its ability to have any affect on me at all. I had a resection in Oct and had 5 abscesses removed 11 days after that, a second...
Not sure if this is the CAUSE but I started getting sick right after I began my series of Hep B vaccines for middle school. Literally. I just got my shot records for college and discovered this. I...
Along with Zanne I have taken it twice, because I too forgot what it did the first time I took it. I will never touch the stuff again!!! I took it for a few nights recently to try and help with...