Thanks for your reply :) i seem to react to cauliflower a bit too! i went had my blood tests done and checked the inflammation markers..they were fine.. but my white cells and neutrophylls were up so...
Hey everyone, I was just wondering does anyone else ever get the sensation of urgency to have to get to the toilet as if they are going to have diarrhoea but nothing comes out when you do get to the...
I was told i had it by my first GI, then the 2nd one said no its IBS, third one says its lazy bowel! My old GI has since retired but was a really well respected man in his field and these two well...
mine is on the right side too! sometimes it's higher and at other times it's lower. i seem to also be getting little pains in my knuckles and fingers sometimes, they come and go....
yeh i know crohn's can be very hard to find. i think i'm worried that if i have the pill cam and nothing shows up on that either that i will feel like all of this has just been in my head? is it...
Roni- I did have the colonoscopy done but it was clear. The only thing that came back suspicious were the biopsies which showed suspicious inclonclusive cells or something that looked a bit funny....
thanks so much for all your responses! my diet is under control. i have fructose malabsorption but i am very careful with handling that. it just seems a bit too coincidental that once i stopped...
thanks for the reply. i've had blood tests, colonoscopy, gastroscopy, white cell scan, but that's it. the new Gi suggested i could have more tests done but i don''t really want to, plus he doesn't...
Hey, I was just wondering what peoples' views/opinions are on not taking medication for mild crohn's? I'm trialling being off mine at the moment (salofalk granules) and it's been 2 months since I...
i've heard that cracked heals can be due to lack of essential fatty acids in the diet? maybe try upping your intake? like with avocados, almonds, oils?...
Hey all again! Thanks so much for all your replies. This place is always so helpful. It's nice to be able to come and talk to people in the same sort of position. I've been trialling being off my...
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hey all again, thought i'd give a little update for anyone who might be interested. turns out my doctor told me up to 30 patients have the same opinion on my new GI as i have! i asked about the...
Hey again, thanks so much for all your responses. It helps to know that others are or have been through the same issue! It seems like this disease is almost one based on opinion rather than tests!! i...
Okay, so I just got back from seeing a new GI and now I am being told that I may not have Crohn's, after 2 years of thinking that I do! All along I have never been convinced because my tests would...
does anyone else experience night sweats? i'm 22 years old, female and just recently have started to experience them every night? i have mild crohn's and haven't had this symptom before? i wake up...
hey, i was just wondering if anyone else experiences pain in their tummy that also radiates into your back or the lower area of your ribs? i get these pains and sometimes little twinges of pain on...
thanks for the responses! i'm not on steroids and my crohns is in my small bowel. if it keeps going on like this i'll go get things checked out /community/emoticons/smile.gif ...
lately i have been finding that when i eat i become full really easily even if it's just the tiniest amount of food. it's on and off. some days i'm ok then others i just feel so uncomfortable in my...
does your doctor give you blood tests to check your liver enyzmes?...
can crohns cause your eyelids to swell up too? mine have been on and off, they become all itchy, and really dry and wrinkly looking. the skin starts to come off they get so dry!...
does anyone have any solutions to the straining that goes along with it? it's like a workout in itself just to get something to come out! and its often the tiniest amount that does....
thanks for the responses, least there are others out there! not that that's a good thing really! i get the pain in my rectum too sometimes..no fun.....
hey, i was just wondering if anyone else here experiences bad pain when trying to go to the toilet? i will get intense pain sometimes, sometimes mild when i need to have a movement and its hard to...
thanks for that. i do have fructose malabosprtion but my B 12 levels are fine. i don't know about the gluten sensitivity though. i don't have coeliac disease, i carry the gene but i'm pretty sure i...
does anyone know why crohn's causes you to be so tired? my iron levels are fine and i'm not deficient in any vitamins or minerals from what my blood tests show but i'm still just so tired! no one...
thanks for that =), i'm not on steroids i take salofalk so i dont think its the meds!...
nah they arent like that, they are smallish and some are brown others blueish/purplish/brown....
hey i was just wondering if anyone else has experienced unexplained bruising? i keep having bruises show up out of nowhere only on my shins from time to time. and i haven't been knocking into...
thanks for your replies, i know i can always rely on the people on here! /community/emoticons/smile.gif ...
hey all, just wondering if anyone else here experiences a loss of appetite from time to time? i have been recently and i'm not in pain or anything, i just don't really have much of an appetite, which...
thanks everyone for all ur replies! really appreciate it, and it helps to know that others are feeling the same way!...
does anyone else feel tired all the time or just drained of energy as the day goes by? my family can't seem to understand why i am always so tired? most mornings when i wake up i'm not rested or i'll...
hey all, this is kind of grosse but i was just wondering if anyone else has ever noticed a clear sort of mucous substance when they have wiped themselves after having a BM? i did have to strain a bit...
my GI said u can get rebound constipation. it means your stomach is starting to settle down. i've been having the same problem. i used to have D each week but haven't had it for over 2 months now as...
hi, i was jut wondering if in early crohn's disease it takes a while to get an official diagnosis? i've had a lot of blood tests, a colonoscopy and gastroscopy and everything comes back sort of in...
heyy, just a quck question, does gas pain usually only last a short amount of time? i remember about a year ago i had sudden severe stomach pain that was put down to IBS or gas pains but it lasted...
i'm with u on the wondering about false positive business! i'm not convinced i have crohn's i believe it to be IBS but my doctors are 99.9% convinced otherwise!...
yeh i know what u mean about feeling like ur alone! it's like u imagine that no one else has the same symptoms etc... but yeh my GI said he's keeping an eye on it more than worrying about it at the...
i'm taking salofalk granules. i know they can cause some liver problems but ur not meant to stay on them if they do, and my GI doesnt think it's do with the meds, cos if it were then he would take me...
is it common with crohn's disease to have slightly elevated liver enzymes?? has anyone else had this when they have had blood tests taken? it has shown up in mine about 3 times? i don't drink and i...
hi i was just wondering if anyone has been diagnosed with crohn's soley based on their symtpoms? i'm not entirely convinced still that i have crohn's, as i just believe it to be IBS! i've been on...
yeh it's hard to deal with all the ups and downs isnt it?! at the moment i havent had D for almsot 3 months so thats good. but on the other hand it's gone the opposite way and i'm finding myself...
is that true how if the meds help then it isn't IBS? i'm taking salofalk and had my doasge doubled a few months ago and my symptoms have improved i think. but i keep convincing myself that it's IBS...
well luckily i havent had any of the latter stuff u mentioned. At least not yet anyways! What are bile salts from? Are they common with crohns? If they are from food not being digested properly would...
thanks a bunch for ur replies! just another question. Does anyone know what black sesame seed looking kind of specks mean? Everytime i have a BM they are there? I dont eat seeds of any kind? It isnt...
i'm actually from australia. But it's not hot at the moment anymore. So it's normal then to run low?...
is there a connection between low body temperature and crohn's? my temp seems to stay between 35.5-36 degrees or so but rarely reaches 37? i am underweight at the moment is that makes a difference?...
does anyone else find they have to strain when having a bowel movement? i have been having this a lot lately, sometimes not much comes out then other days it goes back to normal. it makes me worried...
also quickly one other thing. i recently got some blood test results back, which are fine except for my iron still being towards the low end and my liver enzymes are slightly elevated for the 3rd...