I am a male 65 years old and have Crohn's disease; but since being diagnosed in 2010, I have never suffered from any symptoms besides gas and at times stomach upsets. So, given this fact, is it...
Sorry, I thought that this was the Crohn's group...
What do you do against gases, or I am the only one that suffers from gases everyday? Dear all, I am 65, diagnosed with Crohn's in 2010 during routine colonoscopy followed by a bunch of tests. No...
Kazbern, Thank you so much for the input. You may be right that gases is the problem. I have had more problems with gases than usual. I will try your suggestion on different foods. I eat lost of...
I have been diagnosed with Crohns for 2 years, I am now 63 years old. The colonoscopy (twice), and other tests have verified with no doubt that I have it. However, I have never had any symptoms, the...
I was diagnosed with CD in October 2010 at the age of 61 just by coincidence in a every 5 year colonoscopy. I have participated infrequently in this forum because I really do not have the sort of...
Nanners, the following written by you caught my attention: "I once enjoyed a nearly 20 year remission without meds. Would I do it again, HECK no. My remission ended with emergency resection due to...
Kmflutist, Thank you for the details. My doctor is willing for me to continue with Bedusonide for up one year. She would rather see me take Azathioprine, but left it up to me. I have a prescription...
Dear BabetheWoods, I am not really intrigued wirh alternative medicine, as I am with seeing if I can avoid medicines all together, specially since I am asymptotic. But your article is just about the...
BabeintheWoods: Unfortunately, I have been to 3 doctors and all have advised meds. I suppose western trained doctors are taught this way. How do you know that you are in remission if you do not...
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Red, What were your initial side effects. I am planning a two week vacation late August, may be I should wait until after the trip? Erwin...
Nanners, Thank you for your prompt reply. Do I getbfrom your answer that you would start Azathioprine instead of continuing with Budeson? If yes, I would very much hear from you the reason. Frankly,...
Dear Forum, I come back to you with questions everytime there is a new development in my life. I am a CD patience that DOES NOT have symptoms (except gases periodically), and want to keep it that way...
Well, after much thoughts and consultation, I am giving up and starting medication although I have no obvious symptoms . All tests, unfortunately, point to CD, and the doctors convince me that I...
pmedic, My view is that the doctor is one of your consultants. He/she gives you a medical opinion and you decide based on het input and others. We tend to consider medical doctors as gods and that is...
Pmedic: Let me share with you an experience with Ambien. I took this sleeping medication for over a year after a tragedy in the family. One day I decided that I wanted to stop and the way I did it is...
Roni, You are absolutely right. I was diagnosed with CD a few month ago but completed all the tests to absolutely confirm the illness only in the last 30 days. So, I decided that I would investigate...
Kazbern, You right, 5-ASA is more benign; however, it has a negative impact on the kidneys which in my case are already borderline. Thus, I have opted, with the consent of the GI doctor, not to...
Ides, I am sorry that I offended someone but I must admit that I am surprised. The scientific study of this drug is on going in highly respectable institutions around the world, including in the USA....
Kazbern, that is very interesting. I never heard about this therapy. I will research it. Thank you, Erwin...
Kazern, .......let me tell you that medicine in this country is highly advanced, so I doubt that the government would be willing to finance such an approach unless there was some validity to the...
Kazbern, I cannot provide that information. He claims that in the book. Please google John Hunter. See an article in a UK paper on one of his cases:...
I am new, thus not sure if this book has been reviewed in this forum. I just read a 2010 book on IBD by the English Prof. John Hunter, and found it very interesting because of his approach to CD....
Nanners, WOW! that is shocking. What about colonoscopy and capsula endoscopy, both of which I have had and showed inflammation damage? Erwin...
Nanners, I do not understand. I would have assumed that an increase in inflammation would have resulted in some indication in your blood tests (increase in CRP and/or ESR) and/or colonoscopies. Was...
JLCat/Nanners, The medications that you refer are not good for me because I have borderline problems with my kidneys and the doctors do not to aggregate the situation. But even with that, I am slowly...
Why am I struggling with the decision to take medication? I learned here that every case is different, I also read all there is about the medications and it is not clear to me what is more harmful,...
THANK YOU ALL FOR THE WISE INPUT Erwin...
What are the blood test indicators that you follow to see progress of your illness? I just had my first battery of blood tests and these are the ones that my doctor asked: HbA1C, ALT, AST, Fe-Iron,...
Hi to all! In my previous posting I have told you that I am newly diagnosed with CD (coincidently via regular colonoscopy), although I have no symptoms. But all the subsequent tests point in the...
As a newly diagnosed person (CD), in my previous post I asked the question whether one that does not have any symptoms can go unmedicated, and thank to all of you, I got much valuable information....
Jdiane, Every 5 years I do a colonoscopy. The inflammation was only detected this last time. However, the doctor took samples which showed chronic inflammation. After this test, I have had a look at...
Thank you for the information. Unfortunately I cannot take this medication because my kidneys are borderline. That is the reason that the doctor is recommending 6 MP....
Pamywyner, If you had no symptoms, what convinced you to go on med? I noticed that you started with the same med my doctor recommended. Why then pentasana, what sort of med is it? Thank you, Erwin...
Hi to all, I am new at it and as I learn more I come to you for input. I do appreciate your help, I have learned much from you all in these few months. Again, I was recently diagnosed with CD,...
A few months ago while on a regular colonoscopy, the doctor saw inflammation on my colon. Recently I finished all the tests and indeed I have CD. However, I have never had any symptoms. Here is my...
Thank you for asking such a relevant question. This is what the biopsy reads: 1. Ilieum: moderately active chronic ileitis 2. Ileocecal valve: moderately active chronic colitis 3. Right colon:...
njmom, Forgot to ask you? Is your daughter on med? I ask because I may be in the same situation, no to very mild symptoms. Also, is she on the SCD or Lutz?...
njmom: thank you for the extensive information. In response to your questions, I have not done any lab work yet. The illness was found by coincidence a few weeks ago while I was having a routine 5...
Nanners said... I am one who follows a modified low residue diet ALL the time, and I am currently in remission. This diet seems to work best for "me". I do have the stricturing type of Crohns,...
NiceCupOfTea said... As you have already worked out, SCD and the low residue diet could hardly contradict each other more. To read more about SCD, there is a book called Breaking The Vicious Cycle by...
I am very new at this. Just diagnosed Crohn but without symptoms . It was a rutine colonoscopy, they found imflamation, did biopsis and came back with "moderate chronic immflamation" in 3 samples....
mdf34 said... Oh my, where to start on those questions? How did you even get to the point of getting biopsies and such if you had no symptoms? Just curiosity on my part. It was part of a regular 5...
I am new at this, the doctor tells me I have crohn based on colon biopsis, but have no symptoms. I am curious, what happens before a flare up starts? What are the symptoms? Erwin...
Thank you njmom. I eat lots of salads, cooked vegetables, eggs, chicken/fish, etc, although I have lost a bit of weight since starting the diet. I love coffee (which I do have it since it is not...
The inflammation showed up in a regular colonoscopy that I had done 3 weeks ago. At that time, the doctor took some samples and the biopsys showed chronic inflammation. The doctor that analyzed the...
Although my doctor does not recommend any diet for people with Crohn's disease, I have started to move toward the SDC diet. In essence I have almost completed stopped carbodydrate, sugars, and milk...
I am a new and potential Crohn Disease patient. I was diagnosed but no symptoms. So, I thought that as a minimum I may as well take care of my diet. Reviewing the site I note that most of you follow...
Thank you for the responses. It really helps. I notice that most people here follow the SCD diet. I took a look at it and my first impression is that it is not that bad. Bread, which I love, would be...