Hi all, I'm back again after almost three years with no major symptoms or complications. But since May that I have not been feeling well, and my condition is getting worse every week. It also...
Thanks for all the replies and good wishes! :-) I had a great day yesterday together with friends, eating cake and then I just realized ... I drink coca-cola *all the time* (which has caffeine in...
Hi all! Today is my birthday :-) Since my Crohn is doing not-so-bad, my girlfriend decided to give me a Nespresso coffee machine, a little something I was about to buy 2 years ago just before I was...
I totally voted for you! I hope you get to give a full-size presentation! Congratulations for being so brave and stepping up....
I had a colonoscopy and a MRI and they didnt find anything, basically because all the Crohn related "scars" were located up in the thin bowel. The pill cam worked wonders!...
Hi! I take transatlantic flights quite often, usually travelling for 24+ hours. I take my medication with me with some ice packs and ask the flight attendants for more ice is necesary. Paper bags...
Hi all! I use the Humira pen. Last night I had my Humira inyeccion and went for the right leg (I usually alternate between legs and stomach), but this time was more painful than usual and then a lot...
Thanks for all the answers. I guess I will stay away from the tanning beds, at least until I speak with my GI. I can let you know what he thinks....
I've been under Humira since January. My symptoms improved very very quick, no more toilet runs and I am eatling many types of foods. The doctor decided to increase the dose to once per week since I...
Hi all, Winter is coming and so is darkness and cold (not a very positive forecast). I was wondering if any of you have experience with tanning beds under Humira. My GI is currently on holidays, so I...
Hi everybody, It's been a week now that I have balanitis. I visited the GUM and he gave me some blood tests but everything was ok (hemogram, lymphocytes, urea, glucose). Since I haven't had any...
Cheer up! I don't have the words really, but I just wanted to say that with you and your answers to my "doubts" I found comfort when I was newly diagnosed with Crohn's. I hope you get over this low...
Hi, I am sorry to hear that you are in pain, hopefully it will get better soon. I have been with those kind of pains for a little more than a year, I went through endoscopy, colonoscopy and MIR but...
Hi all, Tuesday my doctor received the results from my capsule test only to find out that I have small, shallow wounds all along my small bowel. He gave me two options: Imurel or Humira, but told me...
Thanks for all the answers!! I called my GI yesterday and all I got from him was that "here we do not prescribe antibiotics for gas". Doctors are really prescribing "anything" here, I just hate it...
Forget about wind power or biodisel! If we could find the way to control my problem, we could drive our cars for free generating our own fuel!! /community/emoticons/smile.gif Seriously now, has...
Hi all, Just wanted to share with you that after 6 months, 7 doctors and way too many blood samples and other studies I have been confirmed to have Crohn. I mean ... I should feel bad for having a...
Hi all! I was just wondering that, let me explain ;-) I have been feeling bad since May, and since then I have been struggling to get appointments with the doctors, tests, etc. I was scheduled for an...
Hi! I really don't have tips to give you, sorry, but in any case I would like you to know that I feel the same way. I have been hiding in my apartment since two months now and it doesn't help at all....
Thanks a lot for the comments. I will have my MRI next Thursday (almost a week from now) and if I'm lucky, I will get to see my doctor 2 to 3 weeks from the MRI results are ready. I don't understand,...
Hello everybody, I’d like to take a few minutes to introduce myself. First of all I am not really sure if I belong to this forum as I have not been diagnosed with Crohn’s desease (yet?). Thing is...