Thanks for listening. Has anyone here started VSL and had this happen to them?...
My 5 year old is going through this right now. I am so sorry to hear about your daughter. I firmly believe that brighter days are ahead, for all of us!!!!! My son doesn't want to eat anything. The...
Why does a 5 year old have to go through this? This disease just baffles me... 2 weeks ago he had SOLID STOOL... and, now, the school nurse calls and said he had blood on his underwear and a very...
My son just broke out in a HUGE, itchy rash all over his body. It happened on Xmas Eve and lasted for 3 days. I put him in an oatmeal bath, put aveeno anti itch and it seemed to subside. I brought...
Thanks to ALL of you for your responses. I really do feel alone with all of this.. I remember when I had my one and only MAJOR flare...I felt so alone, I didn't talk to anyone about it.. and my...
Actually, yes, this is the first probiotic he's been on. I think of how little his belly is.. being only 5. I've cut down already on the doses... I hope he has a good night's sleep tonight. I gave...
I completely understand how you feel about being a mom with children with IBD. I have a 15 month old daughter and I worry everyday. I can hear my son get up in the morning to run to the bathrom and...
Uggh- I would LOVE to be home alone and get sleep. Unfortunately, I've taken all my time off and I'm bringing my son to a holistic Dr. next week in FL. I, too, believe I'm lightly flaring after 14...
Hi everyone, I started my son up again on VSL about 3-4 days ago. It seems that his D has been getting worse with ALOT of gas.. will the VSL do this to him? He's gone from 3 times a day in the...
Do you think the healthcare community will find a cure for IBD shortly? It seems that they are making strides in determining which genes spell out how severe one's CD will be, or how the disease will...
This aggrevates me till no end. My sister things I am being pessimistic every time I bring up my son's Crohn's. She thinks I am thinking too far ahead and just because he had mild CD NOW does not...
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wow, what wonderful posts.. thank you to everyone for responding so quickly. To answer some of your questions about the probiotics, I currently have my son on VSL#3, I give him Floradex (an Iron...
Hi everyone, I just wanted to introduce myself- I am a mom to a 5year old with Crohns. My son was diagnosed over a year ago. He's been on sulfa, and now Pentasa. I do not think the Penstasa is...