Had the same issue, wasn't going to take them to an inner-city needle drop point. Didn't want to wrap them up and toss them. Ended up bringing them to my GI office and they disposed of them for me....
Have same rxn to Humira. Have to take fexofenadine 180 mg daily which controls it. I notice anytime I forget to take it, though! It's available over the counter now....
I'm tired and I should be going to bed. Had my first obstructive incident since surgery August almost two years ago and it's put me in a funk. Wonder what I will do next and how bad it will get and...
Posted this in the wrong place before, oops! I searched years for a solution to my gas and bloating problems. Turns out that the answer for me was no grains, low sugar. Try it out. If it works you...
B12 absorbed in terminal ilium, definitely huge risk with Crohn's. Also low Calcium can cause this. Two things to check right off the bat, anyway......
Was it Gearhart? She did my surgery approaching 2 years now and I've had great results! Wish the same for you! Kim...
Glad to see others finding success with low carb. Paleo doesn't mean low fat. I think it is more about the right kinds of fat, tropical oils such as coconut or palm, avocados, saturated animal fat =...
B vitamins, iron, zinc deficiencies can all cause angular chelitis. I've used fungal cream(monistat should work, have a derm prescription too) and desitin (topical zinc) on them to help them heal in...
Let's see if I can put this in the right place now. Just wanted to say that I too took 50,000 D2 weekly along with 10,000 D3 Daily and after 12 weeks my tested value went from 24 (i think) to 42 or...
Huh, how did my post get put under your name? Nanners said... Response from Kandc88: I'm currently trying to avoid a stomach bug that took out 3/5 of us so far.. I wash all the door knobs daily, all...
Sniper said... Flowery, be careful with the potassium. Two much can put your heart in d fib........Talk to your doc. While this is true, not enough is bad too. It's pretty hard to overdose on OTC...
mtgman said... i've had 8 or so over the past few years. i was prescribed the potassium horse pills and never took them. i've had a bunch of docs tell me to drink beer or lemonade- they both help to...
My GI was suggesting that Grapefruit was something that she has given up because she had kidney stones and that helped her. When I asked her about my kidney stones, I was saying this is what she had...
There are so many frankenfoods on this list that I would NEVER put in my mouth! Along with eating meats and fruits and veggies as tolerated if you want to gain weight, add the following: Potatoes,...
If Remicade worked for you at first, you could find a similar but different med works, such as Humira. Also wanted to ask if you ate grains? I see you limit sugar an milk, which is good, but for me...
I've been told this by both my Kidney stone specialist and my endocrinologist... I have a kidney stone pattern that is consistent with people who have crohn's disease, stones are calcium oxalate. I...
I've had 3 resections and since the last one 1.5 years ago have been able to eat everything. I do not eat grains. No bread, cereal, oatmeal. You couldn't pay me to touch gluten at this point. I eat...
Realize this thread is old now, however would like to add my experience. Started with Venofer, 300mg/over 45 mins or so. No problems except aching joints the day after until infusion #5 (given...
Congrats! You're right, it's nice to hear about successes. I too have been feeling good since my surgery 1.5 years ago. 3rd resection. On Humira now and am eating very low sugar and this combination...
The no-brainers are the milk and sugar as a cause. I can remember writing this post years ago and finally I realized if I used fast acting lactaid pills with dairy or used lactose free products that...
mark_seattle said... Crohn's dx age 13, panic disorder onset age 21, GERD age 25, glaucoma dx age 39, chronic nerve pain in extremeties for 2 years still undiagnosed after seeing 11 doctors. Have you...
My goodness, "mom", you're expecting miracles. I've had 3 resections and the fact that your daughter is not in pain is great! Give it till week 4, you'll see a big difference by then, but it takes a...
Kidney stones? I get them all the time now, but I know I had no idea what it was the first time....
I broke out horribly after being on humira for almost a year. Saw my dermatologist and got a slightly different skincare routine. Plus had all the yucks cleaned There. All cleared up now. Also have...
Have you had your vitamin d levels checked?...
They can get a rough measurement of stricture amount from a small bowel follow through, which is what I'm assuming you're referring to as barium meal? You can not tell from diagnostic testing whether...
This makes me mad. I did golighty (what a joke) first ever prep and have refused to do it since. Here are the instructions I got and used before my surgery a year ago at John's Hopkins in Baltimore....
Any doctor can order a B12 serum test. If you supplement it will immediately start reading higher, so if you care to know you're deficient you need to supplement prior to. Also shots are not...
s involved as I too did not have any symptoms prior to a food poisoning incident. I find a virus contributing to the bacteria going out of whack, very interesting in theory....
Entocort is not really a maintenance med. You should be exploring other options such as immunosupressants or biologics. More and more studies are suggesting that a "hit it hard" approach is the...
For what it's worth, here's my opinion (Have had 3 resections)... I would always exhaust all other options first. If you can resolve symptoms then I'd say you are not "stuck" with all scar tissue...
Congrats! I too had surgery last year, august, and am now doing really well. I follow a diet similar to Scd. It's also a low sugar diet, no grains, low on all types of pure sugar products. I too...
Looks just like my reactions. Try taking benadryl before and for a couple days after. Usually works for me. I also take allegro daily due to an overall skin rsn caused by humira, lucky me....
I had upper GI pain that to me seemed unrelated to my CD at the time. So much so that I was convinced it was Gallbladder and my primary and GI both suggested an ultrasound to check on it. As it...
This is a thread where I got a lot of good information regarding Methylcobalamin. The folks on the site as well as myself suggest you go to the last page and read backwards... I also take...
My surgeon said to stay away from raw fruits and veggies/lettuce for 6 weeks post surgery. Said the inflammation would last until then and I believe it as I'm 6 weeks out now and still have a sore...
Great news! Congrats!...
When I'm not so tired I'm going to have to look into this line of thinking a bit more. But right away I'm seeing a connection to a hypothesis as follows... Some protein source is providing an opiod...
LMills noticed that you said you were trying a B-complex but considering shots in your sig... Just thought I'd mention that a little over a year ago I realized that I had a B12 deficiency. This due...
You go. Here's ammunition. Asacol and Pentasa supposed to be released in the small intestine Colazal and Dipentum release in the colon So I'd say definitely not the same thing. I've tried all but...
Had one in the ER 2 months ago. Had to drink two cups of what tasted like sugar free fruit punch, it was only nasty cause I don't like fake sugar. I had contrast. It makes you feel warm quickly then...
My GI thought I must have been doing well to have gained weight. In reality I was flaring. My motility which is always too fast had slowed to the point where I didn't need meds hardly ever to control...
When my disease started to flare last summer I didn't realize that was the problem. I was going crazy trying to figure out why I was gaining weight. Looks like I was actually absorbing more of my...
I'm with you, another surgery is the very last thing I'm interested in. I'm constantly amazede at my friends blase attitude towards surgeries such as tummy tucks, why on earth would you do that to...
OK, I was just wondering if anyone had felt similar and could tell me if it was nerve or muscle related and how long it might take to go away. Today again burning like clockwork between 2-3 pm....
Pain in general subsides if I sit still. It's aggravated by sitting upright vs reclining. I think it's possible that I've stretched some muscles out cause I think It got worse when I felt a pull in...
I often wish that I had a GI and a surgeon who had actually been through what I have. Trust yourself is what I say. Every time I've had surgery the surgeon is surprised at just how messed up I...
There has been quite a shift in treatment since I was diagnosed 12 years ago. I wish I had been treated much more aggressively. A start with less severe drugs and a progression to harder core drugs...
This is my third resection and granted, I'm older than I was for my first two resections, 10 and 6 years previously, but I don't remember healing taking this long. The funny thing is that the right...