I was diagnosed with Proctitis before my CD was diagnosed. symptoms were the same, bloody D, cramping, small stool and urgency and frequency. i tried all sorts of drugs used rectally. The first was...
I have had 3 abcesses within this year, actually 2 and one refilled all requiring hospital stays. the first one was a perianal abcess which put me in the hospital for a few days, it was drained and a...
what kind of abcess is it.....perianal, skin, ischiorectal??????...
I went to open my hollister 18184 pouch with the velcro drain, and i ripped a hole in the bag just under the fabric. thank god i noticed it. im suprised the plastic is so suseptible to tears,...
thanks ymotso and kelsie........
thanks for the feedback everyone...these things are awful strange in the beginning...
does anyone have any info on post op high output ilieostomys.....mine was done 4 days ago and is very active. is this common for new ostomys or do they slow down after time??? mine is slow in the...
hello everyone my crohns has finally taken its toll... last wednesday i got a temp loop ileostomy to let my large colon and rectum heal. hopefully it will be gone in 6 to 9 monthes..does anyone have...
Hey everybody i thought i might get some feedback from people who went through this sugery before...I have crohns colitis with rectum damage aswell.. my colorectal surgeon thought it might be a good...
three years before i got diagnosed with crohns i used glutamine powder after workouts with protein.....if you use too much your stomach becomes irritated...might have been the crohns in early stages...
i have been on a low residue low fiber diet. in a few weeks on it i have noticed considerable changes in my bms...for me milk/lactose, wheat and sugars, (except for fruits) are killers for my...
hey everyone....ive been battling crohns colitis symptoms for almost 3 years...symptoms go up and down. Who knows what the real meaning of remission is??? some of you have have so many more years of...
Im not a woman.....but im all too familiar with abcesses and fistulas from my crohns.....dont wait....things can get septic..call your gi for an appt or you might be going to the ER at an unexpected...
on my third remmy infusion a week later i noticed a rash forming in the corners of my mouth and also under my left eye. the docs believed it to be a yeast infection due to my immune system being...
thanks to all that replied... @enigmawrap....im a pipefitter/utility worker we do underground and fitting work...never thought about the fall protection with the harnesses but will have to consider...
hey everyone.....im here once again asking more questions about my ever so looming illiostomy surgery....some of my questions are How has your energy level changed since getting Ostomy? If you lost...
hello everybody....im at the end of my rope with meds, remicade and others...the doctor has been mentioning a pemanent ostomy,iliestomy appliance for me for my crohns colitis....im a 35 year old...
Hi everybody im a 35 year old male. i have had severe crohns colitis for about a year and my doc is finally recomending a permanent ileostomy. my rectum is severly strictured and remicade is not...
@ crohniemom......i failed to tell you that i had a previous abcess and fistula that was operated on and a seton placed in which is still in.....i cant believe you endured the pain while given local...
hey chroniemom....my doc told me before i went under they would use a ct scan locally to locate abcess so i believe this is what you had too.. They also did a ct scan before i was admitted ...my...
hey adamdublyoo......I believe its always important to get a second opinion when dealing with or are going to go through any significant surgury or health concern.... my oringinal doctor misdiagnosed...
hey sooper....im 35 and 6 feet tall and 165 at my best weight, skinny but all muscle. since i had my crohns diagnosis i dropped to 140 and am stuck there now. i look weak and frail..i work for a...
so i was on my 3rd remicade infusion and giving myself a methotrexate shot every week for crohns colitis. my stools were forming again just about half the normal size, bathroom runs were down to 2 to...
@ rag bag..... i was diagnoses with UP a year and a half ago by colonoscopy by first gi....had perianal abcess and fistula...doc didnt do noting for either and gave me lialda and suppositories ,pred...
hey everybody....i know everyone is different when it comes to diet and crohns.....but what are some of your safe foods that fall into the LowResidue Diet category that arent so bland???.....i have...
any rudeness in the health care profession is unaceptable whether its an nurse, receptionist or doctor......we go to see doctors because we are very ill and pay these folks lots of money. the least...
hey everybody, some of you probably already know about these stem cell studies....but if not here you go....this sounds really promising.......
bring a book or a computer or ipod......something to keep you occupied. i usually take the day off.. i had no issues with being tired nor did i have any reactions....i just had my first infusion 2...
hey everybody....has anyone out there used calmoseptine ointment for their rectal pain?? if so how effective was it to help your pain??????...
thanks for response nanners...im just so ready to get some results and start the healing process that any hitch in the program im on gets me worried...i gotta have faith in the unknown....
hey everybody I just had my first remicade infusion a week ago....for the first week i noticed slight improvement every day. I noticed less fatigue, my appetite was coming back, D and mucous and...
hey guys.....has anybody on here had issues with their prostate that was caused due to crohns?...i have been having some issues with inflamation in my prostate due to inflamation in my colon...my...
cool topic......went through hell for a year and a half with a diagnosis of proctitis after a colonoscopy from my first gi doc.....until i went to hospital for abcess and fistula, issues that i had...
hey mv4700...i had my first remicade infusion a week ago today....i had no side effects and like beth75 states the experience during the infusions was great....i am seeing slight improvement in my...
@ Nanners...everyday to me is like waiting for something thats not coming......march 18th 2011 i went to the ER for 3 days with fever, shakes and 102 fever.....found an abcess and drained....put in a...
To help ease it in i used some lube....and yes there will be some leftover in the applicator...you really cant get it all in......I also ran the bottle under warm water for a minute or so to warm up...
I agree with kazbern......i was first diagnosed with proctitis and kept having symptoms for over a year. my doctor seemed very unconcerned with my continued problems and did the whole...
hey bb....my seton has been in since march 18th for an abcess and fistula... the first week was unconfortable....there was swelling and some minor drainig and pain. that went away within the first...
Hey everybody.....im new here and was recently waiting for my results to come back from my new GI doc....we all thought it was UC but turned out to be CD (large intestine only)....i was recently...
whats up guys ......i just got done with my first infusion of Remy....everything went well. it took 3 hours total and no side effects...i met some super cool people in the "injection room" and got...
hey chitownsick.....im from chicago too.....as CDS says rush univeristy gi docs are the BEST...i see a doc there too....very proactive with my disease......
bosnianboy....i had mine in for over a month. the first week is the worst. you will get used to it being in after that...the only issue i have is that you cant wipe your ass like usual, its more of a...
hey stevie and lonie......thanks for the positive story.......sounds like your both doing much better.....im going in for the Remicade infusions next week for the first time and hoping for...
hey jetpwrd......i just used Moviprep 2 weeks ago and there are 2 ways to take it.....you can do the "nighttime" version which is back to back doses with an hour and a half break inbetween or you can...
@ wimomofthree thanks for being so thorough. i too have been going 15 times a day and willing to deal with the side effects than having constant BMs...thanks for the info..this disease is just as...
hello little missy.....im new to this forum like you...i was just recently rediagnosed with pancolitis and possibly crohns...i too have horrible constipation and straining and only a little D passes....
hey runwaybride.....i like you, is new to this ive had some very close calls....after dealing with urgency for over a year. ...i usually leave the house with a extra change of clothes and wet wipes...
@ ttkmhu....i was just curious to see how well or not the drugs worked....if there were any side effects and how fast they went to work ie..feeling better... @ beth75.....thanks, i have to get a hep...
hey everybody im new to the forum...i was diagnosed a year and a half ago with ulcertive proctitis through a colonoscopy....this last thursday i went in for another colonoscopy with my new GI and was...
kazbern .....i had a colonoscopy which diagnosed my proctitis......from what is was told and from my own research a fistula forms after an abcess bursts and has to find its least path of...