I've been doing the same thing as a precaution, I just missed blackberries and thought I'd ask. lol Thanks :)...
Can anyone give me a good, solid answer about things like raspberry seeds? I've got crohn's colitis and have been flare free for a few years but I just keep finding different answers on every other...
I agree, totally, and thanks for the kind words. I know about David Garrard, he's one of my favorite players I'm a bit of a football geek and I knew of him when he played at ECU in college. He became...
To pmedic, thanks much and right back at you. To everyone else thanks a lot I appreciate the congrats. I'm so glad you guys think of it as motivating to hear stuff like this...I, actually, was...
Anyone who has read any of my posts over the last couple years may recall I had been missing out on participating in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu while I had my ostomy bag. It was an unpleasant 16 months and...
Good luck :)...
Thanks so much everyone. I am so glad to have good news a few times in a row for a change....
One more time, I wanted to throw in a bit of positive news here for a change. Nineteen months, I had an ostomy for nineteen months until December. My Dr. cleared me to workout and go back to...
I take several supplements, in addition to, my actual Dr. prescribed stuff and I'm always on the lookout for anything else that might help. I'm so very glad I found this forum so soon after being...
Terrific thanks everyone, and pb4, thanks for the bee propolis stuff....
pb4, thanks for the info. I also notice you take bee propolis. I've seen that a few times in reference to Crohn's but haven't found anything about what, specifically, it does for it. Think you can...
Well I did just find one that only uses fructose so maybe that's the way to go....
Thanks :) I use agave nectar the relative few times I have coffee or when I make tea. I'm getting back into the gym and martial arts in the next few weeks after having my 16 month ostomy removed in...
I know that, generally, sugar substitutes are bad for us but has anyone tried stevia? Had any issues with it?...
Before I was diagnosed in 2007, I would get them CONSTANTLY. They'd be white and round and I'd get them all over in my mouth and throat. I'd have them on my gums, tongue sometimes, but usually...
Lovemyboys, I have been taking Humira for around a year(weekly since May) and I have had no issues with it except it burning a bit during injection. I always use my stomach and you can put some ice...
Since I lost my ostomy bag and became self contained again, I've been eating all kinds of fruit and veggies(apples, grapes, bananas, carrots, raw spinach, peppers(raw weird I know) lol. I try to keep...
Dana, I was doing great on remicade for about a year and a half and then it stopped. Then came a week in the hospital and 16 months with an ileostomy bag. They put me on humira and it wasn't clearing...
Sniper, I don't think I've ever really talked to you at all but I saw this and just figured you could use another someone sending some support and positive thoughts your way....
Haha thanks for the cyber hugs those are always good to get. Kiwi, I hope so, I was kind of thinking maybe someone who was hating life right now might see that and find some sort of optimisim in what...
Saladshooter, that sucks I'm sorry to hear that but thanks and thanks to everyone. That was kinda my reason for posting it...I was/am so glad and I felt like it'd be nice to post something here that...
This forum has been awesome since I got diagnosed, I've gotten a lot of great info and words of encouragement on here and I wanna thank anyone who has given me advice or answered a question on here,...
Haha awesome ok that makes sense. It's cool I knew there was a reason and that's a fine one. And BayAreaGuy, thanks...that's exactly the stuff I was looking for. I feel great it's fantastic and now,...
Thanks you two. Also, churchlady, I have no clue at all as to why you called me Anthony but I appreciate the reply anyway. lol Thanks....
I just had my ileostomy reversed after about 16 months so I'm all self contained again and it's pretty awesome. /community/emoticons/yeah.gif I'm anxious to get back to working out and martial arts...
Awesome everyone thanks for the ideas. I'll be giving them a try. I have actually tried the brown sugar thing before and it was the leading candidate for now lol....
I was just curious as to what some of you here used to sweeten your coffee? I love coffee and, generally have a cup every day or two but I am not sure what I should be using to sweeten it having...
Hiya Nikki...I have very active crohn's colitis covering about 2 feet all the way to the end of the colon if I am being clear. I had a flare in May of 2009 and spent a week in the hospital. That...
I'd been using a kettlebell and stuff like that but was wanting to move up in weight a bit and you guys make it sound like it's doable thanks. My Dr. just kind of says to try what I feel I can...
Just wondering if anyone has found that they can do it. I know I'm not supposed to try and squat 450 lbs or anything but what about maybe up to 100 lbs? My body is reminding me how much better it...
It's looking real likely that I'm going to get a permanent colostomy bag and I was wondering if anyone here has one and continues to train in martial arts? Specifically , I'm looking for grapplers...
I used to get them constantly ..8-9 sometimes and they killed me...nothing got rid of them until I was diagnosed and treated for Crohn's disease. Then the prednisone and asacol and remicade (that no...
Damn yeah Ohio it was..you're a genius thanks :)...
HI Chipsygrl :) nice to meet you and welcome. Though I hope for your sake that you end up not staying in this forum for your sake lol. But if you do...then I hope we can all help as much as we can....
I talked to someone a few months ago who said they had a friend with an ostomy who was still working as a firefighter and on his department's USAR team. I can't recall his name or who the person here...
So here's the rundown. 60 cm of colon infected , 7 days in hospital didn't fix it , temporary ileostomy didn't let it heal , next up is humira. I had been having success with remicade until recently...
Wow man...thanks for the info. Especially the survival rate part...damn....
Thanks alot everyone :) And notsosicklygirl...my crohn's is all in my colon ...about the last 25 or so cm. down to the rectum so they wanted to give me the ileostomy and see if , while my colon was...
Yeah that's what happened to me. I had a flare up and got more medicine and then got hospitalized for 7 days and looooads of medicne there. And then more after I got out and it just wouldn't go away...
Hey all...I have Crohn's disease and normally post in there but was wondering...does anyone in here happen to have a J-pouch? I had my colonoscopy and it's still active Crohn's in the colon . My. GI...
Thanks. Yeah I was under the impression that people with crohn's didn't really get the J-Pouch very often if ever but my GI thinks that's what the surgeon would want to do. I'm gonna talk more about...
Mine's been there for about 3 years and that's what my GI expects the surgeron he uses to do. Not definite obviously but that's what I was told to plan on it seems....
Nah that was pretty helpful thanks. Any information is more then the none I already had. :) It's cool to hear that it helped....
Does anyone in here happen to have a J-pouch? I had my colonoscopy and it's still active Crohn's in the colon . My. GI has me doing Rowasa and I have a Remicade infusion tomorrow but if that doesn't...
Very cool thanks guys. Everyone here , again , has been very helpful. I really appreciate it alot....
Thanks so much that makes me feel better....
Getting scoped again this coming Tuesday the 29th to see if my ileostomy has allowed my colon to heal enough for a reversal. I am a little concerned and wanted to run something by all of you guys....
Wow thanks..I'm really suprised to hear that it stands up to water and sweat so well. I just got a bike today and am starting to ride and , of course , in Florida merely walking outside can make you...
Very cool thanks :)...