im from Dubai and have lived there for 16 years and i can tell you there are so many wonderful doctors and fantastic hospitals including the Harvard school of medicine that has set up shop in Dubai...
i have an aquatown bidet so toilet paper isnt an issue :)...
clonehead: doctor injecting me (so he can get paid, thank you canadian medicare) and i dont mind that he does it for me. i couldnt even epi-pen humira myself. had to have a nurse come and do it! what...
really! i was going to ask him to do it in the arm because i thought it was unnecessary in the bum! thx for letting me know!!!!!!! less awkward next time then! :)...
So first B12 injection in the bum and it went well! i hate injections and i usually start whimpering when i see a needle (even though i have lots of tattoos! what a contradiction!), so GI Dr. and I...
novice! good to hear that your plumbing is somewhat functional :P as for colonoscopies, i love them! sounds so awkward but my nurses are so nice, and the drugs are nicer and i can say things without...
hmm.. im confused about this too because im getting my first B12 shots tomorrow.. Roni: is the level in pmol or pg (mine is 177 pmol). apparently we need to be around 500.. oh man, its confusing. we...
veggie broth always helped me... then i would add a bit of tofu and greens in progression. but very slowly. it depends on your system. mine recovered fast enough, within a month about 2 years ago....
remission means that the disease is inactive/asleep but that can be disrupted if you dont maintain a certain lifestyle. it can come back through a trigger element again. its an incurable disease so.....
i read Brody said that 20% of crohns is genetic and 80% is MAP related. i printed a whole bunch of articles for my microbiology class tomorrow!!!...
read this today on the Irish Medical Times: MAP infection persists in children with Crohn’s http://www.imt.ie/clinical/2011/08/map-infection-persists-in-children-with-crohns.html ****************** I...
omega 6 and 9s are found in the oils we use to cook such as olive oil etc. i wouldnt supplement more of it thats for sure. there is a study done that most north americans have 30:1 ratio of 6,9 to...
haha you will get relief! and the pain will go away. we have so many nerve endings in our colon and you can only imagine how much pressure gas and poo make against them! and hey! a fart is a good...
pb4: you actually dont need to take omega 6 or 9. our body makes it from linoleic and alpha-linolenate (components of omega 3- anti-inflammatory). omegas 6 and 9 are pro-inflammatory (and we make our...
interesting! i know bee propolis is a potent anti-virus but i havent learnt yet more about it! :D thx!!!! i'm going to ask my naturopath about it!...
ha! i've taken them too in desperation!!!! i actually had the bottle version of citramag (lemon flavor lol, like it makes a difference) in my fridge in case my sis or i needed to get relief. now,...
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so get off meat for a week and see if it makes any difference while you wait for you Dr. as for testing, ha! i havent had barium in ages (the last one i tried was "Strawberry milkshake" flavor and i...
oh no! im sooo sorry!!! this happened to me when i was 21, i had an abcess the size of a grapefruit in my colon. i couldnt sit down. finally went to ER and had emergency surgery. almost same symtoms...
Kazbern is correct. i have almost zero symtoms and i go to the bathroom 2-3 times a day, perfect poo every time, no pain, some mucus from time to time. you are on the right road tho!!...
eeesh its hard to pinpoint just like that. you would really need a whole bunch of tests with you dr. i wouldnt just keep trying medications as a hit or miss kind of thing.. if you can tolerate it,...
i too have both IBS and IBD. my IBD is localized in ileum so i know if there's a problem that its the right hand side is giving me pain with a burning sensation when i try to poo. my IBS (which is my...
or we can just wear depends coated in essential oils like lavender? lol sorry, i just grossed myself out :P...
lady1012, really? my first shot is next week! Chris B.: vitamin b family are all water soluble, so if you stop, you'll pee it out so it shouldnt be a problem. but its not because you're taking to...
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i've had bone loss on my hips and lower discs due to my past medications and back pain from sitting on a toilet bowl for hours on end, but for a year i saw an osteopath and i felt much better.. plus...
CollegeStudent: i completely agree that one has to take control over his health. im my own walking proof, so to speak + im studying to become a naturopathic doctor so im totally in tune with...
i agree with the diet thing too. oh my dream: a GI dr with crohn's!! marvelous!!!...
CollegeStudent: keep me updated. i am going to ask my naturopathic dr his opinion on friday. but obviously, like it was said previously, MAP is naturally in us. now, is there a certain level thats...
i have it bookmarked! you're the best! will give you update when i make it! keep on sharing!!! :D...
by high levels of B12 in blood + High RDW result. in canada, normal levels are 133.00 pmol/l and mine is 177. its not severe yet but my GI dr wants a few injections just to boost and retest to see...
well, even it is was MAP and we use antibiotics. it will come back because we dont have receptors to recognize certain microbes. so its a never ending cycle no? i always understood it to be an...
i actually had been eating a lot of veal liver lol. i guess it was a no go :P...
i shall on friday :D...
mine are high too but its because im not assimilating b12 at all and its circulating in my blood rather than being absorbed in my small intestine. i actually have to get b12 shots next week.....
this is so interesting!!!! according to Roitt's immunology, "mutations in the NOD2 gene, encoding a cytoplasmic pattern recognition receptor for the muramly dipeptide of bacterial cell wall, are...
actually, i was using lily of the valley then i ended up with land art 2 weeks ago (lilly of the valley has to change their packaging as per new canadian law of labeling so they're super back...
2.5 hour consultation with my new homeopath and 30 pages of notes (i have so much baggage!!!!!).. i felt bad! im actually super excited because i feel it will heal my mind more than anything else...
CrohnieToo: omg you're so thin (and not so full of poo either anymore haha)! 3 pounds flushed!!!!! !! bravo bravo! :D if we were neighbours, we'd be baking each other cakes for everytime we unclog....
you could do it but there are a few things that you need to really be prepared for, even though Cuba has one of the best hospitals in the world (oddly enough). when i was 18, i went to Haiti for 3...
CrohnieToo: YAY!!!! hope it all comes out today! then you should treat yourself to a foot massage (i was going to say bum massage as a joke but even that sounds painful! :P)...
novice, if only you can hop into canada instead! long live crappy free healthcare. but atleast its free! lol i swear, we should all win an award for having the least sexiest disease out there which...
i shall try it with almond milk since its my favorite :) yum! im hungry now!!! darn! hehe...
ooooohhhhhh sounds amazing!!!!!!!!!!!! i shall try it next week when i buy the missing ingredients! thank you for sharing :D...
didnt say cure. she's in remission now for over ten years....
there's a woman in BC, Canada that healed her IBD and has written books about it etc. its interesting to read: http://www.jinipatelthompson.com/...
NDs arent covered either in Canada but i get charged around $60-$80 for a 2 hour consultation so its not so bad. plus im studying to become one too so i get free advice from my professors (super...
i would start by finding a naturopathic doctor in your area. they work with your doctors to give you the best balanced care ever. and they're covered by alot of insurances too! you are living what i...
hahaha. you will soon learn the hard way :P...
eeek Bruins!?!? for your husband (and yourself :P) So a Habs fan, a Leafs fan and a Bruins fan are standing on top of a mountain and talking about who is the best fan. The leafs fan in the heat of...