Hi... Sorry to hear that you have been diagnosed with Crohn's. It's not an easy disease to deal with at any age and being young sure doesn't help. I hope that your friends and family are being...
Hi, I understand feeling a self conscious about this I was when I first got mine. I found being more open about it helps. I just act like it's a normal thing to have talk about it openly. Maybe just...
I can imagine that this is hard for you, I used to have issues with pain and bowel movements which did turn out to be multiple strictures. I hope this isn't the case for you I also suffered other...
When ever I've had strictures, I've experienced bad stomach pains usually in the same place, constipation and very loud garstric nosies, sometimes I would have swelling in one part of my stomach and...
Hi, Sorry to hear that you have been through so much, makes life hard. I've had a stoma for just over a year now so I know what it's like to have one. Are you looking forward to having the ostomy...
I will check out the ostomy forum. It just surprised me never had an issue you with my ileostomy. Thanks for your advice....
I've had the same concerns about Entocort as I was on Pred for a while when I was younger and I gained weight on it and took me a while to lose. I was on Entocourt last year and I liked it didn't...
I a colon resection and colostomy about 9 weeks ago, 6 weeks after that I got a small bowel obstruction. I had a list of foods to avoid 6 weeks after the op as the stoma can get blocked. On the list...
Hey guys, Haven't been on here in a while. Just wanting a little help. I've had Crohns for 8 years now and always seemed to struggle with it on and off tired numerous types of medication. I had a...
Hi there sorry that your having trouble. Steroids generally work fairly quickly. The pain shouldn't be there for good though if it doesn't get better you may have to go back to your doctor if this...
Hey I have recently had a stricture ballooned in Feb I've also just had to have a resection and ended up with an Ileostomy but one of the strictures that i have is right at the very end and we are...
Hi i don't think you need to stress about anything if it's not even on the cards yet, but i also think that it is good to prepare yourself for things like that if it could be possible. I'm 19 yo...
So I've just got out of hospital for the 6th time since january. I was in and out four times before i got my operation ( three strictures corrected & stoma), on TPN for 2 weeks with central line...
Hello, I have contacted my Stoma therapist she has informed me that it's because the stitches....
It's really easy to do If you don't have a nurse there to help you it's just done in three steps. I also found the pen to be alot less painful....
I've just got out of hospital after having three strictures removed. I have ended up with a ileostoma and just around the stitches i have some red spots and it stings a little. I have been told that...
I am still on Imuran but they are thinking of putting me on the humria also. I would never go with out mess at all as this is my second operation I was taken off all meds three years ago and this has...
So i have just gotten out of a 23 day visit to hospital which was one of five visits this year due to 3 bowel obstructions. My gastro's were telling me that i didn't need an operation which i new...
Yeah i will talk to my gastro about other doctors in the city that would probably be a good idea. Yes school certficate is year 10, i have my rsa and rcg, cert 2 & 3 in retail management and my...
Hi Ivy, I just see a local gastro It's something that i could look into once i have got my operation over with as they have taken me off most of my meds cause my bone marrow has dropped. I managed to...
Hi jo, My surgery is going to be at Nepean or wherever we can get in the earliest, i usually go to Nepean though. I have a really good gastro at Penrith his name Dr Kalantar if your looking for a new...
Thank you that for the help it's greatly appreciated. I can go to Westmead i used to go to the Children's Hospital there it's not that far from me. I'll ask my Gastro also about the support that i...
That would be great thanks. I'm in the foot of the blue mountains it's not to much of a trip to go to sydney though. So are you better now or still having trouble It's a big worry of mine that i wont...
Yeah I'm still in Aus I'm In New South Wales...
Hey all, So i have pretty much been bed bound since the first week in January been in hospital 3 times since. I've had CD for 7 years now never been albe to control it well so I've been sick for a...
Thanks for the reply, big help will do that:)...
I love to go to the gym and i was always able to in the first few years of having crohn's. After i had my right hemicolectomy i started to get swollen and painful joints even when i wasn't flairing...
I've recently been going through the same issue but it has been going on for a while I'm always one to leave it untill it's really bad i hate hospitals i know that sounds bad. It has been put down to...
I have been battling Crohn's for 7 years I'm 19 now, my main source of medication over the years has been imuran, but i feel as though i have tried everything - I've had Ensure Plus, Infliximab,...
I have just found out that i have to have part of my large bowel removed this is my second operation. As the stricture is right at the bottom of my bowel and it was so tight it has taken a while as...