Was pleased last night, he felt hungry and sat down to a plate of steak and veg, Hooray!! then before bed he asked for toast with marmite. will see how today goes, i made sure he had at least a...
Thankyou for the information. do i have to get the probiotics that you have mentioned from our doctor? x...
Hi, not posted for a while. My 9 yr old son has just had small procedure done on his anus for a clean out on an op he had done couple years back for anal fistula. luckily there was no fistula this...
Hi insertcoolname, my son was diagnosed when he was 7 and is now nearly 10. He too had an anal fistula which he had surgery on, his was treated with medical manuka honey and cleared up. Few months...
Hi, my husband and son both have crohns and they both sometimes suffer with mouth ulcers and my husbands gums become very sore when he has a flare or thats an indication there is a flare on the way....
thanx everyone, got 30 today as weather has been fab!! hope all you guys well. xx...
Hi everyone, i have a question about my 8 year old son who is on 6mp for crohns. With it coming into summer in the Uk i wondered if factor 30 is high enough suncream to use on my son. We have been...
i just wonder why at the very beginning they had him on the mesalazine then the 6mp rather than see how he went first with just the mesalazine? i suppose its a question i should bring up at the next...
Hi, now that my son has been diagnosed ( last october) with crohns im beginning to feel a bit less uptight about it all and questions are coming to mind. ( we live 3 hour drive from our consultants...
thanx for your feedback. xx...
Hi everyone, just wondered about sunscreens, my son is on 6mp and with spring here ( we live in UK) should i be applying it already or when it gets warmer? also, with him bein at school all day, is...
the blotchy like rash has appeared again, took him to hospital as i get really concerned as he on 6mp. they said its ok as it disappeares when press it. im thinkin its hives or could it be the 6mp?...
Well living in beautiful scotland one of the downsides is the midges( like little flies that bite) and my son who has been out playing all day seems to have little red bites on his skin. Is it ok for...
Thanks jhicks, i do give him one of those yoghurt drinks every morning (actimel) and it says that it contains lactobacillus. hopefully it does help. good luck to you too. x...
my sons iron was low and although he takes iron syrup i read that apples are a very good source of iron. x...
Does anyone find that eating bananas can aggravate their crohns? my son (who has crohns) loves bananas but ive found that whenever he eats them he uses the toilet more. x...
thankyou everyone for your comments. He is much better today and is off to school. will look into getting those udo probiotics for him too. anything that helps is great. xx...
He has been on the cipro for 10 days but off it now so hopefully he will start feeling better. What probiotics is good for crohns? i see alot of people take them. I do give my son a probiotic drink (...
My 8 year old son was diagnosed with crohns last year after having anal fistula. He has been doing good on mesalazine and 6mp up until last week when i thought he was showing signs of an abcess down...
Well, took my 8 year old son back to docs as he had sore bum again and it was red and inflammed, cant decide whether it could be a flare as there seems to be alot of mucous around that area or an...
he is on 6mp and mesalazine. xx...
Im also thinking it could be the shower gel i may be using on him, as i shower him alot, sometimes twice a day? it has essential oils in? maybe try something more gentle? thanx for replying Gail. xx...
I have been putting on sudocrem on it last couple of nights, i shower his bum everytime he has poos too but he still itches. he does have a slight discharge from his bottom anyway as i can see it on...
my son had anal fistula last year and after surgery it healed up really well, then not long after he was diagnosed with crohns. a couple of days ago he was complaining of his bum being really itchy...
Hi there, Before my son was diagnosed with crohns he had anal fistula and after his op they treated it with medical manuka, it worked absolute wonders and healed great and quickly. I also had fistula...
My son takes 6mp syrup and we keep it refridgerated. We have a weekend trip away and rather than ask the travel lodge where we staying to take the med i wondered if any1 had used an electric cooler...
Hi there, just a quick reply to your question about my son. He was diagnosed last year. It started with him having an anal fistula which he had surgery on. We thought nothing about it afterwards as...
thanx everyone for their comments. It just seems to be at dinner time in evening he get sore tum. He had his bloods done at home this morning n he always has a cup tea afterwards before he goes back...
wow, its great to hear such positive feed back about 6mp. I was worried sick when my 7 year old started on it recently. He has been on it now for about 7 weeks, so far so good, Long may it continue....
He takes his iron morning, after breakfast, after school then again before bed. He also ate banana, maybe he just ate too much as he had dinner, banana, cup of tea and biscuits!!!! appetite good!!...
My 7 year old son was diagnosed with crohns last year. He currently takes mesalazine, 6mp and is taking 5ml of iron 3times a day as slightly anaemic. Recently he has been taking sore tummys ( which...
Well, thats my Son started the 6mp on saturday ( gave it him at bed time as a few people on here had said that time is best to help with the nausea etc). So far, so good!! if he was to have any side...
thanx everyone for your comments. He starts it tomorrow and i know its for the best. Its just all so new to me as its only been a couple of months since he was diagnosed. I will defo be giving him...
My 7 year old son has not long been diagnosed with crohns. On mesalazine at the min but starting 6mp on saturday, is scaring the livin daylights out of me!! what can i expect?? thanx....