Hello! According to a couple of studies, Mastic Gum significantly improved Crohn's disease symptoms. However, I don't see it talked about much or even studied too much even with so much promise....
Yes I have had some dizziness too before!...
Thanks! That was helpful. Just was worried about potentially going into debt over this but I think I understand now that the most I would pay is out of pocket max anyways. Will try to be positive!...
Okay thanks! So it would be irrational of me to fear that if I needed one of those medications that insurance would refuse to cover it, correct? It's just an irrational fear of mine I think. And then...
One more question. This bothers me a lot mentally too... The cost of medication and if insurance would pay for it. I know you guys don't work for insurance companies so can't give a solid answer. But...
Lusmith, I have read some of your posts in the past because we have had some similar problems. I thought I had IBS for 5 months and then finally I did a colonoscopy. They said it could be a Crohns...
I find that my symptoms stick with me for a couple of weeks after a bad anxious episode too which sucks. It's kinda a viscous cycle!...
Hi all! I've gone through a horrendous past 2 months with health problems. I have always had bad health anxiety so it has made it much more difficult. Basically I've had digestive problems the past 6...
Thanks! I will try my best to calm down....
I just talked to my GI who did my colonoscopy. He was again pretty confident I didn't have Crohns even though there was some mild inflammation in the sigmoid colon and granulomas (he said granulomas...
Thanks guys! I always had a lot of health anxiety so now that I might actually have a chronic illness it kinda set me off in my mind. Would be helpful if I even knew for sure I have it. There's just...
Sounds like a lot of you guys were fine for first 5 years and then it got a lot worse. That is a big thing that concerns me....
Uceris is budesonide i think so should be pretty different than Lialda. I've just become so pessimistic about all this after constantly reading stories. And it makes my symptoms worse too being...
Thanks! My doctor told me that about 30% get worse. I wonder how accurate that is......
Remicade sounds like a great drug for a lot. It's just so hard for me to understand all of this because people who are feeling good or have very mild symptoms just generally don't post. I genuinely...
I have been drinking 16 oz of vegetable juice everyday and take multivitamins to try to keep me in check! Also, sorry if this comes off as dumb or naive. I am trying to be as optimistic about this...
Okay yes I have information for that. I have prescription insurance but it's just pretty bad. I doubt Lialda would be covered. I have enough samples for a couple of weeks at least. Nomad, did you...
Thanks! Ill be doing blood work next week. Then probably in 2 weeks ill start Lialda and see what happens. I am really worried about insurance not covering some of these medications too. I have...
Thanks! My deductible unfortunately is very high so doing another colonoscopy this year would suck financially. I haven't done any blood testing yet so maybe I should do that. Is Lialda succesful in...
Hello all, For the past 6 months I've had diarrhea like bowel movements about twice a day with a very little amount of blood half the time. It all started on the first day of a vacation and it has...
Doctor just called me. Biopsies show that it might be Crohn's disease but he's not so sure. Have to do an upper endoscopy now tomorrow....
Had my colonoscopy (overall a good experience). Doctor said I have a little patch of irritation in sigmond colon and that it's probably from some food related infection I got 5 months ago. He wants...
Also, I was on a PPI for an esophagus condition I have everyday for a full year. Looks like that could cause C Diff but who knows....
Thanks! I guess they won't be able to get a stool sample during the colonoscopy....
Thanks. I wonder what symptom difference there is between infectious colitis vs ulcerative colitis....
Infectious colitis sounds accurate just because I got my first ever symptoms the day after a cross country road trip which included various rest stops. Unless it's just a coincidence... Not much info...
Thanks! Weird question but what counts as a bowel movement? Like an overall bathroom visit? Or is it actually how much comes out of you at each bathroom visit? Like are 20 bowel movements 20 separate...
Thanks again! My "left side ache" was a mild cramp. Was pretty consistent for several months. Microscopic colitis wouldn't have blood I don't think right? I am unfortunately extremely stressed for...
Thanks for the reply! I was diagnosed with ibs d but then when I told them I was noticing some blood they wanted a colonoscopy. No blood work or stool test except he took a tiny piece of stool that...
Hello! Seems like a great community here. I am a 25 year old male. Basically for the past 6 months I have had mostly diarrhea like bowel movements on average 2 times a day. Most of that time I also...