Quote from British Gastro Journal- "Epithelioid granulomas is one of the best histological criterion for distinguishing Crohn’s disease (CD) from other inflammatory bowel diseases" Gut...
Hi I was involved in recent "FODMAPS" study, thru Box Hill Hospital. Jacqi Barrett is the dietition who was doing the research, Dr Geary was her supervisor, as far as I know he is now back in NZ, but...
Hi there, I posted the following on the Ulcerative Colitis site this arvo, no response as yet (hasn't been long), but I guess in the back of my mind I am questioning my diagnosis. Diagnosed with UC,...
I had a total colectomy 6 years ago. My GP has referred me to a Rheumatologist as for some time I have been experiencing what looked like OA. It now is starting to look like Peripheral Arthritis....
Hi, I had surgery in 2002, as I could no longer tolerate Imuran. I was supposed to have J-pouch, and was absolutly horrified that I would have to have a "bag" for 6-8 weeks. Well things didn't go...
I had glue "plug" put in enterovaginal fistula, no pain as it was done under a general. No pain after. It didn't work for me but has been successful for other people I know. Make sure the person...
Depends a lot on how the surgery is done, and what state of health you are in at the time. Sometimes the surgery is done in 3 steps, sometimes whole lot - colectomy, j-pouch formation, temporary...
When you have your whole colon removed the bag is on your ileum, so it is called an ileostomy. The j pouch didnt work for me as I had fistulas, but I do know people who it has worked very well for....
Food: what ever you can "stomach"!!! Surgery: personal experience, should have had surgery sooner, as all my complications came from being so run down. Life with ileostomy is fantastic, really well...
I guess everyone is different, I do believe that it is important to get a flare up under control as quick as possible, you dont want to get any sicker or more run down than you have to. Take care...
from my experience, its not a good idea to let your self get run down. You are probably sicker than you think you are, as your body adapts to what ever is going on. Worst case senario you need some...
Hi the roof of my mouth is almost always sore, I asked my GP & Dentist about it but they couldn't see anything. Some days my mouth (palate area) is too sore for me to eat? Has anyone else...