Nanners, I am so sorry for your pain. I am going through a similar situation myself. I have two adult sons and a 24 year old daughter. My daughter has several medical conditions including bipolar...
I came down with H1N1 early last week, and I have Crohn's. My husband brought it home, and we did everything possible to limit my exposure. We used so much Lysol and Purel it wasn't funny, and washed...
After two years without a remission of my Crohn's, after multiple medications, my doctor decided to let me give Remicade a try. I don't have insurance, so his office helped me send in the application...
Last month I had a huge flare. I went on a 40 mg. prednisone taper, and got quite a bit better, but the pain in three spots in my belly have never quit hurting. They don't hurt as excruiciatingly as...
I've been doing SCD full time for four or five days now. My second batch of yogurt is better than the first, thanks to the addition of a little cream. Yummy! The chicken soup is great, and I have...
I just started the SCD this week. I've been eating nothing but starchy, bland foods for over a year, with the exception of Fage plain yogurt. I haven't gotten any better on the bland diet; in fact I...
The first time I pooped myself I was so upset I stripped my clothes off, crying hysterically, and shoved them in the washing machine before anyone could come home and find out. I was so embarrassed!...
A couple of weeks ago when I had my bad flare, I took ultram, then two ultrams, and had no relief. Then I took some Lortab, then two Lortab, and barely got enough pain relief to sleep at all. My GI...
Thanks to everyone who responded. I called the doctor, and of course they wanted blood work and urine. So I won't know anything for sure for a few days. And of course, when I gave the sample, it was...
I'm flaring, and I'm on a prednisone taper. Right now I'm taking 2 Pentasa X4 a day, 30mg. pred. a day, 500mg flagyl X3 a day, and Librax X4 a day. I'm exhausted, sleep nearly all the time, and feel...
The nurse finally called me back. The doctor said to stop the prednisone, go back on 9 mg of Entocort, and take Benedryl to combat the pred. side effects. I took the 60 mg. of pred. on Monday and...
I developed an ulcer in my esophogus once, with similar symptoms. It felt like anything I swallowed stopped and stuck right where the ulcer was, then I would feel gagged or choked. Treatment for the...
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I've been taking 6 mg Entocort for about 6 months, but I've been flaring for the last three weeks. I saw the GI on Monday, and he stopped the Entocort and started me on 60 mg of Prednisone. I...
This is similar to situation, except the colonoscopy showed several areas of inflammation, and the biopsies didn't prove out the dx of Crohn's. The GI is calling it "non-specific colitis" and says...
I tried the Monavie. I'm not knocking the product; it's probably great if you can tolerate it. My personal experience was not good. The product contains not just the juice of the fruits, but the...
I have colitis/IBD, IBS, multiple diverticula, GERD, mouth and esophogeal ulcers, migraine, very poor immune system, fibromyalgia. Had adenomyosis/endometriosis, ovarian cysts prior to my...
When I said I was offended by her remark, she said, "I'm just saying what research proves". I said, "I've probably done more research on migraine than you have, HUN", kind of condescending. I've...
I was actually wanting to aim quite a bit lower....... /community/emoticons/yeah.gif Vic...
I have been off daily preventative medicine for over six months, after having no migraines for a year. Now, I've had two nasty ones wake me up early in the morning, along with vomiting and the whole...
My GI said all my clinical symptoms add up to Crohn's disease- but each of my biopsies came back normal. She is treating me as a CD patient anyway, since I am responding (more or less, less right...
This sounds like it could be Crohn's, but you know there's no way to be sure without the tests. You are doing the right thing, following up with the doctors. I'm sorry you're having so much pain and...
I have had migraines for years, since childhood. When we lived in Florida, I had several migraines a month, and developed a condition called status migrainosis, which means "you're stink out of luck...
My GI recommended a product called Balneol. It is over the counter in some pharmacies, and behind the counter in others, so you may have to ask. It is a lotion-cleanser. It's very soothing. You put a...
I am flaring, my meds are Colazal, Canasa, and just added Entocort yesterday. I literally slept ALL day today. I woke up several times to go to the restroom, and a few times for a drink of water or...
I haven't had gall bladder surgery, but I've had six or so abdominal surgeries. In my experience, the laparoscopies hurt more than open procedures. I think it's partly the gas they introduce into the...
I just went for a follow-up with the GI on Monday this week. I had a little pain on the left side, but other than that, everything was fairly stable. From practically the moment I walked out of the...
I had my second five week follow-up appt. today with the GI, a total of 10 weeks since my colonoscopy and dx of non-specific colitis. Visually, there was inflammation and ulceration in various parts...
I'm sorry you're going through this, but I'm sure you'll be glad to get it behind you. And perky new breasts will be nice. May God watch over you....
I am a 44 year old woman, diagnosed yesterday with non-specific colitis. I have mouth, esophogeal, stomach, colon, rectal, and anus involvement, but apparently the biopsies didn't indicate Crohn's....