Hello, i would strongly suggest you ask your doctor about somatization disorder. i was exactly like you except my symptoms were to the extreme, rectal burning, horrible stomach pains, headaches,...
Hi everyone, I posted on here around September of last year and it is now May- wow time flys. I went to my doctor and he had no idea what to tell me about this episode. I have been sick since a trip...
This happens to me when I am stressed. I try to meditate every night but that becomes difficult when you travel and such. I notice I get sick when I travel so I assume its stress. I have a lot of...
Oh my gosh, I was browsing the forums to see what new info had come out and this thread just jumped out at me because I experienced this just yesterday. I got really sick in May with D and joint...
Hello, I want to tell you that I have suffered just like you have and that I seeked help for my anxiety and depression thinking that there was no way that all of this could be something functional. I...
Hello! I read your whole story I can tell you that I absolutley admire your wisdom and strength. This is very difficult to go through. I am very much like you in that I am the person to be happy and...
Thank you for this! I am going to download it ASAP. I am definitly going through a health crisis and I feel like most books that talk about health issues end up making me more depressed....
I know exactly what your talking about. Sometimes I also feel the motions of driving or being in water sometimes even 2 days later. I feel drunk and weak and sometimes I have to sit upright again...
Hi there! I havent been diagnosed with fibro or chronic fatigue but my doctors are really leaning towards this as all my tests are exceptionaly normal. Eye pain was one of my first symptoms and it...
For the last two and a half months I have been so sick because of severe anxiety and depression. I started off just having diarrhea for a month and one day made the mistake of drinking whole milk....
I too want to go the mayo clinic but my dad is insisting I go to Mexico with a specialist. I am not trying to say you dont have chrons but I had a friend who was ill with all of your symptoms and she...
I am sorry your wife is going through this. If they did see inflammation it most likely is IBD. I have not been diagnosed but my doctor did give me steroids to see if that helped. I took the steroids...
just got back from ER. Stomach pain was intense. Had CT scan. Nothing showed. Please someone help me at least give me a glimmer of hope I feel like I am drowning. I cant keep doing this anymore......
I understand where your coming from. I know that stage of my life was terrible. I am seeing a counselor and she seems to be as baffled as I am although it does help to see her. After reading my post...
Thank you all for your support! The details of my journey are below. I have been tested for lupus and RA and I am looking into lyme disease as well. The reason I strongly believe its chrons is...
I mean a fistula. I am so done I want to give up! I already have so many symptoms I am dealing with this has pushed me over the edge. My butt feels sore inside and out. I dont have a lump but I am so...
I have been having symptoms for two months now. Cramping and joint pain (migratory but intense) that have been my major symptoms. for the past month I have felt a pressure in my butt like I have to...
When you mentioned that your left side hurts more than your right that rang a bell about Lupus. One of the symptoms is one sided pain. I know your pain : ( and I really hope you find some answers and...
That's very helpful - thank you. I hope my doctor can see that I am in a lot of pain and refer me somewhere. I am feeling a lil better today but I know something is seriously wrong and becoming...
The reason I think its chrons is because I did have D at one point and saw blood. Not a tremendous amount but I did see a streak of blood. I was convinced I had something more serious other than IBS...
I have not been diagnosed but I had a month of stomach troubles which ended with two days of HORRIBLE stomach cramping. For the most part I have been feeling well from my stomach- I am not completely...
Calypso I hope you find some relief soon and that those meds kick in quickly. I am glad that you have come on here you will find a load of information and people who are willing to listen. Do you...
You might want to look into lyme disease as bell palsy is usually one of the first signs...
http://megansmind-holisticwellness.blogspot.com/2009/02/my-1-crohns-flare-up-remedy-or-if-you.html You should check this out, her website is full of information for people with chrons disease, I hope...
new-to-chrons: what have you tried for constipation? There is a good tea that I drink its called kukicha tea that you can buy online- you drink the tea sit and wait for about 10 min and you will feel...
*bump* This is very interesting as my symptoms are becoming more neurological by the minute. I was bit by something on a trip to Mexico that made my leg swell up and had to go to the ER. Since then I...
Iam currently undiagnosed. I have joint pain that is migratory and I had D and had cramping for that lasted two whole days. Also I am so hypervigilant that I have noticed twitches and tremors as well...
^Does the disease present itself differently when in the small bowel? I heard people have less D because the large intestine is able to function properly....
Hello! Iam so glad that everything has been good lately and congratulations! It is always good to hear stories like these- positive attitude. I also am experiencing migratory joint pain but I havent...
Thank you for the advice, I actually have hycosamine but I havent had stomach cramping that severe except for that one day. I have completly changed my diet and maybe thats why my stomach has...
I have the same questions as you hope someone can clear that up. First suspected chrons but colonoscopy/endoscopy and various blood tests have not turned out. Now my doc thinks its Lupus. Hope to...
Hello, I wanted to introduce myself to everyone all of you are amazing and the information and support has been invaluable. I began to get sick in April I started to notice I had to go to the...
Exactly my question. I have heard that you do have a better prognosis because they can help keep the inflammation from getting worse. I dont know too much about this as I am still not diagnosed. I...
Keep us posted! I truly hope you get some answers. I know this can be hard. Hopefully your GI is willing to try more tests. My GI said that if everything came back normal that then it wasnt chrones...
Iam sorry your going through all of this- I sincerely hope you get some answers. I am going through the same thing. My symptoms are so long but I have both joint pain and some tummy issues. Right now...