Because he has actually had the disease and had to go through trial and error to get results. Sometimes trial and error is the only way and a doctor obviously wouldn’t have gone through that....
I know this is old news, but a man named Kenny Honnas claims his diet, which included a lot of kefir, grass fed steak, and blueberries, along with fasting and exercise is keeping him in remission to...
Thanks everyone for the support, I realize that we’re all going through the same thing… and I don’t need to act like I’m above it all and it doesn’t affect me. The uncertainty really scares me. But I...
Thank you, GrittyHope. I’m feeling better, and I’m going to enjoy a nice long walk in the sun with my kiddo. Something that “triggers” me is that he thinks if I eat better the disease will just...
My husband picked me up. He was mad I was crying, telling me our apartment is a mess, I’m a baby and can’t function etc. he tells me “I tried to fix this months ago,” “if you went to the doctor...
I just had my first appointment, gonna have to turn in a poop sample, they want to see my CRP… my colonoscopy is scheduled April 19, follow up is in June… the doctor was young, he seemed to be a fan...
Update: so when I got my GI appointment for July I stressed it was urgent and she said she would put my case on the doctors desk… well, I got a call back today that my appointment is tomorrow at 9:30...
Thanks Quincy, that makes me feel better. I’ll have to contact my old doctor probably and have them send my medical records to the new PCP… I like how you’ve never been on biologics btw, you give me...
I hate saying “it’s not that bad” because I don’t want to normalize this for myself, I don’t want to expect more suffering to come, I want to move heaven and earth to go back to normal. But, outside...
I’m just wondering if there’s any chance this will help stop the bleeding, or help in any way. I have it in my pantry but I’m not sure if I should take it or not....
Blood and mucus is the main issue, I’m “lucky.” I’ve had diarrhea this flare but it’s gone, I tried a thousand things, I can’t tell you what helped. I have an appointment with PCP on March 22, I got...
I’ve been flaring since September… Finally get around to making a doctors appointment for the GI after I got my referral today… and my appointment is on July 6! In the beginning I was in so much...