Thank you for your thoughtful responses and kind words, NCOT and scifigal2K. To answer your question, NCOT, he's on Uceris (oral steroid) and Canasa (mesalazine suppository). I believe the doctor's...
Hello all. Need some help, please. My 26-year-old son was diagnosed with Crohn's in June 2014. He was diagnosed with Bipolar II in 2011. He has been in recovery for 9 years. He just got out of the...
As a 62yo mom with an AAA, I agree with jdiane that exercise is a very important aspect of physical and mental well-being. My cardiologist said the only thing I should not do is lift weights. So I do...
Hi Kazbern, Thanks again for your input. You're so right -- our minds do like to play tricks with us. As a mom of a kid (yes, even at 25) with IBD, I'm realizing more and more that I'm praying...
Hi Thoreau. Thanks for the info and all the guidance. Happy you're in remission! I wrote down all your suggestions and will order on Amazon as soon as I finish this note. My son does have...
Hi Gumby44. Thanks for the info, support and encouragement. It's so very valuable and meaningful to know that he's not alone on this confusing and ever-changing path. He'll always have his family and...
Hi Old Hat, Happy to hear you are in remission. Gives us all hope. To answer your question, no, the doc did not prescribe antibiotics for the H-pylori. He didn't even mention it. I've heard, though,...
Thanks, Beave. Do you or Kazbern or anyone else have any thoughts on whether the almost immediate response to the Lialda (or something else he's taking) will last any significant period of time? And...
Hi Kazben, Thanks for the reply. Wonderful news that you have been inflammation-free since 8/11! My son has been on the Lialda only about a week and the others about two weeks. He was tremendously...
My 25-year-old son had watery (and occasionally bloody) diarrhea 6-8 times/day for the last 10 months. Bloodwork essentially normal except for a high ESR (21). Stool samples normal (no C-Diff,...
Thanks so much, everyone. Not the answer I was hoping for re the Prometheus test (especially because it was negative for everything) but I appreciate all the input. Notsosicklygirl, I hope you're...
Hi All. First time on post, so please forgive any first-time blunders. We need your guidance, wisdom and advice, please. My 25-year-old son has been suffering since October of last year with watery...