To be honest I can eat whatever i want when i'm in remission and haven't been able to pinpoint a food that definately makes it all worse during a flare. If I take my Pentasa 4 times daily at around...
Yeah, I, too am a wife of a bipolar husband. It will take someone outside your family circle to see the problem and call him on it. He won't believe you because you are too close to him. Get a friend...
My husband is bipolar and has been hospitalized twice and is threatening to have to be hospitalized again soon. Spring time is always bad for him and the most likely time to have to go into the...
Yeah, I have a ton of GERD! I was actually diagnosed before my Crohn's diagnosis, but I think the GERD is caused by the Crohn's. Prilosec if taken twice a day and regularly will help a ton. It has...
I have not had to go on Prednisone yet....though, the doc keeps trying to get me on it. Yet, I have a lot of tooth sensitivity and inflamation of the jaw. Sensodyne eventually helps the symptoms to...
Hi, I take 4, 250mg tablets four times per day and I hardly ever get headaches. I really never got them before I started the med and now I don't see myself getting them any more than I use to....
Colleen, Could you please explain in detail your jaw pain. I have bad jaw pain which in the past has been caused by sinus problems, but now the doctors are telling me that my jaw pain is not from...
So, far I've been able to stay away from Prednisone despite my GI saying that he would just put me on it for 2 weeks. My Dad was recently diagnosed with Temperal Arteritis which is inflamation of the...
I use Flexeril (a muscle relaxer) when I get a lot of lower back pain. Originally, they thought I was having trouble with my back because of some discs, but after x-ray the doc told me that a lot of...
Nanners, I have had blood work done within the last six months and I have no sign of anemia or B12 deficiency. (Although, in previous years I have dealt with anemia.) Overall, the doc is pretty...
Thanks for all of your replies. Sorry I didn't get back to you until now, but I took a flexerile this morning because I was having a lot of real bad pain in my lower back and it knocked me out. I...
Wow! Thanks for the info....
I am at the tail end of my one paid week off per year and it is my first week off since being diagnosed with Crohn's. I know I should be feeling pretty rested up by now, but I don't. I didn't go on...
Thanks for your replies. I'm trying to understand them, but even with a Bachelors degree I find that when I read some of the comments about what is happening inside of us I just don't understand it....
Thanks SouthPaw for your reply. I'm trying to figure out why I need to blame someone or something for me getting this disease. I don't know why I can't just accept the fact that I've got it. I hope...
I've been having a lot of allergy symptoms despite being told over a year ago that I tested negative to the 30 most common local allergens. It was unbelieveable to me that I could have no allergies...
Hi & Welcome, I, too, try to get on every night and at least read what others have said. Sometimes I will ask a question or comment on what someone has said or try to help. I think that the...
So, I have heard that if you have one autoimmune disease such as Crohn's it ups your chances of having more autoimmune diseases. I have three different autoimmune diseases. I have PCOS (Poly Cystic...
Is black poo bad? I just got done having a week of it. At first I thought it was from eating blue berries, but even after I stopped the blueberries it continued. It went on for at least a week and a...
Well...o.k.....I've read everything you all have said up till now and I just want to say thank-you to all. I will carefully consider what you have all said. In the meantime, I guess it won't hurt to...
I'm just getting frustrated with all the "unknown" about this disease. I'd like some concrete answers and I'm sure you will agree that none of us are getting any answers. In fact, I'd dare to...
Thanks everyone, I had a feeling that it was all nonsense, but I'm always trying to find a "cure". My allergist thought the info was not reliable as well....
Recently, I had a lot of tooth and jaw pain. The pain was on the right side right in the joint. The tooth pain floated around. I saw a doctor who said I had sinus congestion and allergies. I took an...
I skimmed a book at the library on Crohn's that suggested that a food allergy could cause inflammation in the intestines and in fact trigger the onset of Crohn's. The book suggested getting tested...
Yes, they collected blood from me and sent it to California as well. I was simply told that my blood work confirmed my CT scan and that I definately had Crohn's. I was then sent for a small bowel...
When I got mine done the tech told me to walk between x-rays and it would speed things up. The white stuff they make you drink is not so pleasant. The taste is o.k., but the texture is really thick...
lower back pain joint pains fatigue bloating right side pain (in front) foot pain neausea anxiety However, not all at the same time (thank heavens!) and some rare, but wonderful days I have none of...
My Dad's mom had intestinal problems. My uncle had a section of his intestinal tract removed. My Dad has diverticulitis and colitis. My sister is currently being evaluated for possible Crohn's...
Sniper, What an amazing experience. Many have lived a lifetime and never had a hummingbird land on them. You are blessed!...
I,too, am relieved to hear you are feeling a little bit better. My mom use to say that it may feel like the world is ending but if you just hold on until tomorrow you will find that it is not ending....
I have been on Pentasa since September and I think it helps a lot. However, the soles of my feet do feel swollen or numb quite a bit. I may be because I'm on my feet so much, but it could also be the...
I just wanted to add that the reason I stopped taking the allergy shots was that I was no longer testing positive to the allergins that I was initially diagnosed with....
Allergy shots made it possible for me to live a normal life. Before I started on them I was always sick. My allergies brought my immune system down to nothing and I caught everything that came...
Last year around this time I'd been coughing my head off for 6 months. I had seen my doctor many times and he was beginning to believe I was a hypochondriac. Then, he suggested I see the allergy...
People who have never been in pain or who have never been sick just cannot understand people who are!!!! I work full time for a boss like that. She is a wonderful person and a great boss, but she...
Thanks LanieG, I have made an appointment with her doc....
I have a daughter that blacked out and then, was unconscious but appeared to be swimming sideways. (Her head was wedged between the wall and the leg of our dining room table.) I saw her stiffen and...
My first Crohn's attack was preceeded only by pain that radiated down my thighs. The pain started about 7pm the night before and the attack happened around 9am the next morning. I don't remember...
This is how I felt prior to my second major Crohn's episode when I was off of medication. It is also how I feel on medication except that when I was off of medication I would have episodes of diahrea...
O.K. so I guess I really didn't answer all your questions. Here is more detail: Abdominal Pain: varies from generalized neasea to dull to sharp pain in right quadrant or around belly button. Pressing...
Hi, the first time I presented with signs of Crohns I became violently ill after getting my children off to school one morning. I was fine one minute and taking my morning bath. But...as soon as I...
Thanks Razzle for the input. I'll check my test results to see if the doctor ran any of these tests. I do have multi-vitamins, but I haven't been taking them. I will try to remember to take one with...
Thanks for the heads up on the B vitamin deficiency. My doctor keeps suspecting it, too and had tested me for it twice, but according to the test I'm fine. I'm only taking Pentasa, Prilosec, and Fish...
I, too, have the right hip and back pain. It is so bad that it wakes me up at night. No position is comfortable for long and changing positions hurts. I have Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome which is also...
Wow, Map Lady! Thanks for the input. I'm suppose to be taking a calcium supplement anyway so I guess I'd better get on over to the store and buy one with a lot of Vitamin D in it. I hope it works for...
Thanks everyone for your comments. Years ago before I was diagnosed with Crohn's my doctor told me that I had arthritis in my back. It has also been about 6 years since my Oste openia diagnosis and I...
My feet always hurt. Mostly the balls of my feet are so tender that it makes walking painful. However, my toes also hurt. It hurts to bend them or curl them under. I know this sounds so strange, but...
Actually, I have never had any fish burps or any neasea from the fish oil that I use. It is called FISOL and it is enteric coated. I highly recommend them if you are having these bothersome issues...
Hey, I, too, have been wondering about fish oil. I started taking it after my nephew-in-law tried it and saw an improvement. He use to be in and out of the hospital with Crohn's complications. He...
I'd have a giant hamburger and a bucket of french fries washed down with a coke!!!! For dessert, a chocolate brownie drizzeld with chocolate syrup and topped off with really rich, high fat vanilla...