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  1. braveheart

    Like father like son

    Thanks @Pangolin for your comments. Do you son have CD or UC ? Did you see blood in his stools.
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    Like father like son

    I am sorry I need to clarify things better because I said it wrong. It is not Humira, but Remicade med he is being given. And doctors tried to stick to the brochure dosage that states a intravenous induction regimen at 0, 2 and 6 weeks followed by a maintenance regimen every 8 weeks. The...
  3. braveheart

    Like father like son

    Many things happened over the last few months. We searched for help to psychologist and psychiatrist doctors to help with swallowing problem. My kid was prescribed sertraline, an anti-depressant med that is commonly used for the ones that have phagophobia. At the same time he started to be...
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    Thinking about Crohn's wrong has set patients back decades

    I think the origin of all auto-inmune diseases, including Crohn and Ulcerative Colitis is genetic. Of course there may be some bacteria that triggers the disease but that does not mean the bacteria is the culprit. Consider lots of healthy people are exposed to that bacteria and they do not...
  5. braveheart

    Like father like son

    Thank you all for your advice and comments. My kid had upper endoscopy as well and his esophagus and stomach has no issues. The first part with little signs of inflammation is the ileum. And thanks Good he never said he had pain but from time to time he throws up. Regarding mental health I...
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    Like father like son

    I’ve had Crohn for more than 30 years. I would say the severity of my Crohn is ‘intermediate’. I am living a plenty life but with some efforts. I had two surgeries so far and I had long times in remission as same as long times taking meds. I have two beautiful kids and unfortunately one of my...
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    Long-term hoarseness and throat problems

    Just an update about this wired event with my voice and how I overcome it. I ended up losing almost completely my voice. I had to shout to make people hearing me whispering, that was very frustrating. Lost of medical studies where done on my throat and vocal cords but noting relevant was...
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    Long-term hoarseness and throat problems

    Two months ago I started having problems with my voice (dysphonia), which I didn’t care much since that can be something common when weather is cold here in Autumn (southern hemisphere). But after a month the problem continued I started having sore throat so I decided to stop avoiding doctors...
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    Go Braveheart !

    I just want to give you an update that may give you some optimism. I’ve been on remission for a couple of years and I gained a lot of weight, which is something good, but I do not have to exaggerate, hahaha. Last weekend I ran a 6.5 miles quarter-marathon for the very first time and I...
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    What is the folic acid for?

    My GI insists on me taking folic acid. I asked other doctor and he said it is not that relevant. What is folic acid for? What is the benefit for Crohnies? I am not pregnant :ytongue:
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    Do I have diarrhea?

    I've having loose stools during a week. I am having bowel movements once or twice a day, which can be considered normal, but stools are very loose. According to the following chart it is type 6. I also do have some abdominal pain. I tried some medication to stop diarrhea without success...
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    Crohn's Disease + Microscopic Colitis - what a nice combo!

    I've had Crohn in my ileum for more than 20 years and now doctors suspect I also suffer from Microscopic Colitis. Isn't this fantastic? :ybatty: They saw it in the last scan, now they want to it in a biopsy collection scheduled next month. How on hell can some have these two rare diseases...
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    C-Reactive Protein (CRP) levels

    Have you ever been tested (CRP) levels? If so, what were the results? Some information about CRP: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-reactive_protein
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    A new vaccine for IBD ?

    Ed, a good friend of mine, have found this on the web. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2078643/Vaccine-halt-autoimmune-diseases-rheumatoid-arthritis-Chrohns.html?ito=feeds-newsxml I don't stick my neck out for dailymail.co.uk :shifty-t:
  15. braveheart

    Low back pain WTF?

    I've been having pain in the low back these days. I don't know if it is related to Large Bowel or just Vertebral Column. It is not allways in the same place, but it is always near that area, I am posting an image to show the place. http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/164/notmyback.jpg Sorry...
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