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    Why now?!

    Ugh. Vent time. I'm getting married 2 weeks today.. things have been alright. I had a flare, am on the pred (and watching weight VERY carefully) things have been clearing up. Now, however, things are getting bad again. I just want to be well for my wedding!!! I want to wear the dress and not...
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    New Symptoms

    Hi, I've had Crohn's for the last 11 years, 3 years ago we realised it had spread round my colon, I had an colonoscopy and it was in 5 places instead of the usual 2. Has anyone else experienced this? I was not aware before then that it could happen but I am wondering if it can spread any more...
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    Sticky Crohn's Forum Candle Room

    My first for Emma, she suffered from crohn's but died from a clot in the brain. I said goodbye at Christmas 2005 and never saw her again. My second for the residents who have passed away in the nursing home I work at. I've seen a lot but it never gets easier. Maybe it is not meant to. My third...
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    Back Again

    Hi everyone, I've not been around on the forum for a while (I think a year or so) I go through stages of wanting support and trying to run away from it. The running never works, how can you run from something permanent? But I definitely always need support! Don't we all? So since it's been a...
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    Emotions and Fatigue

    My goodness, the joys of Crohn's! I've been reading through the posts here and today it just brings a lump to my throat.. I breaks my heart to read about the uncertainty, suffering and pain.. but also to see the support and strength of everyone is wonderful. I've been struggling these last 2...
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    Getting the Shakes

    I know fatigue is a big part of Crohn's.. but what about low blood pressure and the shakes? I am finding it hard to type properly because my hands are tingly and shaking. Today every time I've stood up I get a dizzy spell and things go black for a bit... this isn't unusual for me, but this bad...
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    Flatmates Rant.

    Ok.. so right now, I'm mad. And I know you guys will understand and to be honest you're probably the only ones that will understand. I share my flat with 3 other people and sharing a bathroom is hard sometimes, as you know.. because my poop can be pretty bad. We have 2 toilet cubicles in the...
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    Pentasa Foam Enema

    Has anyone ever taken the Pentasa foam enema? I was prescribed it about 4 years ago but it just made me bleed... Also because it was foam it was a bit weird to know what to do, whether you had to poop it out like a normal enema or leave it.... It never seemed to want to come out after and I...
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    Back home now!

    So I'm back from visiting my boyfriends parents in The Netherlands! Thankfully we had the whole top floor of the house to ourselves so no embarrassing noises, smells, frequent runs.. I was there for 2 weeks and ok for most of it.. Flying always messes up my whole digestive system, even short...
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    Crohn's Questions

    I have a few questions...... Crohn's Disease.. 1: When you guys are in remission do you ever have normal BM's? I don't know what remission looks like - not sure in the last few years I've ever been there. When I was a 16 and first diagnosed remission was normality.. but I've not had normality...
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    Colitis to Crohn's

    Hi, I was diagnosed with Colitis 8 1/2 years ago now.. it was always a strange case and my doctor never quite worked out what was wrong. It was classed as 'Undiagnosed Colitis'. One year ago I had a really bad flare up.. It took a long time to recover and was the worst I've had yet.. by far...
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