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    17 years old, Stoma reversal, scared.

    After an emergency stoma and months of depression, anxiety and panic attacks which followed it, I've just been told (5 minutes ago) that the hospital want me in on MONDAY. Yup, 2 days not inc this evening. I went from utter delight/relief to terror in about 2.5 minutes. What can I expect...
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    Travel insurance from UK to Spain?

    I have a temporary stoma which will be long gone by next Summer (WOO) and to celebrate this and the end of A Levels my friends and I are going on holiday to Spain, possibly Magaluf (but not a chavvy bit...) I've never even been abroad with family so I have no idea what to do insurance-wise. By...
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    When will my moon face go?

    I've been off Pred for about a week now after about 18 months of use because I've got a temporary stoma (which is driving me insane and causing some lovely depression and anxiety. yay) When will the facial swelling go down? It's really really bugging me. I'm only 17 and I have quite a lot on my...
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    17 year old newbie stoma-girl with questions!

    Noone ever discussed stomas with me. They were my absolute worst nightmare and the worst situation I could think of. When they told me they could t calm me down for hours. When I woke up they told me it's temporary. THE RELIEF, I cannot tell you! I came out the hospital yesterday, had surgery a...
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    Painful lower back muscle spasms?

    I'm having some very painful muscle spasms in my lower back. I usually only get them when I have an obstruction but I recognise the symptoms of that now and I know I don't have one right now, just the spasms. I googled it and apparently they're caused by inflammation of the muscles so I figured...
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    What's the chance of getting MS from Humira/Remicade?

    Pred has left me with a pretty messed up brain. Irrational thoughts, depression, all kinds of crap like that. No drugs have helped my crohns besides pred, but if I stay on it all my life not only will my body crumble away but I'll probably jump off something! My Pred-Head has told me that I'm...
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    How many days can I take paracetamol?

    I'm pretty ill at the moment but if I take 4 paracetamol a day it helps a lot. At the hospital they give out paracetamol like sweets and I take like 2 every 4 hours for as long as I'm there. BUT how many days in a row can I take about 4 paracetamol a day? I take 2 in the morning and 2 before bed...
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    Will my Prednisone-induced blurred vision go away?

    I have kind of blurry vision which I'm sure must be due to the Pred. Will it go away as I start coming off of it? I've never had it before but my side effects seem to change each time (apart from hair loss and moonface, dammit). Should I get an eye test? I don't want to buy expensive glasses if...
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    A question to you lucky people in remission (or who have been)

    What treatment put you in remission? How long has it been/was it? I was only diagnosed last year but after several complications requiring hospital visits I'd quite like to see what works for people. I'd ideally like to start my adult life crohns-free but that's only in a year! Just curious :)
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    Was it the alcohol?

    When I drink mildly there are no ill effects. I had enough to get me drunk a few months after a stricture (I was also on my period, which worsens my Crohns) and there were no I'll effects for about a week. Then my stricture started to come back. I had also been reducing medication. Im not going...
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    Dyeing hair on Prednisone

    I have naturally very thin hair and Pred makes me lose about 1/3 - 1/2 of it. I'm on 40mg a day at the moment to begin reducing by five every fortnight in a few weeks. My hair is naturally mouse brown and my ultimate goal is to at some point have blonde curly hair. I figure there'll never be a...
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    Prednisone and alcohol

    It's my friends 18th next month. I've never been drunk before and want the experience. Alcohol seems to have no effect on my Crohns (neither does popcorn, which other people have issues with!) However, I will probably be on a very lose dose of pred still. I'm talking very low. I'm not an ASBO...
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    MRI - What to expect

    Hello everyone!! For those of you who've read about my story before, I'm feeling much better after the recent trip to hospital! Tomorrow I have my first ever MRI scan on my abdomen and bowel. I was fine about this until I re-read the letter a minute ago and it said "...lasts 30 minutes... you...
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    Help me please! SUCH bad pain. SO bad.

    I will be 17 tomorrow. I'm in a ridiculous amount of pain with Crohns. It's normally fine, bad pains but I grit my teeth and wait for them to pass. I'm on Pentasa, Azathiaprine, Budosine (or a word like that). Been diagnosed for a year. Since last week I've been in unbearable pain. Literally...
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    What drugs work for you?

    Been on pred, pentasa, azathiaprine, buesonide(or a word like that!), nothings worked so far. I'm in a lot of pain right now and I just need something to work. If you're on a constant drug now that is working, what is it and what are the side effects? Thanks! Been diagnosed for a year, 16...
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