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Recent content by Mike001

  1. Mike001

    Next stop: Imuran

    Hi all, I was diagnosed with Crohn's back in January of this year. The doctors call it a mild case, with symptoms of extreme amounts of gas (including bloating and associated gas pains and really quite foul-smelling flatulence), occasional loose BMs (but nothing excessive), a fistula...
  2. Mike001

    Symptom-free but high SED, CRP

    Hello, I have been on pentasa for a few months now, and have seen a remarkable improvement in symptoms. Before starting, I had lots of gas pain, bloating, and rather foul-smelling gas. BMs were 2-4/day, occasional D but mostly somewhere between loose and semi-formed. After a few months on...
  3. Mike001

    Newly diagnosed, new to forums

    Hi all, Here is an introduction to myself and my story. I am 30 years old, married, work as an astronomer. My father was diagnosed with a severe case of UC in his late 20s back in the early '80s, and due to life-threatening amounts of blood loss, had a total colectomy and permanent ileostomy...
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