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Recent content by NatashaChampion

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    Im bored!

    What do people do when they get bored? I have had to spend my day laying on the sofa as I've got a lot of back pain and really tired but now I'm really bored and fidgety from doing nothing all day! Finding it hard to find something to do at this time in the evening, especially when all my...
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    Not coping

    Im feeling beyond alone right now and I'm generally not coping at all! Im fed up of being so miserable and its annoying me that I am having to write on here as all I seem to do recently is moan or complain about something! I hate that fact all I can think about or seem to talk about is having...
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    What do I tell people?

    I was diagnosed with Indeterminate colitis a few weeks ago which I still can't get my head round, makes no sense to me. I'm starting to feel very alone with this disease even with all the support I am getting. My parents, family, boyfriend and friends are all being so good but I still feel...
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    Bloating and other side effects?

    Hiya, I just wondered if other people suffer from bloating as much as me? Throughout the day after I eat my stomach gets bigger and bigger. I have changed my diet so that I am eating a lot more healthy and eating foods that shouldn't make my stomach bloat so much. However by the evening, once I...
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    Tapering down the pred!!

    Hi, any quick advise would be really useful as I really don't know what to do right now... I started on pred on 27th jan on 40mg a day! Last week I started to taper down by 5 each week. So today was my first day of 30mg. I have had just over a month with no blood however I have just noticed...
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    'Indeterminate' inflammatory bowel disease!

    Hi, I have just been told that i have got indeterminate inflammatory bowel disease and Im so confused! I have no idea what this really means even after seeing the consultant the other day! I just don't get it! And they have said that they don't even want to do any more tests! If anyone knows...
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    Feeling down

    Hi, I was wondering if anyone could give me some advice? I have been on Pred for 4 weeks now and i believe it is starting to work as i am noticing that im not going to the loo as often and the pains in my stomach are not as frequent and apart from some side effects im starting to feel better...
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    Advise needed

    Hello, my names Natasha. Im 19 years old from london and I was diagnosed with Crohns just under two weeks ago! The past couple of weeks have been really hard, coming to terms with the fact I have got this for life and being on lots of medication including 40mg prednisone a day. I have been...
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