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Recent content by Nims22

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    Give up on LDN?

    How do you know when to give up on LDN? I'm just starting my 3rd month. I began at 4.5mg. Aside from not sleeping the first night, I've had zero bad side effects. I started flaring before I started taking it and I'm still very sick. I feel almost worse than ever lately. I don't have candida...
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    New to LDN -- questions!

    I just got a script for LDN. I was super excited to start it until I read that some people got a lot worse in the beginning and that you can't take anti diarrheals with it. Can anyone tell me if this is accurate? The pharmacy said there shouldn't be any serious interaction between it and...
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    Xifaxan/ Rifaxamin -- please help!

    I've been having some improvement recently but still many days of heavy diarrhea that are interfering with my functioning and causing secondary issues like painful fissures! My doctor says he strongly believes that I have a bacterial overgrowth in my intestines. In the past, I took a short...
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    Happy birthday to me.

    Just wanted to vent. I have been having such a rough time since Fall started. Today is my birthday and I didn't want to do anything big -- just invited some friends and family over. Of course I've been sick all day now. Woke up with a throbbing headache, extremely nauseous and back and forth to...
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    Sticky Medical Marijuana for Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis

    Dixie botanicals sells a hemp oil that has only CBD. It is legal to buy anywhere. I've never used it consistently enough to notice any effect on my Crohn's (it is expensive). When I take it at night, I definitely get much better sleep - it doesn't make me sleepy but once I am asleep, the quality...
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    Ibuprofen?

    How bad do you think it would be to take ibuprofen? I have not taken it once since being diagnosed. I just had a wisdom tooth pulled and had an infection... The codeines are not cutting it. Pharmacist said I could add ibuprofen but I am so scared since I'm also just coming out of a flare up...
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    Introducing myself and my story

    I'm new here and have been sort of lurking around and posting a little so I figured I would introduce myself and my story. This will be long :( I am a 30 year old mental health counselor (therapist) from NYC. I was diagnosed with Crohn's disease in March 2012 after years of misdiagnosis and...
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