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    Fitness/weight rant and questions

    Ok, I would never have thought I'd be saying this 10 years ago when my Crohn's meant I was skin and bones and looked like a walking corpse, but I can't lose weight and it's frankly infuriating. I'm not a big person, I'm just not where I want to be, at 5'5" and 144 pounds. Oh boo hoo, I know...
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    I noticed the xifaxan talk seems to have died down...

    ...is there a reason why? I've been on Flagyl and Cipro so many times I'm excited about something new I guess. My GI just put me on it yesterday because, shocker, Pentasa alone isn't doing anything for me. I'm curious if anyone is still on Xifaxan - has it worked for anyone? It's been, what, 6...
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    Unsolicited advice

    unsolicited advice I'm not sure whether to ask for help or to quietly bang my head against the floor because this situation is literally bonkers. I can't believe I'm writing this because it sounds insane. A very close family member who has been a part of my Crohn's since my diagnosis has...
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    10 years of intestinal insanity

    Hi! I'm a 31 year old woman, I live in NYC, and I was diagnosed with Crohn's about 10 years ago - the day I graduated from college, actually! Here I am, having just gotten a graduate degree, but with slightly less ravaged intestines at the moment! My story is like a lot of what I have read in...
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