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Hi Craig!advil in the states is ibuprofen or buphen across the pond(: any of the NSAIDs (non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs) are bad bad for IBD..this includes aspirin. I have been known to sneak a dose or two to get me through a bad night but otherwise I stay clear! I have crohns but I...

I'm so glad you could reach someone who has some second hand experience..and that you're here on the forum and getting support! I think you'll find dietary tips at good..but you will also learn what will work for you and won't definitely won't work! I try and keep things to as lowest a residue...

Thank you so much for your story!wowie..I'm so happy you are in remission! That's a long time in having crohns and you seem to be keeping a positive outlook..can you tell me how you do keep positive?i struggle at times with feeling down and that there's no end to it..I try to keep up and I love...

I saw the YouTube video on IBD called 'glamour guts'..best line ever..instead of saying you don't work due to illness when someone asks what you do..say'im a visionary!!'hehe!!(:

@ellealaw..bless!!its hard enough being a student nurse!those 13 hour shifts can be rough..try and pace yourself if you can and keep hydrated!!sendig up positive thoughts for you!!

This is a hard thing to read..no one need ever be discounted for having a chronic illness that I would venture to say none would choose..I have to say I do believe that illness is very complex..who can say,even amongst the most brilliant scientists what actually causes IBD?! I do feel the mind...

Thanks Hugh..sometimes I just am baffled by it all..I've done the scd which wasnt so successful for me. Not that it wouldn't help others. I've just tried all sorts of western and alternative medicine and it's just not that different..I just wish I had the magic ticket!(:

Well,I have to be honest..I'm completely baffled by crohns!it seems like nothing effects it that I can place my finger on..taking humira,not taking humira,watching my diet,eating whatever I please.. I am just not sure anymore that what I do or don't do really affects the course of the...

My crohns symptoms have changed through the years. I have pain in my hips that's crohns arthritis. I also get those mouth ulcers and the corners of my mouth split and are painful. This year I started getting some very strange sores and nodules near the finger joints. They don't hurt so much but...

Wow!!schisto huh???im fairly impressed!its kind of rare except in developing countries like my placement in africa!how on earth do they think you contracted it??you poor thing! Let's hope it's limited to that and that you don't have crohns! Sending thoughts your way!

I do have some experience as I'm a nurse.. Your whitE blood cell count is normal..your red blood cell count is low range normal. Other numbers which would be helpful for you to know would be the hematocrit and hemoglobin as well as your ferritin level(tells the level of iron in your blood) also...

I wanted to say hi and welcome to the forum!im fairly new here too but I have already received so much support and valuable info!my disease is mostly in the ileum too and I have had record lows of vitamin d and b 12 so I supplement them. I take b12 injections once a month,vitamin d via a capsule...

I agree with thermo..it SUCKS to give up things we love to eat and drink but it sucks even more to be in the fetal position in bed because of pain and diarrhea! I know diarrhea,my friend!15-20 a day and have to wear a panty liner because of leaks and sometimes incontinence. I call myself miss...

I can understand the mistrust in hospitals. And feeling like you have no recourse when they escorted you out of the hospital in Atlanta. I don't know what to tell you to be honest. I may have not received great care on all occasions when I went to a hospital but I did receive some sort of care...

I can understand the mistrust in hospitals. And feeling like you have no recourse when they escorted you out of the hospital in Atlanta. I don't know what to tell you to be honest. I may have not received great care on all occasions when I went to a hospital but I did receive some sort of care...

@agirl65..you are absolutely right. It's federal law in the states that no one is turned away or denied care in the emergency room. So my suggestion is to get thee to the er!they may be able to admit you and do the required tests for an accurate diagnosis. On e you're diagnosed, many drug...

Hi there! I am one of the weird ones that has always had a normal inflammatory blood panel no matter how much inflammation is going on. It's frustrating at times because objectively,there's just not much to analyze. I can't have cat scans anymore this year because I have had so many they worry...

For me..it's chicken soup I make with organic chicken with carrots,onion,and celery cooked all day..poached eggs on gluten free toast,mashed potatoes..

I sways er very tired when I'm anemic. They have to check a ferritin level to see if it's low

You know..I agree with brave heart..it is bile. Sounds like its passing through way too quick. Bike turns brown in the large intestine.maybe you have malabsorption for some reason in your colon