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There is no problem having one or two beers and that's it - until there is an actual party when people are getting drunk. As soon as everyone is drunk, they are on a level together, and I don't exsist anymore. It makes me so bitter because I had been the sober one for a long time to drive, etc...

I was diagnosed at 15 or so, and ignored it for a long time. Now that I am old enough to realize drinking as making me really sick, I had to stop. Now when people start getting drunk, I start getting really bitter because I want to be drunk! I do struggle with depression/anxiety and I am sure...

There were probably other signs that friend wasn't a very good one - but I've gotten that comment and they were trying to complement how well I deal with my pain. Not very well - but it's the intention and not the words right?

So frustruating! We've all been there. I was telling my mom I had Crohn's for months, undiagnosed. Doctors wouldn't make a decision, but I knew. The tests are so frustruating, but try to treat it like no big deal, bring a laptop with movies for your wait, read, keep yourself busy. Only bring a...

I'd down to 20mg from 40

Hey! Thanks for the replies everyone... My boyfriend tries, but he really just doesn't get it. He grew up with a little brother, and no sickness in his family. He has been really great, considering all I have had to go through since we've been together, but yes it's very possible he doesn't...

Hey! As silly as it sounds, your pose and breathing can do quite a bit for pain when meds aren't helping. When I am in a light fetal position, lying on my right side the pain is much more bearable. Also breathing purposefully and deeply made the pain less as well. Experiment with breathing...

I need a little support. My boyfriend has been getting frustruated because the way I've been feeling. It's been almost 2 months on Prednisone, and I thought I was handling it really well. The last few weekends we have been fighting (about the same thing) and I just feel like instead of trying...

I was about to start the SCD diet, but now I am so afraid that my BM's will get solid I haven't started yet. I've done all the elimination/canada food guide healthy/non specific different diets. Prednisone made me SO sick the last time I tried it. I'm scared to try that again. My doctors are...

I've been sick, and getting sicker by the day for the last 8 years. With about a months remission when I first started Remicade, I have forgotten how it feels to be healthy. Constant diharrea that keeps me up all the time. TWO abscesses, one right on the sphincter, one makes it feel like my bum...

Naseous right now. Pain meds make me feel pretty bad, so I avoid them and end up with a pain in my a**...lol I'm pretty tired of things always getting worse.

Nope, constipation definately isn't a problem for me. Thanks!!

When my B12 stopped making me feel energenic, I found out my Hemoglobin (iron levels) were super low bringing me down! Good thing to look into...

I quit smoking two years ago for my Crohns and my boyfriend. Was just in the hospital and they said I had the lungs of an athlete!! Good luck to you. I read Alan Carr's "Easy way to Quit Smoking" I was told no one has ever gone back to smoking after reading that book, and I am in that statistic...

I just got surgery on my perianal abscess and they put a seton in. They said it was almost always done this way, as it helps keeping the wound open without having to repack everyday. I would try asking about the seton since I know how painful repacking can be (I had a more superficial abscess...

I just got surgery to put a seton in my perianal abscess. I was wondering if I should start to eat normally? I am so scared of eating because it hurts so much to go to the bathroom. Today I had nothing but crackers. Does anyone follow a normal diet while having a seton? My BM's are pretty soft...

Keep track of your Vit D too! I feel myself going down when I'm not taking enough.

I never thought the "You're skinny" comment was bad... to be honest, I took it as one of the silver linings of crohns, until one day I was complaining how underweight I was and how I needed to gain weight. A lady at my work who has been working really hard to lose weight was like "poor Abby...

:-( That's too bad. In that case the brat diet is what I've used ever since I was a kid. If you can tolerate an egg, that is a good thing to throw in for some quick protein. I am about to start the Specific Carbohydrate Diet. (lots of variations). It has shown to reduce symptoms of 75% of...

I agree that Crohns was in my body, but needed to be triggered. I think it was a combination of smoking, anxiety, crappy foods, and no excersize. I sh*t on my body, my body sh*t on me.