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Well, I'm prescribed Oxycodone 5 mg, but I rarely take it. I'm not a big fan of pills, so I only take the meds when I REALLY need them. I certainly wouldn't drink anything if I had already taken any Oxy that day. Do you still think I should wait a month or more if I don't take the pain meds?

46 years old now, diagnosed 3 years ago. Have had symptoms for nearly 20 years.

I've been on 3000 mg/day of Pentasa for a while now. I'm just continuing this same dosage after surgery, at least for the foreseeable future anyway.

Yes, I had to take something called MoviPrep the day/night before my surgery. That stuff was awful! Tasted like salty lemon-flavored Pledge, and I had to drink 2 whole liters of it in 2 hours!! UGH!!

So I just had surgery for small bowel resection a little over a week ago. For the most part, I'm feeling pretty good. As my screen name would imply, I'd like to sit back with a few beers soon, but I'm afraid of what effect alcohol might have on my digestive system right now. I'm progressing...

Thanks for the warm welcomes, everyone! Much appreciated! Amy, it was done laparoscopically. I have 3 small incisions about a 1/2 inch long, and one larger incision of about 3 inches from my navel down, supposedly where the doctor had to remove the section of bowel. I'm really not in too...

I've been having symptoms of Crohn's for nearly 20 years now, which is to say I've been having diarrhea for 20 years. I tried not to pay attention to it for the first few years, but then a doctor determined that I had IBS. So for many years after, I assumed that it was IBS, and it was just...