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Hi Helen. Thanks for your information and I'm glad to hear that you are doing all right after your surgery. Did you have it done laproscopically, or the 'traditional' method? What did they say recovery time is? I am going to be seeing my GI tomorrow, and I know he's going to want to push the...

Hi Emma. Thanks for your insight. I'm just feeling a little (well, okay, a lot) confused about what to do. It is the stupid recurring bladder infection that is frustrating me to no end. When it rears its head in a bad way (lots of blood in the urine....) it really flares up the Crohn's. The last...

Its been a little while since I've been on here, but my Crohn's is progressing in a way such that some outsider info would be greatly appreciated. I've been having abdominal issues since last October, and was officially diagnosed with Crohn's at the end of July. I have been on Prednisone...

Have you noticed any improvement on the Budesonide? I agree with Bruno about looking at diet and perhaps trying a liquid diet - even if you do this for a few weeks only is definetly give the bowel a chance to calm down. Check out our diet sub forum for more info on this and to also get tips on...

Thank you Bruno for your reply. I will definitely talk to my gastroenterologist about the Modulen. I do try and eat healthy, sometimes though it is just not possible. I find that processed foods really affect me (lunch meats, hotdogs), and I make a conscious effort to stay away from those...

Hi all. I am new to this forum as of tonight. I am hoping to gain some insight as to my disease and what others are doing to cope with it. Here we go: I am a 36 year old high school teacher. Last March (2011) I had a really wicked case of cramps. I spent most of the night on the toilet...