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Got my appointment today for mid november so I guess they are just waiting to see if I react well to the increased medication. I don't know why they didn't, maybe they didn't wait long enough for it to kick in, they did give me an injection and I slept afterwards and again at home but I guess...

Hi all I haven't written in this forum for a while. I just wanted to share my experience that I had with the colonoscopy I had on Tuesday. It was the worst ever. Now I would not consider myself to have a low pain threshold. but jesus this was the worst ever, it was my 4th time having one so...

I am going to start taking spatone iron sachets today and see how i get on with them. it says to take with vitamin c so i have mixed it with rubex! I cycle alot am part of a local cycling group so it am getting a bit of exercise but really want something to give an energy boost so hopefully...

Hey - i have had blurry vision on occasions but it happened when i was stressed or i was working on computers having been off on summer holidays. i went to the optician about it and he said it was migraine. your blurry vision - is it like pixels moving - you know when you watch one of those real...

Hi lulu2 yep I know exactly what you are talking about. sometimes i have mucus mixed with blood and harly nothing else! God it is really great to be able to say things like that - you are right! Any of you have blood all of time - like everytime you go? Cos that is me for like the last year -...

hey all i can sympathise with this too but i really think making a food diary or something would help this. its a pain in the behind but at least then you can keep track of what your eating and record any changes that you make. personally i find green veg like broccoli and make be bloated when i...

Wow really? i must have a search for that - that sounds interesting. i always find i have the worst flare ups when i am worried about something. the first time i got really bad crohns i was studying to me a teacher and i was on teaching practice! bloody inspectors coming every few days! that...

I turn into a different person when I am hungry - i mean totally irrational - so for me this method would definitely mean my boyfriend and the dog would pack up!! :-)

yep i think ill be avoiding them now too - third day on them and definitely not agreeing with me!

i think you may be right - took some yesterday morning and this morning and definitely am worse so I better stop them. Any of you ever try manuka honey? I tried that before too and I used to feel better on it because it increased appetite but i did find the bleeding gets worse - is that because...

hey all i think i should have posted this query here but have any of you tried flax, sesame, pumpkin seeds and goji berries - i have started taking a spoon of this special mix containing all of these but i find my stomach is very inflamed - i can't understand how they can be having a bad affect...

Thanks guys. If I honest i wasn't taking the meds all of the time. i was trying to see if i could do without them. i had a great few months where i was med free about two and a half years ago but it flared up again when a family relative got ill and died a few months later. I know they say...

Hey all just looking for some advice or mayble other contributors to this forum but a few days ago i bought this mix of pumpkin seeds, flax, sunflower, sesame and goji berries. now these are all very highly rated so i thought i was doing myself a big favour. this week i also have been under...

Hi all just introducing myself, i was diagnosed with crohn's around 2005. ever since it has never really been quiet but i have been able to get on with my life. decided to join this form because i have had a flare up worse than usual lately and my doctor might decide to put me on infleximab...