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Don't ever wait too long with symptoms like that. The last time I waited too long, the damage was severe enough that I needed surgery.

My GI suggested a bland diet. After an episode of cramps I'll stay on the bland diet for 3-4 days. This seems to calm the piping down.

My appetite didn't increase, but even slight overeating can pile on the weight. The last time I was on dread pred, I controlled my diet and my weight was under control.

Inflammation and disturbances in the digestive tract can be triggered by certain foods. That turned out to be the case with me. I managed to isolate the trigger foods and my tract is quiet and not inflamed. If you did the prep the day before the colonoscopy and they put you under for the...

Might want to be careful with FB groups with your private health information becoming public.

Have you tried a bland diet? Not as bad as a liquid diet. After a period of cramps, my piping can be noisy with residual cramps. I found that if I am on a bland diet for 3-4 days then it calms down. Your issues may call for longer than 4 days. Anything to avoid invasive surgery is worth a...

Be careful of the snacks/foods at the pubs/bars. They are strategically picked to make you thirsty and buy more drinks, which usually means spicy foods that could aggravate the piping. There's a reason why wings are prevalent at bars. Other than a 1/2 glass of wine every few months, I don't...

I feel your vent. I have a sister-in-law who eschews doctors and gets all her health info from the internet :facepalm: I appreciate her concern but when she makes suggestions to help my CD it is painfully obvious she does not understand the disease.

The first time is the hardest. Definitely stay close to a bathroom after you start the prep, and don't leave the house until the procedure. The discharges will be frequent and urgent!

I fly international and I pack my own non-perishable foods that are known to be crohns-safe. The food that is served on flights has gotten worse and I stopped eating them. I don't even chance the fast foods in the airports anymore. Thanks for the tip on ibdpassport.com.

Try yogurt. Good nutrition and easy on the piping.

I'm in the US and have insurance through work. My resection surgery was $40,000 and my out of pocket costs were zero. I pay a $100 copay every time I go to the ER. This year I had a colonoscopy. I got an $800 bill for a $3000 procedure. This is not my first BBQ and I never paid that much in...

I had several partial obstructions that didn't require hospital stay or surgery. Pushing the fluids and rubbing the abdomen has cleared them, I could feel it breaking free. The one time I had a complete obstruction it required the NG tube and steroids for three days, hospital was six days...

I've have CD since 2005 and I was approved for life insurance two months ago. None of the questions on the application asked about CD or IBD, or any autoimmune disease for that matter.

Sorry to hear of your troubles. An increase in body temperature is a precept to vomiting. Try a liquid diet for a couple of days until the diarrhea subsides, then go on a bland diet for some more days. You may have eaten something offensive and a mild diet will push it out of your piping (it...

Autoimmune diseases can have a number of mental related disorders. I was having infrequent brief periods of vertigo during active crohns. In the past year while I had crohns under control, haven't had ANY vertigo.

With proper diet and health care, Crohns can be controlled. Crohns isn't a fatal disease but its complications can aggravate other diseases like diabetes or heart disease.

Good luck, quite normal to be anxious. First off, the packing list for the hospital stay: o Overnight travel bag with toothpaste, brushes, combs, etc. I do a lot of business travel and mine is ready to grab. o Cell phone and charger. I am in the US, and if a relative calls the phone in my...

o Cell phone and charger. I am in the US, and if a relative calls the phone in my hospital room then they see a $20 charge on their phone bill! o Netbook computer. The hospitals I was at all had wifi and I could pass the time using the netbook to surf the net. It is smaller and much easier to...

Never had problem with flu shot and crohns. If you have never had a flu shot, you might have a slight reaction the first few years you get the shot. Before I had crohns I had brief light headedness after the shot, then after a few years no reaction at all.