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Welcome livinglife16:)! Thank you for sharing your story with us. I am sorry to read about all the trouble you have had since September! You seem like a veteran Crohn's Disease sufferer the way that you are cycling through many of the medications like many of us also have had to! Hopefully...

Hi Rebecca, I used to have this problem also when in a flare. I actually can't remember which side hurt and which side I used to have to stay on, but it was always the same situation whenever I was in a flare. I just assumed at the time it had to do with the inflammation and how the flare was...

Welcome back Chris! I don't know from personal experience yet, but I imagine getting married is an exciting and stressful thing to have in front of you at the same time. I am sorry you are having some tough times but it is great that your husband is so supportive. As I am sure you remember we...

Welcome maybecrohns! I agree with David that it makes sense for you to try to see a GI. Blood tests are not as conclusive at determining if you do or do not have a form of IBD as other procedures a GI can perform on you. As you have been suffering for a while, it makes sense to try and get to...

Welcome to the forum Clementine! I am glad that you found us and have benefited from the forum already. I am glad that your Crohn's is mild for the most part and that diet and supplements have worked well and keeping your Crohn's under control so far. We are happy you found us also and look...

Welcome to the forum Ang! We have many members who have children or other family members that are affected by IBD. It is great that like them you are learning more about the disease and hopefully help them live with their conditions in a better way than they do now. You might want to check...

Welcome to the forum Lemon! Thanks for the sharing your story with us and I am glad the forum has been helpful for you so far. As Angrybird said, your symptoms sound like they could be Crohn's. Constipation occurs in some sufferers (including me) and actual evidence of inflammation is more...

Here is a presentation given by a doctor who essentially cured herself of MS by changing her diet. Her diet is focused on getting 3 plates of vegetables and berries each day, in addition to grass-fed meats, fish and some other items more typical of a traditional hunter-gatherer diet. She is...

Welcome Realdeal! Thanks for sharing some of your story. I am glad that you have found some supplements that help with managing your symptoms for the most part. Another fairly common supplement that is recommended for people with Crohn's Disease is Vitamin D. You may want to consider trying...

Hi Kiwi-Fiona, You are a member of the Queensland Local Support Group forum based on the location you entered as being in when you registered for Crohnsforum. You can post there to try and meet with other other local people. Hope that helps!

Hi JCrohns, Perhaps you can tell us a bit about what your past experience has been with different foods and how they impacted you? This might help some members determine if they do have advice they think would be helpful to share with you.

Welcome to the forum Samantha! I am sorry to hear that Humira does not seem to be as effective anymore as it used to. Do you feel fully better after the infusion at all or does it seem to have less effect overall now? You might want to consider supplementing with Vitamin D as being in Ontario...

Hi Silverlining, I don't think you should have a problem getting travel insurance, the problem will be over what that insurance covers. I can share with you the website I got travel insurance from for a recent trip (PM me for details). I really have no idea if the price was competitive, but it...

Hi Paul, I don't have any experience with this myself. This type of treatment does seem to be getting more press recently and it does seem like it may be a fairly safe option for many people. Hopefully someone with experience will be able to post soon!

Hi Lara, I used to suffer from constipation, so a flare for me typically meant no stool! At that time the stool did not look much different than normal. Different issues will result in different types of stool of course though. Perhaps during flares your stools contained more undigested matter...

Welcome lisamarie! I am sorry to hear about your son's sudden diagnosis. I am sure it is a bit of a shock to you all, but hopefully this diagnosis will allow for a treatment plan to be developed soon that will get your son back to a healthy state. I agree with mnsun that looking into an...

Welcome to the forum Andrew! I am also 24 and living in Ontario (with Crohn's) so it looks like we some things in common :). Thank you for sharing your story with us. While I am sure you are happy the diarrhea went away it is too bad that you are having trouble now with nausea. You might want...

Welcome! You and your husband certainly have been through a lot, but hopefully the worst is well past you now. As Angrybird said, please check out our Stoma subforum and the Fistulas subforum as they have more information on those specific topics and you have a more knowledgeable group tp ask...

Welcome Angie3978! I am sorry to hear about your recent troubles. Waiting until March appears to be quite a gamble as you have had symptoms already for 4 days. I know you have to weigh all the factors (including cost) but it seems like something did change a couple days ago and it needs to be...

Welcome Pepper! Thank you for sharing some of your story with us. I am sorry you are having difficulty taking Pentasa. You will see on the forum that others have also had trouble taking Pentasa. While your doctor may not be totally supportive of everything you ask or want to do, you should...