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Thanks for the update JohnathanO! I am so glad you made it through surgey so well. It is amazing how the body can rebound after such a drastic change (like losing several feet of intestine) so quickly. I hope you will not have to experience another near death experience until the real event...

Hopefully your new GI will help you figure this all out. Until then the B-12 injections should help you maintain better B-12 levels.

Welcome Jackie! Thank you for sharing your story here where it will be seen by more members. I hope that a diagnosis will come soon for you as have had to live with this mystery far too long! It is great that your husband is so supportive also. I know you said you have avoided Dairy at times...

Thought I would give an update also... I was finding it stressful to do this every day as I also enjoy to do weightlifting and some cardio in my limited free time. I am now doing the sequency about 2-3 times per week and enjoy that frequency. One benefit that I did not really figure out until...

Welcome to the forum Nick! Sorry to hear that you are in the hospital :(. It certainly is a lot to take at first. I think it is great you are doing research already. There is a lot of information out there so I encourage you to take things slowly in terms of implementing any changes to make...

Welcome to the forum Yogawrench! Thanks for sharing your story with us. It sounds like you have had a lot to deal with over your life with Crohn's Disease :(. I am glad you found some relief with Yoga. It certainly seems like you have tried a l variety of things to help manage your Crohn's...

Welcome to the forum markbills85! I am sorry about your exam results. It certainly sounds like a very stressful time for you, which can do nothing good for your health. I do not know too much about issues with gallbladders, but I would imagine it is possible that your symptoms are now due to...

Welcome to the forum simon47! Thank you for sharing your story and thoughts with us. It is scary to think that you had a tear in your ileum for a whole year, but I am glad that it was able to be dealt with. I know it is hard for me to differentiate between normal IBD pain and something more...

Welcome peggy1 to the forum! When you say your husband's toenails have turned white, do you mean that they have lost colour or that they have what looks like an opaque film on them? If it is the latter then according to a quick google search it might be a toe fungus. If the nails just looked...

Welcome to the forum chicas1230! It seems like you have had to suffer through some tough situations, especially the allergic reaction. While things are not perfect now, I am glad to hear that you are coping. I am sorry to hear that your son is also diagnosed with IBD. I know it does not make...

Good luck over the next couple of weeks with Modulen and hopefully a surgery with a quick recovery. I have not been on Modulen myself but was on a liquid diet (mostly Ensure) for a few months so I know it is not the most fun thing in the world. That being said if it can give your body some time...

Hi Kathrussell! Welcome to the forum. When my Crohn's was bad I sufferred from constipation. It was very frustrating and unfortunately I am not sure if I found anything that ever made it better. Some of the advice I was told at the time was to make sure I was drinking enough water and make...

Hi dobong, I believe a blood test can be used to help support an IBD diagnosis, but I don't think it is usually strong enough support. I know my doctor has performed blood tests to test my inflammation levels (to be honest I do not know what marker exactly they used to test this) but this...

Welcome to the forum Lisa! I am so sorry to hear about your experiences leading up to being diagnosed. Don't beat yourself up for not picking up on things earlier though as everything always seems so clear in hindsight. I agree with you a bit about the parents. Sometimes you may not be...

Welcome to the forum BigT! I have been on steroids (Prednisone) in the past also and have experienced some of the same symptoms you have (abdominal pain and some ulcers in my mouth). The other symptoms you mentioned though are not uncommon and other members on here have reported the same...

Welcome to the forum ekuskrash! I am sorry to hear about your diagnosis. I am not sure if it was a surprise or not, but I know it can be a bit difficult at the beginning to accept a diagnosis of a chronic disease. As you said though, this is a bump in life and not the end of life. A lot of...

I just found out about the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of Canada's website Can't Wait. It was created in April 2011 and provides a listing of washrooms that are usable by the public. You can get this as an iPhone app and also as an app for Android based smart phones. Users can also add new...

Welcome to the forum tdunn7! You certainly have had more than your fair share of experiences with Crohn's Disease. I hope this forum is helpful for you in your search to learn more about Crohn's Disease. The forum Angrybird and Jessi mentioned is likely a good place for you to start. Feel free...

Welcome to the forum dougsgirl91! I am glad you were able to find us and have found the forum useful. We have a sub forum dedicated to Humira so please feel free to search through there or post any of the questions or concerns you have there. Looking forward to seeing you around the forum!

Welcome twilli13! I think it is pretty typical to have no idea about Crohn's Disease or IBD before being diagnosed unless you are close to someone else with the disease. I myself also had constipation when my disease was bad and there are other members with that symptom also. You can use the...