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Is there anyone else who puts weight on with crohns? When chronically ill early on my weight plummeted. I lost 10kgs in 10 days at one stage. Over the last few years though my weight has increased even though I've had major non obstructive flareups and had a fairly recent resection. I've...

get in first and control the dr! I feel like such an old fart here sometimes. I've reached the stage where I interview the doctor to make sure they are comfortable dealing with a patient who: a)knows her disease inside out. b)may know more than the doctor c)can be bossy and insist on things...

As a 23 year old newly married and newly diagnosed woman in 1987, crohns had a huge impact on my life for some time. It took over a year to become comfortable with my disease, my body and I had a very patient and loving husband who dealt with this by just being there and supporting me. I...

Thanks for such a warm welcome Hey everyone, Thanks for such a warm welcome. I'm going to post some new threads on topics that may be of interest to younger people, things that I found difficult to deal with as a young, sexually active woman with crohns...although I'm not that way...

low residue / low fibre What you are talking about is basically foods that trigger obstructive attacks or give your rectum hell on the way out. Don't read this if you are squeamish. In the beginning I was always told to eat lots of fibre because that would keep everything moving. I love...

the trip to the loo.....seemed to take forever! Ah....all these posts about dashing to the loo...what memories...lol We use to run a boat hire business in a national park, and being a park the facilities were pretty basic (long drop dunny) and the average person could walk there in about a...

A chook is Australian slang for a chicken, hen etc. Of the egg laying variety. Here's a few more for you: An idiot (or someone you think of as one) could be considered: "A few snags short of a barbie (bbq)" "A few kangaroos missing in the top paddock" "A sandwich short of a picnic" "A...

Dr telling me I was an idiot I had a gastro dr tell me to my face that I was an idiot for not taking any meds, that he wouldn't treat me unless I had emergency surgery and took his suggested regime of meds. We'd been dealing with my crohns with lifestyle and diet. My husband and I walked out...

older, wiser, more in control Hi, I'm 42, female, married and been diagnosed with Crohns since August 1987. I lived by my doctors and specialists rules for many years, went to all the support group meetings, cried on many shoulders and spent a long time bemoaning the fact that this horrible...