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I read somewhere that Scotland has the highest rate of inflammatory bowel disease in Europe and some suggest this is due to a lack of sunlight and vitamin D. Not sure how this would make sense though if there are high rates in Australia.

Hi Chris welcome to the forum. I'm also in Glasgow and was diagnosed at the age of 22, although I first got ill at 17. This forum is a great place for support and information. Which hospital do you attend? I've recently just moved from Ayrshire and attend the Southern General. It can be very...

This seems very interesting David. I wondered if it mentioned anything about perianal disease being the presenting symptom of Crohns? The reason I ask is that it took another 5 years for me to be diagnosed after numerous abscesses and fistula. The disease did not show up anywhere else during...

I've had psoriasis since I was a teenager and got diagnosed with crohn's in my early twenties although I probably had it for a few years prior. I think there seems to be a link with many autoimmune diseases. My sister also has psoriasis and my mum has rheumatoid arthritis. I've found...

Holly, have you had your b12 levels checked? I always know when my b12 is low as my lips get cracked and sore.

I also find fatigue a real issue. I have Crohns in the terminal ileum and I have had low b12 even before my resection. I get injections every 3 months but I find that after about 2 months I start to feel really tired and get cuts in the corners of my mouth. I asked my consultant if I could them...

Hi Dusty Thanks so much for your reply, that makes more sense to me now. Hopefully doing this will sort out my liver problems. Christina xx

I'm in need of some advice if anyone can help. A few months ago my dose of Azathioprine was increased to 150mg. I started to have problems with my liver function tests and now I've been told to by my consultant to reduce it to 25mg and take 100mg of allopurinol to counteract the affect it is...

All my first symptoms were perianal abscess and fistulas. It took a few years for the diarrhea to start and for the disease to show up in my small bowel. I think this is why it took 5 years to diagnose me.

Hi Angrybird thanks for the welcome. I'll check out the other forums you mentioned, it is good to read other peoples experiences and how they'e dealing with it. With regards to the medication I think 6mp was mentioned but that it would also cause problems with my liver. I've so far managed to...

Hi everyone. Please bare with me as this is the first time I've ever posted in a forum and hope I'm putting this in right place! I thought I would share my story and see if anyone can help me with a query. I was diagnosed with Crohn's in 2003 following years of perianal fistulas and abscess's...