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    Fear of dying from Crohn's or it's treatments?

    After an emergency surgery, I still have this fear from dying from Crohn's or it's treatments. Mine is severe, never been in remission without strong treatments, and treatments will of course lose their efficiency with time. Dying from Crohn's or treatments is not unheard of, how do you cope?
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    How long can you be in a really bad flare.

    I am in a really bad flare right now, I can't eat, I drink Ensure, and I won't even describe the pain. I was wonderiing, how long have you managed to be in such a state without going to the ER?
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    Venting about medecine.

    I'm just angry of pharmaceuticals, in this modern era, they should be able to make safer drugs. They are chosing the easy way to make money. They know patients have no choice, so they are willing to accept the risk of grave side effects. Progress is halted because of that.
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    Sticky Medical Marijuana for Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis

    What are you taking as medication?
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    Sticky Medical Marijuana for Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis

    I hope you feel better.
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    Sticky Medical Marijuana for Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis

    Dialn911 you wrote: studies suggest those predisposed may be at risk, however it is NOT a cause of the mental disorder. I only said that cannabis cause chronic depersonalization, for schizophrenia, I wrote it was implicated as a risk factor. But it can be said it's a causative agent. That's...
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    Sticky Medical Marijuana for Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis

    Dialn911, first I suggest you to visit forums on depersonalization and poll users and read a little bit. The cause and effect between cannabis use and chronic depersonalization is dirrect for many sufferers, they took it, then they immeditaly became depersonalized and remained that way for...
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    Sticky Medical Marijuana for Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis

    Like chronic depersonalization or even worst, schizophrenia.
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    Sticky Medical Marijuana for Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis

    Most drugs have been synthesized and/or modified version of chemicals previously found in nature. The plant you find harmless is associated with several psychiatric conditions.
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    Low lymphocytes count

    Prior to immunosupressive medication, I had normal lymphocyte counts. Now I have disconstinued immunosupressive medication for 3 years and my lymphocytes are still low. Either immunosupressive medication did irreversible damage or it is my Crohns. Wondering if others have a similar problem.
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    Crohn's sufferers should be careful taking vitamin D supplements.

    Usually the blood tests done for vitamin D is for it's 25-hydroxy form. When I did the test, it was very low. I have read that it was common for Crohn's disease. But there is not much documentations as the reason for that, absorption might explain in part, but not for those who have adquate Sun...
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    Crohn's sufferers should be careful taking vitamin D supplements.

    Usually the blood tests done for vitamin D is for it's 25-hydroxy form. When I did the test, it was very low. I have read that it was common for Crohn's disease. But there is not much documentations as the reason for that, absorption might explain in part, but not for those who have adquate Sun...
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