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I also have a "stealth" case of Crohn's. I never had any symptoms other than a cranky abdomen. I've always had occasional constipation/diarrhea/gas, but nothing I ever felt I needed to seek medical attention for. At 50 years old, I had some significant abdominal pain that lasted for 3 days off...

I had a laparoscopic small bowel resection and ileocecectomy on October 23. Surgery went very well and I was only in the hospital for 3 days. I am very fortunate that the Crohn's was isolated in the terminal ileum and the surgeon thinks the surgery will return me to normal bowel function. I'm...

I think US doctors are more aggressive with treatment and it is driven by many factors, the most important one I believe is fear of litigation. That along with the average American patient having little patience with waiting to get better (see my post above -I'm ticked off I have to wait a...

I have an appointment with a surgeon on Sept. 24. They mailed it to me. I think a phone call would have been a nicer touch. Once again, I realize, I am not the customer, but the product to be sold. Meanwhile, my abdominal girth is 6 inches above normal, I poop for 3-4 hours every morning and...

Thank you for the warm welcome. You guys are much more friendly than the meatheads on strength training forums!:lol: I have been reading stories here all day and am feeling very blessed. Either I have superhuman pain tolerance/endurance or I have been very lucky to have mild symptoms. I was...

I am 50 years old and was just diagnosed with Crohn's and will be having a small bowel resection in the near future. I have strictures and dilations all over the place in my small bowel and a Prometheus IBD diagnostic positive for Crohn's. My doctors are a bit perplexed that it got this far...