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    Going from constipation to diarrhea on Humira

    Hey everyone, I started on Humira three weeks ago (lots of fatigue and stomach cramps but nothing too severe otherwise for side effects). What I have noticed is that I've gone from constipation to diarrhea since starting (1-2BM/week to 5-10BM/day). With this recent flare up I have been...
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    Pillcam

    Hey everyone, I just had my capsule endoscopy last week and had my follow up yesterday with my gastroenterologist yesterday. He came in and told me that the video was normal for the first three hours and then he started to notice some redness and small ulcersations throughout. But shortly...
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    Abdominal distension

    Hey, I keep experiencing severe abdominal distension, particularly after a meal. I feel 6 months pregnant. I even have trouble standing up straight because it feels like the pressure is pushing my lower ribs out. Anyone else experiencing abdominal distension? Anything make it better or worse...
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    Flare symptoms

    Hi Everyone, I'm just wondering if people here experience the same symptoms every time they flare or if they find that each flare is slightly different. I never understood why I experienced different symptoms when I was diagnosed with UC, but now that we are thinking its CD, I can understand...
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    I'm confused after my SMFT

    I just went for my small bowel follow through this morning. This is for the vomiting that I keep experiencing. Anyways, I wasn't able to drink all the barium, after the first glass I threw up and then managed to drink half of the second glass. After two X-rays they brought me back for the...
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    Prenatal visit

    Hi everyone, Next week my husband and I go for a prenatal visit to discuss what preparation we may have to do in order to have a healthy pregnancy, since we are hoping to try starting a family at the end of the year. I have many health issues, Crohns, previous DVT, ME/CFS, and Fibro... many of...
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    Am I losing my mind?

    Hey, I need to vent a little so bare with me. I've been suffering from n/v and upper abdominal pain/pressure since March. It's been getting progressively worse. Colonoscopy revealed inflammation indicative of crohns not colitis (as I was previously diagnosed with in 2008). But the upper...
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    DVT with CD

    Hi everyone, I'm just wondering how many of you have experienced a DVT? I had one a little over a year ago, age 23 at the time, with no other risk factors aside from the CD and being on birth control. I'm seeing a haematologist currently to get assessed for other conditions which may have...
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    Newly changed diagnosis from UC to CD

    Hi Everyone! I'm new to CD as of my last colonoscopy just last week when is showed that my inflammation was more indicative to CD than UC. However, I have been diagnosed with UC for 7 years now and was doing fairly well on Azathioprine for almost two years of remission. Last September I started...
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