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  1. J

    Scared and hopeless, abandoned by PCP

    I have had off and on again stomach sensitivities my whole life. Constipation as a kid. Trapped gas as a teen. C-diff after having my wisdom teeth pulled. Anal fissure. And occasional D when drinking or eating spicy food. As annoying as it gets, its been mostly tolerable fortunately. This past...
  2. J

    Scared and desperate for advice

    I have had off and on again stomach sensitivities my whole life. Constipation as a kid. Trapped gas as a teen. C-diff after having my wisdom teeth pulled. Anal fissure. And occasional D when drinking or eating spicy food. As annoying as it gets, its been mostly tolerable fortunately. This past...
  3. J

    Is this Crohns, IBS, or infection? Desperately need guidance

    I was diagnosed with IBS 6 years ago (25 years old) when I developed C-Diff from taking one amoxicillin after having my wisdom teeth pulled. I have always had a sensitive stomach, but it's never been a major issue. Winter is always way worse then summer, where I seem to have no issues at...
  4. J

    Pain worse, but MRI and Colonoscopy came back normal

    I was diagnosed with IBS a few years back after having a bout with C-Diff. It hasn't been too crazy except for occasional D when I overdo things. And it is way worse in the winter (I live in Maine where there is little Sun and around 0 temps) and almost nonexistent in the summer. Around...
  5. J

    MRI tomorrow.. what to expect?

    I had a colonoscopy last week and tomorrow I have an MRI. Colonscopy couldn't get into the ileum so that is the focus tomorrow. They told me to arrive an hour and a half before the MRI to drink liquid contrast and give it time to settle. I'm wondering what do I expect from this? How long does...
  6. J

    Regardless of mucus, horrible b.m.'s and pain, colonoscopy came back fine, what is next step?

    I have had stomach trouble all of my life. Had the right side cramping when I was 19 and had a colonoscopy which came back okay. In the 12 years since, I have had C Diff, Constant and unpredictable diarrhea, an anal fissure, etc. My Dr told me it was IBS about 5 years ago. In the...
  7. J

    Raw honey helping my crohns flare?

    I have been in the midst of a major 3 month flare and a week away from another colonoscopy. Things have been getting worse (mucus, constipation, occasional blood) and on Friday night this past week I decided to break my normal meal routine and added some raw unfiltered honey I found in the...
  8. J

    Is this an obstruction or a long flare?

    I have been dealing with Crohn's issues my whole life (sensitive stomach, cramps in mid right stomach,constant diarrhea, anal fissure, trouble passing high fiber, spicy foods and alcohol) but whenever I have trouble it usually goes away after a week or so. Luckily. I was only diagnosed with...
  9. J

    IBD, Crohn's and Candida

    This is a big story. But I need to get this out as I am very scared, confused and desperate for support! So for my whole life I have been dealing with digestive issues. I am a few months shy of 32. As a kid I suffered from a fungal rash on my left heal, constipation, and stomach ulcers...
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