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    Can't believe the Doctor; 1 hour to analyse my 8hr pill cam test!!!

    Dear All, How long did it take for the doctor to analyse your pill cam test. Before the exam, the doc said it would take 4 hours to download and a whole weekend to read. I left the office at 4:40pm and had the results in my inbox at 6:40pm. Of course, he didn't see anything on my 8 hour pill...
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    Suspected Jejunal Crohn's...Experienced Advice Needed

    Hello, I am looking for a bit experienced advice from anyone that may have experienced jejunal inflammation. I am being sent for a pill cam procedure in a couple weeks and I am getting worse at a crazy pace. I have gone from always nauseous to extremely hungry all the time, though I can't eat...
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    Symptom: Undigested Food, Burning, Bloody Colour?

    Hi All, Has anyone had the following experience: I have been eating corn cakes on my highly restricted/reduced diet. I have been having undigested food for a while, but now anything significant in size seems to be hurting. For the last couple days I started having a horrible time passing...
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    Fast Transit Time and Hunger

    Hi All, looking for some advice, I have now established, by mixing Modulon and actual food, that I have a transit time from 2.5-3 hours. I have suspected this since I am so hungry an hour after eating, I have seen raw tuna sashimi in my stool, and I have rapid blood sugar drops after ensure...
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    Help: Mysterious Bad Reaction to Ensure etc. except Modulon

    Hi All: I am hoping to get some help figuring this out. In the last 6 months, I have started to get diarrhea with completed undigested foods, even protein. My doctor prescribed nutrition supplements. Food seems to just try and push itself through way too quickly. I can't eat anything with fibre...
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    Crohn's flare and loss of taste?!

    Hello All, So I have been getting worse at lightening speed in the last two months. The degradation that used to take months, has speeded up 10x or so. The severity of a weekly or monthly flare has turned into months and my new reality. I have noticed slowly that my sense of taste is really...
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    Stricture and Pooping out random things tiny piece by piece

    Dear all, So in the last two months I went from eating steamed zucchini to not being able to eat pureed zuchinni, to literally pooping out various proteins like smoked salmon. I was wondering if anyone has had a stricture which has caused you to feel that you are passing out your food piece by...
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    Does your stomach hurt more after you poop?

    Hello all, I go to the bathroom about 30 times a day it seems, mostly with watery poop. It seems that each time I go, it actually makes my stomach worse and makes it swell up more. This is something which is getting worse and worse for me. Anyone else have this?
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    Undiagnosed-Doctor sure it's CD-Depression setting in...

    Hello, I have been suffering for a few long years with some interim diagnoses that never prove to be true. Recently, things have gone from bad to worse, at an extremely fast pace. I started not to be able to digest any vegetables two months, first raw, then quickly even pureed and cooked. Then...
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    Small bowel mri and problems with contrast

    Dear all, This is the second time I have done a small vowel MRI and the contrast failed. Does this have something to do with me and my bowel problems? Has anyone had this happen multiple times?
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    Do you have a reaction to Konjac/Shirotaki noodles

    Hey, I was wondering if anyone has a reaction to Konjac or Shirotaki noodles (japanese yam). I tried these as I have a problem with rice. However, swelled up like a balloon right away. Has anyone had the same experience? Thanks. Maggie
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    Getting too much protein in diet?

    Hello, I have had to stop eating vegetables completely. I have small amounts of fibres from grapes, and get vitamins from avocado. I cannot eat many carbs as well, since they either hurt due to expansion or fibre. I have been relegated to eating corn cakes. I worry that I am eating mostly...
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    Entocort/Budesonide Oral Suspension Question

    Hello, Has anyone used entocort or budesonide? Especially the oral suspension. I was wondering what you use it for, how long, and your experiences with it? Best, Magdalena
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    Does Bloody, Watery Diarrhea Burn?

    Can anyone help me identify if I am having blood in my stool? My situation has gotten much worse in the last month and the doctor thinks i have a stricture in my small intestine. In the last two weeks I have noticed multiple times when my stool is almost black, but because its always diarrhea...
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    Eopsinophilic Esophagitis and Salivary Glands

    Does anyone have Crohn's and Eosinophilic Esophagitis along with their crohns? If so what kind of crohn's do you have? What kind of symptoms? Are you allergic to any foods? Do you have salivary gland enlargement? When were you diagnosed? Thank you so much for all this info. This is an amazing...
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    Is it a flare (Ileal)? Sudden inability to digest anything!

    Hi, I usually have a problem with vegetables, fibrous foods and volume. However, all of a sudden 2.5 weeks ago, I started having problems digesting anything. My stomach swells immediately after eating, and I am alternating between diarrhea and constipation. Everything comes out like a whole...
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