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    Bowel obstruction as first or early symptom?

    I'm curious how many people out there have had zero or only mild, occasional pain before suddenly faced with a bowel obstruction that led to diagnosis. From what I've read, it seems particularly out of character for Crohn's to do that level of damage before being noticed. Or am I wrong? I...
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    Did the Presidential Election Trigger the Flare?

    I was wondering if anyone out there strongly feels the stress of our nation's (or world's) increasingly polarized political environment has triggered either a flare or the first manifestation of your disease? My family has people who are both Republicans and Democrats, so it makes talking...
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    NPR: Is the Secret to a Healthy Microbiome Hidden in the Hazda Diet?

    http://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2017/08/24/545631521/is-the-secret-to-a-healthier-microbiome-hidden-in-the-hadza-diet?utm_source=crohnsforum.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20170824
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    First GI doc visit did not go well.

    After waiting for more than a month, my first GI doc appointment came and went in less than 12 minutes. I was disappointed. The doctor is well-known in my area for being one of the "top IBD" doctors. I had burned to CD my abdominal X-Ray, my abdominal MRI and even an abdominal CT-scan I had...
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    When Gut Bacteria Change Brain Function - The Atlantic

    "Some researchers believe that the microbiome may play a role in regulating how people think and feel." https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/06/gut-bacteria-on-the-brain/395918/?utm_source=atlfb
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    Digestive diseases professor seeks poo donors to help cure patients

    Aussie article: http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/inner-west/digestive-diseases-professor-seeks-poo-donors-to-help-cure-patients/news-story/7fb8f605f3ac3b2a9c0b46c07bc55dfd
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    How long does it take for a stricture to form?

    Is anyone out there aware of any data indicating the average length of time it takes to have ongoing inflammation before intestinal fibrosis sets in and causes strictures?
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    Do you take Probiotic-3: Clostridium butyricum?

    I started taking a supplement containing three strains of probiotics. One of them is Clostridium butyricum, which has shown to induce butyrate and encourage the growth of specific types gut flora Crohn's sufferers are lacking. Has anyone taken this specific probiotic or another supplement...
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    Is there a doctor in the house?

    Are there any known medical doctors who regularly participate in the Crohn's forum? I would guess they probably wouldn't want to make their presence known given the potential for drowning in questions, but maybe so. It'd be great if we have some medical doctors on the board who can...
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    Undiagnosed with bizarre burning sensations

    I haven't been diagnosed yet with a GI appointment in three weeks. I have tested positive for the ASCA blood test (both IgG and IgA were elevated). Elevated ASCA is suggestive of Crohn's. In recent months, the most bizarre symptoms have been occurring especially in the morning. My feet and...
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    Were you an adventurous eater or not?

    Were you an adventurous eater or not so much? Hi: Just curious: prior to your diagnosis, would you have considered yourself an adventurous eater --willing to try a variety of different things regularly, or were you the type of person who stuck to a limited rotation of common items in your...
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    Pain cycle pattern with itching?

    I was curious if your pain cycle includes a "healing" period that feels like an "itching" sensation throughout the gut. My symptoms so far are very mild, but one thing I have noticed is an itching sensation throughout the abdomen. -M
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    Case Western: High Fat Diet Reduces Gut Bacteria, Crohn’s Disease Symptoms

    Case Western: High Fat Diet Reduces Gut Bacteria, Crohn’s Disease Symptoms Source: http://casemed.case.edu/cwrumed360/news-releases/release.cfm?news_id=666
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    Crohn's Disease is not contagious. Until it is?

    Several peer-reviewed PubMed articles postulate that Crohn's Disease is a contagious disease or that there is an infectious element (sources below). When I first started reading about the disease, many reputable sites like WebMD suggest that is not the case. And yet, in the next statement...
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    Anti-Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Antibodies Test (ASCA)

    Hello: Anyone out there have the ASCA test and get positive results in both IgA and IgG blood levels? I got my results back and both levels are positive. I have not been diagnosed, however. I've not experienced any common Crohn's symptoms other than occasional, vague pain and some burning...
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    Weird symptoms or typical?

    Hi: I am not yet diagnosed with Crohn's or anything else, but tests are pending this week. Just curious if these symptoms are consistent with Crohn's: Mostly burning, occasionally gnawing-like pain that seems better when I eat. Some very mild pains in the left mid-abdomen No stool changes...
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    Hello: Maybe Crohn's, maybe not.

    Hi: I'm not sure if I'm in the right place yet, as I'm in the process of being diagnosed. I have a CT scan scheduled for next week. After visiting my doctor thinking I had a kidney infection and/or prostatitis, it's been revealed in an abdominal X-ray that I may have something else going on...
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