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Hi Ezequiel. My husband who has Chrohn's bleeds allot, but usually with soft stools. He seems to bleed less on the rare occasions he is constipated. He has had such bad bleeding that his hematocrit levels dropped (anemia) and that can definitely cause fatigue (maybe even light headedness) My...

Has anyone read about this? Or tried it? The reference to the use of Viagra as an aid in the treatment of Crohn's by restoring normal blood flow to the intestines can be found in the article linked below: Weakened Immune System May Cause Crohn's Disease

Nice to meet you Imisspopcorn, kjhngisd and Shantel. Thank you all for your advice. I'm sure I'm going to learn a lot on this forum. Hopefully I'll be able to learn how to detect symptoms for abscesses, fistulas, etc. My hubby's a special guy (and yes he's tough too) and worth every minute I...

Thank goodness. I hope you go into remission soon.

Hi Christiebird! Nice to meet you. I'm glad to be here.

Well, then I guess my husband is Ok, since it stops when he's done wiping. But being anemic is not OK. How do you treat your anemia? I've put my husband on iron, Vit C, Folic acid, and Vit K supplements.

Thank you Farm. Unfortunately the soonest we could schedule an appointment with a gastroenterologist was for the 22nd of this month. I gather bleeding is a common thing for Crohn's sufferers, but how long can they go on with it? It's been almost two months.

Hi, I'm new. But this story is not about me. I'm the spouse of a recently diagnosed Crohn's sufferer. When I first met my husband, I thought, Wow! This guys craps a lot! Like six times a day compared to my one. It didn't bother me that he moved his bowels frequently, he had many other good...