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  1. copeland

    Overusing antibiotics?

    Hi, I've got a perianal fistula (had it off and on for 14 years now). In the past, a quick course of antibiotics (Cipro and Flagyl) really helped to clear it up, sometimes for a relatively long time. However, this year it's come back and has been really hard to get rid of. I've been on the...
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    Some things I need to get out

    Warning - long whiny post ahead I'm turning 29 in two days and I'm feeling really bummed out. Pretty much all of my friends are married and starting to have kids and I'm still very much single and don't feel like that's ever going to change. I lost all of the best years of my life (16 years...
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    Strictures and Biologics

    Hi, I've had Crohn's for a while (12 years), but strictures are new to me. I just found out I have one last week in a colonoscopy. I've read that Remicade (and maybe the other biologics) are not recommended with strictures because of the chance of scar tissue forming. Does anyone have a...
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    Another almost hilariously bad episode from my life

    I'm in a pretty bad flare right now, and just saw the doctor yesterday. He wants to do a colonoscopy Friday, I said sure so we can move things along. Both fortunately and unfortunately, I have this whole week off work. Good since that makes prepping for/having the colonoscopy easier, bad...
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    Carageenan-free toothpaste?

    Anyone know of a toothpaste that doesn't have carageenan?
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    Exercise and Crohn's Study

    Not sure how much faith to put in this; on one hand the statistics seem OK, but on the other, I was 17, eating well and running 40-50 miles a week when I first got Crohn's symptoms so it's hard for me personally to believe. http://www.bmj.com/content/347/bmj.f6633?etoc= I think one major flaw...
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    Where/when do you get your Remicade?

    I've gotten my infusions in several places over the last 10 years. My first were in an infusion center attached to a doctor's office. Most since then have been outpatient hospital sorts of things. I will probably go back on Remicade soon, and I'm looking for a place to do it in my new(ish)...
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    VSL#3 instead of SCD yogurt?

    Hi, I've been thinking about trying to make a huge change and going on the SCD. I was wondering if anyone had experience using VSL3 to repopulate the gut with good bacteria instead of yogurt. I know a lot of people have had good luck with SCD, and I don't have anything to lose by trying it...
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    Spinach

    I've read several places that spinach is good for digestion, but always in ubsubstantiated articles that don't quote sources. Obviously, spinach is a healthy food, and good for anyone who can tolerate the fiber (sometimes I can, sometimes not!), but does anyone out there have any specific...
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    SCD/Paleo and perianal symptoms

    Has anyone out there been able to clear up an actively draining fistula using only an SCD/Paleo diet? (or another diet?) On all of the threads I've seen about it, these symptoms are never mentioned, which makes me think that the people for whomthese diets have worked do not have these specific...
  11. copeland

    Will a colonoscopy show a stricture?

    Simple question, but I can't seem to find the answer anywhere. I know that there are a number of things that will show a stricture, like a barium x-ray thing or an MRI, but how bout a colonoscopy? I think it's possible from some of the things I'm experienceing that I have a stricture, but I...
  12. copeland

    Cheese and Crohn's

    Hi everyone, I'm currently in a Crohn's flare and not on any specific diet (as anything seems to make me ill). I happened to eat a good amount of cheese yesterday (I made lasagna, so mozzarella and ricotta), and noticed that it made a marked difference in my gut. It gave me terrible gas and...
  13. copeland

    Anyone used Accordant Health Services?

    I recently learned that my employer, as part of our health benefits, offers Accordant Health Services, which seems to be a service that helps people deal with chronic conditions. Crohn's disease is one of the 17 conditions covered. I was wondering if anyone out there had any experience using...
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    Diet for Peri-anal symptoms?

    I know some people here have had success limiting their Crohn's symptoms using different diets, but I was curious to see whether anyone has been able to clear up problems like fistulas, anal fissures, abscesses and skin tags using just a diet. My personal experience has been that I can...
  15. copeland

    Remicade over time

    I've been on Remicade with good to fair results for more than eight years now. The way it typically goes is: I'll feel good right after the infusion, and the feeling slowly fades over time until I feel bad (diarrhea, pain, lethargy, fever, etc.) again. Then I get another infusion and feel good...
  16. copeland

    Is it normal for arthritis to come and go?

    I've had Crohn's for about eight years now, but in the past few weeks I've also been having arthritis pain (at 25 years old, no less!). I know that Crohn's and arthritis are related, so it's not that surprising. What I wanted to ask is whether or not it's normal for the arthritis pain to come...
  17. copeland

    Smell from fistula discharge

    Hi, I've had several perianal fistulas for a long time now, and I'm constantly draining some sort of combination of pus, mucus, stool and blood from them and my anus. I pretty much smell bad all the time, and I don't know what to do about it. Within twenty minutes of showering, putting on...
  18. copeland

    Ugh

    ugh So, about 2 months ago, I moved to a new city with a couple of friends, and then (because this is just how life is) began flaring worse than I ever have before. It's been going on for a month now. I've got D the usual 10x a day, mucus leaking out my butt all the time, and the...
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