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    Early pregnancy and flare

    Hey all, am 5 plus 6 days pregnant and have just started a flare up. I'm still waiting for official diagnosis of crohns or uc looks mostly like crohns thou. So am out of work sick a few days now and the doctor has just signed me off for a week cause my iron and blood pressure are slightly low as...
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    Pregnant & ibd flares

    Hey all, I still have not got a proper diagnosis, one is saying crohns and another ibs. Biopsies were clear and follow thru was clear just reflux. On my cat scan first day there was thickening of bowel n them at colonoscopy that part was fine and it was more near my small intestine. I was...
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    Roll on 5pm

    Roll on 5pm, am dying with cramps here and we work in a small office and been down to the loo about 5 times already - embarrassing but what can you do. Have just taken 2 arrett now in the hopes of things settling as must get home. 27 minutes and counting until I am out of here. All this because...
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    How long barium follow through?

    Hey all, I had a barium swallow done Friday and in total it took an hour. I had my swallow and then drank another cup and half of barium - had x ray for follow through. They said a doc would come down and tell me when next scan would be in - doc came down 5 mins later and said I was finished...
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    Barium meal & follow through

    Hi all, I have this on Friday this week and just wondering what to expect etc? Cheers, Minky
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    Serious confusion 1st GI visit

    Hey guys, First GI visit yesterday: Background for you. Sick for the past 5 years, at teh beginning sick and d and turned out gallbladder. So got that out and it was chronically inflamed so thought that was the prop. Still ongoing - had both scopes done and told IBS. Things gtg worse and worse...
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    Follow on from:

    Dunno if ye remember my post was saying that one of my co workers suffers from crohns and is never sick whereas me on the other hand die and miss loads of work and have to watch what I eat. Now yesterday for lunch she ate: A white roll with ham, coleslaw, sweetcorn and taytos mixed in - and a...
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    Work colleague with crohns too

    Hi all, Alert: rant ahead!!! Ok am newly diagnosed with crohns (4 years waiting for diagnosis). I dont suffer every days, would be good for a few weeks and die then for a few weeks. i was out of work there recently for 6 weeks due to a bad flare and I was put on pentasa which did me no...
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    Sick of being sick..

    Hey all, Having such a crap day - literally ha ha.. Am at work at the mo and serioulsy I aint able. Just out of the loo again and was just asking myself what in the name of God am I killing myself for?? I am only newly diagnosed based on visual of the bowel as biopsies are clear. I was out of...
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    First specialist visit

    Hi all, Am newly diagnosed following colonoscopy no 3 in October but only on visual as biopsies were clear as having crohns. Since then I was put on pentasa 3g daily for 6 weeks whihc drove my stomach mad with gastritis and an ulcer developing. Then on questran which also did not agree. So...
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    Rash

    Hi all, Just wondering - am only diagnosed since Oct gone. I always had eczema but over the past few monhts it got way worse on my hands and I even developed it on my ankles and feet plus I have patches on my legs now and stomach. My GP said to metnion this at the gastro as sometimes people...
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    Drugs for Crohns

    Hi all, I have only been diagnosed in October gone, crohns of the small intestine and part of the large bowel - diagnosed on visual from colonoscopy - biopsies were clear. I was started on pentasa, 3g daily - did this for 5 weeks adn had to stop as it tore the stomach out of me and then I...
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    Sore throats

    Hey there, just wondering if any of you guys get sore throats a lot. I seem to be getting them every few weeks recently. Mostly in the mornings and at night, I can barely talk with them as they are so sore. Just wond if its another crohns side effect? Thanks
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    Vent about work colleagues

    Hi all, I have recently been diagnosed crohns and started diff types of treatments 6 weeks ago. The I was/is that I suffer diahorrea. I could be in work and eat somethign and within 5 mins on the loo. When I get the urge I have to go now and Only have 2-3 mins and thats it. I suffer anxiety over...
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    Biposies clear & diagnosed crohns

    Hi there, I was diagnosed with crohns at the end of October - I had a colonoscopy and the gastr said it was crohns by the appearance of small bowel and part of large bowel however biopsies came back clear - is there anyone else that had this or could there be a high chance that its not crohns...
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    Questran - anyone

    Hi there, just wondering if anyone is takign this as treatment for crohns. I was taking pentasa granuales for 6 weeks, 3 daily but they were cutting the stomach out of me and developed gastritis as a result. So started questran last week - supposed to be 4 sachets daily but am only taking one at...
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    Need support

    Hi all, I am newly diagnosed with crohns disease. I have been sick and having frequent flares of D for the past 4 years. Minus a gallbladder and 3 colonoscopies later ( was always told IBS) I was diagnosed with crohns a few weeks ago. I was started on pentasa straight away. My story is that I...
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    Results from food intol test!!

    Hey there, I am only newly diagnosed with CD, prior to this I did a food intol test (york test) and the results are in. Basically v high with cows milk products and also, corn, barley, wheat and yeast. The nutrionist ph me yesterday - my god I am v limited if I am to follow this diet. When...
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    Your take..

    Hi all, am just after joining this forum. I got diagnosed with crohns 3 weeks ago. My story is that it all started 4 years ago, was getting constant diahorrea and was really ill. 7 m later I got my gallbladder out as it was inflamed and had stones. Thought this was the end of it. Symptoms of...
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    Pentasa & chest pain

    Hi there, I have just been newsly diagnosed with crohns. My gastro has put me on pentasa sachets 3 times daily and protium 40 as I was finding the pentasa v hard on my stomach. I am taking them just over 2 weeks now but have awful like muscles pains in my back and my chest. Say when I stand up...
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