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  1. CyCrohn'sGuy

    What could this be?

    I noticed that whenever I am gassy and have a BM the toilet fills with blood and even after my BM I am sitting on the loo and the blood drips out. My GI said I have an external fissure which I very much doubt as I have no pain during BM's. I do get itchy at times and I used GTN ointment for 1...
  2. CyCrohn'sGuy

    Faecal Transplants

    You MUST read this article: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-15113440 Costas
  3. CyCrohn'sGuy

    Weekly Humira

    Saw my GI this evening after work as the abcess on my ass is back plus I have lost 3 kg (6 pounds/half a stone - I think) due to diarhoea caused by Flagyl & Ciprofloxacin which were initially prescribed for the abcess. He prescribed another course of Cipro plus pro-biotcs and Forceval to help me...
  4. CyCrohn'sGuy

    Weight Gain on a Low Income

    I'm desperate to get back to my normal weight of 62 kg. Last year I went down to 42 kg and post surgery am now at around 55 - 56 kg. I don't have too far to go yet it seems impossible. The weight just does not go on. Any ideas how I can get a bit chunkier on a really crappy income? Thanks...
  5. CyCrohn'sGuy

    Before & After - Not for the Faint Hearted (You have been warned)

    Before & After.
  6. CyCrohn'sGuy

    Amazed (and horrified) with all the various CD symptoms

    I was thinking this morning, having woken up with a sore throat, that since CD is an auto-immune disorder exactly how many symptoms are CD related. I decided to make a list of the ones that I have had or currently have apart from the obvious direct CD related symptoms (diarrhoea, pain...
  7. CyCrohn'sGuy

    Pulmonary Embolism following Surgery

    So this is how shitty my life has been recently. I had a resection performed on 24th August for a perforated ileum and have been recovering nicely and started Humira, started to gain weight and have been pain free for the first time in a long, long, long time. Things were really looking up. I...
  8. CyCrohn'sGuy

    Is it ok to self-diagnose?

    I'm starting Humira next Tuesday and naturally I am apprehensive - not so much about injecting myself but more so of the results. The last few days I have had an intense pain in the area of the ilieum, a sharp stabbing pain that had me doubled over and in tears. No other usual symptoms, no...
  9. CyCrohn'sGuy

    Greetings from the Med

    I was very pleased (and surprised) to find this amazing forum yesterday that I had to become a member. I am from Cyprus and somewhat of a rarity here as a Crohn's patient since the disease is not that widely known here. I was diagnosed back in 1998 and prescribed Salofalk (Mesalazine) which I...
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