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    Is this exacerbated by menstruation

    Did you get a MRI done for your colon? If so, wouldn't that be much cheaper for me to do than a colonoscopy?? My stupid insurance wants me to pay close to $2000 for one :(
  2. L

    Is this exacerbated by menstruation

    Yes, I did have endo on my intestines when I was 17yo which was why I originally thought that maybe I had some endo on there again (getting inflamed during period and squishing my intestines shut - if that's even possible...) but it's not nearly as bad or as painful now as it was a few mos ago...
  3. L

    Is this exacerbated by menstruation

    that's interesting, thanks
  4. L

    What's your theory on how you got Crohn's Disease?

    Yes, there is such a thing called NSAID Colitis. Also, there is an NSAID on the market for dogs called Rimadyl. It frequently causes digestive issues is dogs which many times leads to their deaths. Rimadyl was originally marketed for humans back in the 90's and was pulled by the FDA b/c it...
  5. L

    What's your theory on how you got Crohn's Disease?

    Mine was stress last year and perhaps a vaccinosis issue from my childhood MMR vaccine which left me w/ chronic ear infections and constipation until about 2nd or 3rd grade. I guess I'm lucky it stopped there and didn't go on into Autism.
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    Is this exacerbated by menstruation

    Okay, thanks. Yes, mine is usually okay until about day 4 then all of the sudden it's the weird mucous thing w/ a constant, overwhelming feeling that I have to go. Then it all goes back to normal on the last day of my period. Except this time, we went to KFC (two days after my period...
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    Is this exacerbated by menstruation

    Hello, I have not been diag w/ crohn's or ibd, but this may be my issue. I have endometriosis and have been taking bioidentical progesterone for close to 18mos now. During my period, I have issues with my digestive system shutting down and only mucous coming out. It used to be so bad that I...
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