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  1. scotishcanadian

    Anxiety while on LDN

    I've been on LDN since last June. Since then, my Crohn's has radically improved, but I have noticed heightened anxiety levels, especially lately. I never used to have full blown panic attacks until I started taking the LDN (excluding when I was extremely sick with my Crohn's, because, well, when...
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    LDN actually works on me! (miracle ahead)

    Hey guys! So I recently started taking LDN (4.5 mg) once a day at night before bed and it actually works for me! Just to give you an idea of why this is so amazing for me and a borderline miracle: I have severe refractory crohn's disease. I have tried every medication and treatment under the...
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    Pregnancy with an iliestomy

    Hey guys, so I just got married about a month ago and am looking ahead to the future. We plan to have a child in 2-3 years and if I still have my iliestomy, I'm a bit concerned about some things. First, how will I empty my bag when I'm super pregnant? I empty my bag by sitting on the toilet and...
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    Possible PG with iliestomy

    Hey guys, so I've had my ilieostomy for going on 6 weeks now. It was healing up fine until I started noticing a slowly growing gouge on the left side of the stoma. Now it looks like a crater. I went to my dermatologist last Friday and he said it looked like PG, so he took a sample to see what it...
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    Shakes and anxiety from prednisone taper?

    Alright, so I had never experienced this until the last time I tried to taper off of prednisone. Whenever I would try to sleep at night, my body would get really restless. The only way I can describe it is you feel like there's this surge of energy welling up in you until it bursts and ends up...
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    Tapering off of prednisone with entocort

    Alright, so my doctors have finally cleared me to start tapering off of the 40 mg daily prednisone that I've been on for over a year. [Hallelujah!!] My doctors are going to be putting me on three tablets of entocort daily during the taper because it's supposed to cut down on the side effects of...
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    Stretch marks - Ahh!

    Alright, so I've been on prednisone before, and have NEVER experienced stretch marks the way I have/am this time from the prednisone. My sides, thighs, shins, and now even my arms are starting to develop them. And they hurt like all get out too! It looks like a tiger got ahold of me and clawed...
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    Serious acid problems

    Alright, so for the past couple of months, I have had the WORST acid reflux! I've had acid problems in the past, but never this persistent! My surgeon said that this would happen possibly once I got my g tube placed, but dang sometimes! I've tried over the counter antacids like tums and a friend...
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    I seriously can't do this again.

    I seriously can't do this again. My doctor just emailed my sed rate to me and it's up to 68. I'm going to the bathroom at least 6 times a day with bloody and nausea almost every time. My doctor is now insisting that I must to 40 mg of steroids along with a full elemental diet with my g tube. The...
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    Started Cimzia today

    My doctor just started me on cimzia injections today. Has anybody had any luck with this medicine? I'm not sure how it'll do since Humira and Remicade didn't work on me.
  11. scotishcanadian

    On an elemental diet and about to go insane!

    I'm currently on an elemental diet and seriously, sometimes I just want to hit a wall. I had a ng tube for 2 months and just got a g tube placed. Whenever I ask my doctor when I'm going to be able to eat again, he never gives me a clearly defined answer. It's so frustrating! On top of that I...
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