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    Different types of Crohn's?

    Does anyone have any theories on how they developed Crohn's? I am convinced I developed it from taking a specialized medication for a bacterial infection I had. I have heard a vast array of answers on other blogs from medication (like me), hereditary, other diseases, surgeries, etc. With all...
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    Study on the cause of Crohns

    Just found this article on Yahoo. There has been a lot of talk on this forum about the Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP) theory they've been studying in London. If these additives mess with the bacteria in your gut then maybe the two theories are linked...
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    ALCAT test

    Has anyone heard of the ALCAT test? It tests people's reaction to food and the severity of a reaction you have to certain foods. Its basically suppose to tell you which foods give you a flare up. They take a sample of your blood and test like 200 different kinds of foods. Based on the reaction...
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    Endometriosis and Crohns?

    I was diagnosed with Crohns Disease about 6 months ago. I've stated on this forum before that I have a theory that my Crohns was caused by a bacterial infection I had last year. While being treated for the infection was the first and only time I had bloody stool. A couple months later I started...
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    Imuran and Hair Loss

    I was searching through the old posts and I know this has been discussed before but I would like to bring it up again since I am just now starting to experience it. I know that hair loss is a side effect of imuran. My doctor increased my dose a few weeks ago and I started losing hair in little...
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    New to the forum

    I got diagnosed with Crohn's Disease in April of 2011. I did not have any symptoms or anything until about mid-March of this year. It took the doctors a few weeks to diagnose me with Crohn's since the only symptom I was having was severe stomach pain (no diarrhea thank god!). After a few weeks...
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