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    Full feeling when eating- Strange!

    I've never had an issue with food before, always ate well. I'm in remission at the moment, no crohns symptoms but last few days i've noticed when i'm eating i feel full quickly, even when i've just started and then after i feel so full like i need the loo. Its frustrating. I do have a cold, and...
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    LGBT Crohn's Patients

    What's this?
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    LGBT Crohn's Patients

    Oh, yes its like the top of the tree as a doctor in the UK. A consultant. And we were friends for a while and my friends know bits of my crohns but not the full story so he was kinda privy that i had some sort of bowel complaint. And when we got together, he asked me more about it as he saw I...
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    Update for you guys

    Hey. So when first diagnosed with CD I was put on 150mg Azathioprine along with 2/3 sachets of Pentasa each day. I went into full remission and a few years ago, probably about 3 years ago my Doctor decided to stop the Pentasa as he said there was scientific proof that Pentasa actually isn't...
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    Back on Pentasa

    Hey. So when first diagnosed with CD I was put on 150mg Azathioprine along with 2/3 sachets of Pentasa each day. I went into full remission and a few years ago, probably about 3 years ago my Doctor decided to stop the Pentasa as he said there was scientific proof that Pentasa actually isn't...
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    LGBT Crohn's Patients

    Yep, I'm Gay and out. Have a wonderfully supportive boyfriend of only 6 months and perfectly happy, even with dealing with this recent flare up. My consultant has never actually mentioned sex or relationships to me so never brought it up myself.
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    Poor treatment from my Nurse/Doctor!

    Hi guys... Brief intro to this: Diagnosed with CD 8 years ago. Eventually put onto Aza 150mg a day which worked perfectly up until April just gone. Started showing signs of a flare up. Blood's showed Platelet count had risen and i was in a flare. So i got onto my Gastro Nurse who immediately...
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    End of Pred, symptoms return immediately

    So had a flare up middle of April, and it was just before my Community Nursing placement began. My Gastro Nurse put me on a 9 week course of steroids, starting from 40mg a day, then 30mg a day, then 25, 20, 15, 10 then 5mg. And they stopped yesterday. Have been good throughout being on the...
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    My Crohns Story

    So my Crohns started around 9 years ago. I was in Year 8 of High School. Used to wake up and frequently go to the toilet 6-7 times ( liquid) before leaving the house. Used to feel generally unwell until around lunchtime every single day. Didn't tell my parents or anyone about it. The school bus...
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    Crohns Flare up, or not?

    Hi guys, new on here. I'm named Simon, I'm 19 from the UK and was diagnosed with crohns 8 years ago. I was first put on steroids and then tried on Azathioprine which worked well and 8 years later still take 125mg of Azathioprine every day. The drug has really worked wonders and kept me in...
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