Hi all - first I'd like to apologise for being so reluctant to be here. I feel like a fraud and totally disrespectful to Crohns sufferers by even posting here. So I'm 32 and mum to 5 kids aged from 3 Months to 17yrs. My health has always been great til 18 months ago when I started having recurrent bouts of gastritis. Generally I'm a worrier and suffer from GAD , panic attacks and agoraphobia. I haven't always been this way - iv fell into it all after taking ill with a slipped disc 2 yrs ago. I ended up with a bad codeine addiction which cartied in thru my pregnancy. I blamed not putting weight on on this tho I was shocked to discover I was 5 stone lighter than my pre pregnancy weight only 4 wks after my last baby. I put this down to codeine / breastfeedi
Etc and was pleased as I was overweight to start with. So I started having blood and mucous stools last week. I usually have diorea and stomachs cramps at least 2 timed per wk for as llong as I can remember and iv never thought it unusual - just thot it was normal for me. Iv never had bloody stools b4 - until now and thought as I'd had my gallblader removed 12 yrs ago that it was the cause of my tummy troubles. Ok so since iv had my 5th baby and throughout my pregnancy iv had a major food aversion. I constantly feel full up- wrench at the sight of a plate full of food and have continuous luminous green diorea. My brother got diagnosed with crohns 3 wks ago and I feel so bad for hoping I don't. I'm terrified of getting my colonoscopy nxt wk/ iv not eaten In 4 days for fear of bleeding more and I'm so scared for my kids. My husband works abroad and iv no family to help me. What if I collapse from an massive bleed in front of them
Etc and was pleased as I was overweight to start with. So I started having blood and mucous stools last week. I usually have diorea and stomachs cramps at least 2 timed per wk for as llong as I can remember and iv never thought it unusual - just thot it was normal for me. Iv never had bloody stools b4 - until now and thought as I'd had my gallblader removed 12 yrs ago that it was the cause of my tummy troubles. Ok so since iv had my 5th baby and throughout my pregnancy iv had a major food aversion. I constantly feel full up- wrench at the sight of a plate full of food and have continuous luminous green diorea. My brother got diagnosed with crohns 3 wks ago and I feel so bad for hoping I don't. I'm terrified of getting my colonoscopy nxt wk/ iv not eaten In 4 days for fear of bleeding more and I'm so scared for my kids. My husband works abroad and iv no family to help me. What if I collapse from an massive bleed in front of them