Hi Everybody,
I am new to this forum and as many of you have been 'blessed ' with Crohn's Disease for the past 18 years. Although, I have developed four strictures in the ileum, resection is something that I wish to avoid if at possible. Over the years, I have tried all the various medications that are prescribed for the condition without much if any improvement. I fully appreciate that eventually surgery may be the only option
Lomotil and Immodium are my closest friends! Recently I was advised to try Questran Lite and that has shown some initial promise, fingers crossed. The only temporary and effective relief has come courses of Prednesilone, but the that does create some undesirable mood changes in my case.
Oddly, I was diagnosed with CD following an emergency appendicectomy with resulted in peritonitis and the subsequent removal of part of the terminal ileum.
Prior to this event I was a perfectly healthy 50 year old. I wonder whether any one of you has experienced a similar experience? Research tells me that a very small number of people may develop Crohn's under these circumstances, but the counter argument is that the individual had may have been predisposed to disease anyway.
Anyway, we soldier on regardlessly. There is no advantage in whining about one's lot when there are those, particularly younger folk are much more affected than me!
Yours in Crohn's
Merv
I am new to this forum and as many of you have been 'blessed ' with Crohn's Disease for the past 18 years. Although, I have developed four strictures in the ileum, resection is something that I wish to avoid if at possible. Over the years, I have tried all the various medications that are prescribed for the condition without much if any improvement. I fully appreciate that eventually surgery may be the only option
Lomotil and Immodium are my closest friends! Recently I was advised to try Questran Lite and that has shown some initial promise, fingers crossed. The only temporary and effective relief has come courses of Prednesilone, but the that does create some undesirable mood changes in my case.
Oddly, I was diagnosed with CD following an emergency appendicectomy with resulted in peritonitis and the subsequent removal of part of the terminal ileum.
Prior to this event I was a perfectly healthy 50 year old. I wonder whether any one of you has experienced a similar experience? Research tells me that a very small number of people may develop Crohn's under these circumstances, but the counter argument is that the individual had may have been predisposed to disease anyway.
Anyway, we soldier on regardlessly. There is no advantage in whining about one's lot when there are those, particularly younger folk are much more affected than me!
Yours in Crohn's
Merv
