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Eagles founder, Glenn Frey passed away at 67
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fuzzy butterfly
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So very sad clash..
it always seems that when one famous person passes away,a few more seem to follow, strange but true. I love the Eagles music
it always seems that when one famous person passes away,a few more seem to follow, strange but true. I love the Eagles music
I heard it was predominantly due to his ulcerative colitis as well. I hadn't heard about the surgery though.
scottsma
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- Tynemouth,
Today our newspapers are saying his UC was brought on or aggravated by his arthritis meds. ?
So do they mean arthritis was the predominate cause or UC. ?
So do they mean arthritis was the predominate cause or UC. ?
Here's the latest I've read
https://www.yahoo.com/health/why-did-glenn-frey-die-145613332.html
Since NSAIDs are common in RA treatment but not recommended if you have IBD his UC could've been exacerbated by meds he had to have because his RA was severe enough to warrant it.
It sounds like he was possibly flaring with both UC and RA which had him hospitalized then he contracted two forms of pneumonia. So probably that was the most aggravating factor that tipped the scales.
https://www.yahoo.com/health/why-did-glenn-frey-die-145613332.html
Since NSAIDs are common in RA treatment but not recommended if you have IBD his UC could've been exacerbated by meds he had to have because his RA was severe enough to warrant it.
It sounds like he was possibly flaring with both UC and RA which had him hospitalized then he contracted two forms of pneumonia. So probably that was the most aggravating factor that tipped the scales.
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- Austin, Texas
If I remember correctly- RA affects more than your joints, if in fact if affection your lungs, the pneumonia could have been hard to treat do to RA and I read he came out of remission in December then his body was having a hard time fighting the infection from that angle too.
Ofcourse a lot of "our" meds lower our immune system.
Although thats all just an uneducated guess- I am guessing he had access to the best medical care, and sometimes people do die from these diseases.
Very sad,
Lauren
Ofcourse a lot of "our" meds lower our immune system.
Although thats all just an uneducated guess- I am guessing he had access to the best medical care, and sometimes people do die from these diseases.
Very sad,
Lauren
Supposedly he was on two Immunosuppressants, for UC and RA, this may have made it harder for him to fight pneumonia.
I remember vaguely hearing something about that.
yep, it was recent too.
Wow I don't remember anything of it. I tried to Google it but nothing really came up.
I remember the ABC family actor that was on Secret Life of an American Teenager had CD and spoke about it.
Also, the little blonde girl, Heather O'Rourke, from the original Poltergeist was misdiagnosed as having CD and passed away from some other GI issue.
If you guys come up with the name of that actor please post it.
I remember the ABC family actor that was on Secret Life of an American Teenager had CD and spoke about it.
Also, the little blonde girl, Heather O'Rourke, from the original Poltergeist was misdiagnosed as having CD and passed away from some other GI issue.
If you guys come up with the name of that actor please post it.
I couldn't remember what it was he had. Think it was a digestive issue....still sad though.