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Has anyone been through their 40s with IBD and a uterus?

This sucks.

I won't go into gory details, but wow. This sucks, and I want to unsubscribe from crohns, and anemia, and the monthly murder scene. So on and so forth.

I've lost at least 12 lbs in the last 2 months without trying, I've got abdominal pain hitting a 6 on my pain scale pretty much every day, and I had a CT scan last week that showed no active inflammation or disease. So what the heck.

Is there an age where things turn a corner?
 

Lisa

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Ugh....that sucks. Have you been to a Gyno to get checked? Where is the pain located? I finally unsubscribed starting last fall (I'm 51 now) and am soooooo glad it's over! I can say things got 'worse' prior to the end...heavier flow but thankfully not bad in the way of cramps...I did/do have a couple of small cysts which I think did cause some problems, but I'm not sure as I still get on/off lower left Q pain (which may be related to diverticulosis bah)....
 
Ugh....that sucks. Have you been to a Gyno to get checked? Where is the pain located? I finally unsubscribed starting last fall (I'm 51 now) and am soooooo glad it's over! I can say things got 'worse' prior to the end...heavier flow but thankfully not bad in the way of cramps...I did/do have a couple of small cysts which I think did cause some problems, but I'm not sure as I still get on/off lower left Q pain (which may be related to diverticulosis bah)....
That sounds rough, I'm sorry.
Multiple health issues are such a pain.

I saw the gyno a year ago. They checked for fibroids, didn't find any.
She thought I was too young for an ablation to be effective.
I don't have enough trouble for a hysterectomy to be an option.

She suggested an IUD, but I've had one before and there were issues so I opted not to.
I tried a mini pill because I've been getting visits every three weeks.
Last time I was on the regular pill I couldn't handle the hormones and it derailed my mental health.


So. I had 5 infusions of venofer and it's like my uterus decided to throw grenades or something.


I've had ovarian cysts burst, THAT is unpleasant. The current pain happens after I eat. I don't think the pain is menstrual cramps and it's definitely not a burst cyst.

It's right around my bellybutton and it's been going on for weeks. For the first few weeks anything I ate would result in horrible pain, and eventually 1-2 bouts of diarrhea.

It seems strongly correlated to food and digestion.
But the CT shows no inflammation.

I've had my gallbladder removed, can't be that.
It's been 3 or 4 weeks at least. So, not appendicitis.

My doc said it's possible to have crohn's and IBS. so maybe it's that?

IDK. Just tired of dealing with it.
I don't feel like eating and I'm overweight anyway, so.

It's frustrating.
 
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