Hey Everyone!
I am sooooo confused and would love your input! I have have crohns for about 17 years. I have run the gamet of medicines (6MP, prednisone, Pentasa, Remicade, Humira) and am currently on the Vedolizimab open lable study. I was super sick last year (2010) with both Crohns and C Diff. I have struggled this year with eating anything with the remote amount of fiber in it. I have had 3 small bowel obstructions so far this year. I am living on Kraft mac and cheese, white bread, and french fries. Not the best diet I know, but much more than this causes my stomach to hurt. If I eat and apple, or banana I am sure to block. Even a bowl of Cheerios or a corn taco shell causes me trouble!
So I have been complaining about this issue for a YEAR! At first my doctor was going to let me do a pill cam - he now has decided that isn't a good idea as it might get stuck. So he has ordered a small bowel follow through for next Wednesday.
I am okay with the test, but dont want to do it if it isnt going to show anything! I had an MRE (MRI with contrast), that neglected to show the problem back in May - $1000 down the drain! And two blockages since! Sooooo, I am thinking of causing myself to block just before the test. I will still "fast" after midnight like I am supposed to, but just eat an apple and a banana the night before the test.
Is this a totally crazy idea???????? :sign0085:
I am sooooo confused and would love your input! I have have crohns for about 17 years. I have run the gamet of medicines (6MP, prednisone, Pentasa, Remicade, Humira) and am currently on the Vedolizimab open lable study. I was super sick last year (2010) with both Crohns and C Diff. I have struggled this year with eating anything with the remote amount of fiber in it. I have had 3 small bowel obstructions so far this year. I am living on Kraft mac and cheese, white bread, and french fries. Not the best diet I know, but much more than this causes my stomach to hurt. If I eat and apple, or banana I am sure to block. Even a bowl of Cheerios or a corn taco shell causes me trouble!
So I have been complaining about this issue for a YEAR! At first my doctor was going to let me do a pill cam - he now has decided that isn't a good idea as it might get stuck. So he has ordered a small bowel follow through for next Wednesday.
I am okay with the test, but dont want to do it if it isnt going to show anything! I had an MRE (MRI with contrast), that neglected to show the problem back in May - $1000 down the drain! And two blockages since! Sooooo, I am thinking of causing myself to block just before the test. I will still "fast" after midnight like I am supposed to, but just eat an apple and a banana the night before the test.
Is this a totally crazy idea???????? :sign0085:
good luck let us know how it goes
