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[daretodream21]

Hey I was diagnosed with crohns when a was 13. am now 22 an experienced about 4 major flare ups. Although i find my symptoms dont totally go away. in moments of stress or if i get nervous i still have to bolt to the loo. currently on adalnab injections which can be sore but bearable.

wondering what everyone thinks about crohns and colitis sometimes more being physological...for example these days i tend to never experience the stomach cramps, feeling of needing the loo despearetly when am near a toilet, especially in my flat. but when am perhaps going somewhere that i wont have toilet facilities at hand thats when the cramps etc come. sometimes i think I panic and get nervous about the thought about being away from a toilet and thats what brings on the symptoms. i am my own worst enemy essentially.

dunno if anyone will understand what a mean...sometimes hard to put in writing.

 

[vanilla_chai]

I'm not sure I'd call it psychological but I definitely find that stress can make things worse and if you're worrying about having to use a public restroom or finding one in time that would make sense. My strategy is to always have a plan, but that leads to other problems, namely being extremely high strung

as an example, I have what I call gurgles (I'm learning I really stink at communicating, but that is for another post) but they can get really painful so I always have Tylenol with me and I take it the second I feel them coming on. While I usually still feel them for a few hours, if I catch them when they're just a hint they don't stop me in my tracks, which is a life saver when I'm in a meeting and stressing about having to leave for an extended period of time to go sit on the can

 

[Roo]

Hi DaretoDream,

I know exactly what you mean! I have CD, but I've always had what my doctor calls "nervous bowels." My Crohns is currently not under control, but when I go somewhere the first thing I do is look for the bathroom. If there is one, sometimes I have problems, sometimes I don't. But when I notice there is no bathroom, if I am by myself, I almost always leave the location, and if I try to stick it out, I usually start experiencing cramping or the urge to go. I do think it is partially psychological, but that still doesn't mean the problem isn't real!

 

[David]

Hi there and welcome to the community

I can understand your fears. While the cause of Crohn's Disease is definitely not psychological, various anxieties can no doubt make it worse. It's understandable to develop various fears that cause greater complication to the disease. Have you thought of seeking out counseling to help you with this aspect?

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