Hi, my name is Andie (Andrea), I am 19 and I was diagnosed with crohn's disease when I was 12.
I have been in and out of remission ever since, usually flaring up at stressful points in my life.
I am currently on Humira, pentasa, azothyaprine and an iron supplement.
I've had an operation for removing my appendix when I got appendicitis, but thankfully have not needed to have surgery to remove any of my intestine yet.
I am currently having a flare up and my appetite is rapidly decreasing again. I've recently been on another course of prednazone which for the first time ever, didn't help! :/
I am due to have an MRI next week to see how much my intestines have changed since I was 12.
I've never joined a crohn's support group before, I guess I just didn't want to talk about it, or admit the fact that there was something wrong with me, in the hope that it would go away...
I had a breakdown the other day about how helpless I feel having this condition, knowing that medical professionals think it can't be cured, I was really depressed and was encouraged by a friend to join a support network for my condition in the hope it could help.
I'm a vegetarian and have a strong affiliation with the natural world. I've found the more heavily processed a food is and the more chemicals it contains, the more it hurts my abdomen.
I hate popping so many pills and injecting myself with epi-pens, and would love to find a more natural alternative to this. Is anyone on this forum in remission through natural remedies? I tried homeopathy once, but unfortunately it didn't work.
Anyway, that's my story! Would love to hear some feedback or advice
Andie
I have been in and out of remission ever since, usually flaring up at stressful points in my life.
I am currently on Humira, pentasa, azothyaprine and an iron supplement.
I've had an operation for removing my appendix when I got appendicitis, but thankfully have not needed to have surgery to remove any of my intestine yet.
I am currently having a flare up and my appetite is rapidly decreasing again. I've recently been on another course of prednazone which for the first time ever, didn't help! :/
I am due to have an MRI next week to see how much my intestines have changed since I was 12.
I've never joined a crohn's support group before, I guess I just didn't want to talk about it, or admit the fact that there was something wrong with me, in the hope that it would go away...
I had a breakdown the other day about how helpless I feel having this condition, knowing that medical professionals think it can't be cured, I was really depressed and was encouraged by a friend to join a support network for my condition in the hope it could help.
I'm a vegetarian and have a strong affiliation with the natural world. I've found the more heavily processed a food is and the more chemicals it contains, the more it hurts my abdomen.
I hate popping so many pills and injecting myself with epi-pens, and would love to find a more natural alternative to this. Is anyone on this forum in remission through natural remedies? I tried homeopathy once, but unfortunately it didn't work.
Anyway, that's my story! Would love to hear some feedback or advice
Andie
