Hi my name is Miles and i am a 17 year old senior in High School. I was recently diagnosed with Crohn's and decided it would be a good idea to try out something like this.
About 3 months ago I started having bad stomach pains and eating was getting really difficult. I stated losing weight and ended up losing about 20 pounds. I went to the doctor thinking it was some type of stomach virus and he told me I need to get a bunch of blood tests done. I got those (which suck) and they all came back negative for any viruses but i was very anemic. He reffered me to a GI and eventually had to get a colonoscopy and thats when they found out I had Crohn's. I had ulcers in my stomach small and large intestine. They started me on a bunch of meds. 19 pills a day.
My eating has improved greatly and I am not in as much pain. The only part that is really still affecting me is the Prednizone. It is litterally making it almost imposible for me to get any sleep. I tried melatonin and benadryll they didnt help much. So now I am taking ZzzQuil almost every night and it is making me feel very lowsy all morning and most of the day. I am going to be starting Remicade soon and they are going to take me off the roids eventually.
If anyone wants to talk feel free to email me at mgd1996@gmail.com
Thanks for reading!
About 3 months ago I started having bad stomach pains and eating was getting really difficult. I stated losing weight and ended up losing about 20 pounds. I went to the doctor thinking it was some type of stomach virus and he told me I need to get a bunch of blood tests done. I got those (which suck) and they all came back negative for any viruses but i was very anemic. He reffered me to a GI and eventually had to get a colonoscopy and thats when they found out I had Crohn's. I had ulcers in my stomach small and large intestine. They started me on a bunch of meds. 19 pills a day.
My eating has improved greatly and I am not in as much pain. The only part that is really still affecting me is the Prednizone. It is litterally making it almost imposible for me to get any sleep. I tried melatonin and benadryll they didnt help much. So now I am taking ZzzQuil almost every night and it is making me feel very lowsy all morning and most of the day. I am going to be starting Remicade soon and they are going to take me off the roids eventually.
If anyone wants to talk feel free to email me at mgd1996@gmail.com
Thanks for reading!