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My story,
Ok, I've had problems for many years in gastrointestinal region, and went to my doctor about it many times who just put it off as hemorroids or something and to not be worried about it, then I went to see some specialists about the "polyps" they had found and that didn't really go anywhere either. Doctors also said I had salmonella and prescribed me with tons of antibiotics, the exact opposite of what I needed as it was taking away any good bacteria I actually had left in my colon. After a lot of frustration and pain, I changed family doctors who finally had me going to see more of the appropriate specialists where I had a "colonoscopy" finally and they found all kinds of problems down there. At the same time as seing specialists, I was also seeing different naturopaths and was put on some strong probiotics, which were helping with the pain a little. I was finally diagnosed with Crohn's and was put on 2000mg of Pentasa twice daily. At first, I had found that the results were great especially with my upcoming wedding coming up and was finally having solid stools and was strong enough to start to get healthy (P.S. I am a full-time teacher in now my 6th year of teaching, although with the amount I am sick, I don't know if I actually am full-time, I currently teach my third year of phys ed and health to grade 7 and 8's which is ironic considering my "healthy" state). Ok, so the pentasa worked really well for a bit, then I became really nautious on it so i was prescribed pantoprazole, which I don't think ever really helped. I was also put on prednisone, but hated the effects and stopped taking them. When I don't feel well, my doctor and specialist just told me to up the amount of pentasa I was taking and I was also prescribed with a pentasa suppository which helps but not as well as I think it should. I had food allergy testing at a naturopath and stay away from gluten, dairy (I eat some goat yogurt and cheeses, maybe shouldn't??) meat (I eat some seafood), and corn products as well as inflammatory vegetables like tomatoes, cauliflower, cabbage, onions, garlic, peppers, however I don't know how well that all does since I am still in pain quite often. I am pretty good about how strict I am on my diet but think that I could possibly be missing something. I was recently prescribed with an anti-anxiety medication which I asked for because I thought since I am a high energy high-anxiety person, I thought, maybe this would help lessen how often I feel crappy, don't know if this was a good idea or not. I have taken accupuncture also for my crohn's and although I don't think it helped with that, it definitely helped with my sleeping patterns. What else? I find Vega is a great natural supplement for my smoothies in teh morning as it has all my nutritional needs. I also take liquid B complex from my nauturopath, an essential fatty acid liquid, vitamin a and d drops as well as an iron supplement called "spatone" which is good on the stomach. I have not been great lately about taking my iron as it tastes like crap. So that's my story. I still don't feel great. I would like eventually to try to go natural and get off medication but I still seem to be sick so often (showing how little my meds are doing I guess). My stools are slowly returning to where they were a few years ago without the pentasa and I have missed so much work it stresses me out because, well, I don't get paid, but my health is most important. This is a crazy condition that is very aggravating to try and control. Thanks for listening.
Ok, I've had problems for many years in gastrointestinal region, and went to my doctor about it many times who just put it off as hemorroids or something and to not be worried about it, then I went to see some specialists about the "polyps" they had found and that didn't really go anywhere either. Doctors also said I had salmonella and prescribed me with tons of antibiotics, the exact opposite of what I needed as it was taking away any good bacteria I actually had left in my colon. After a lot of frustration and pain, I changed family doctors who finally had me going to see more of the appropriate specialists where I had a "colonoscopy" finally and they found all kinds of problems down there. At the same time as seing specialists, I was also seeing different naturopaths and was put on some strong probiotics, which were helping with the pain a little. I was finally diagnosed with Crohn's and was put on 2000mg of Pentasa twice daily. At first, I had found that the results were great especially with my upcoming wedding coming up and was finally having solid stools and was strong enough to start to get healthy (P.S. I am a full-time teacher in now my 6th year of teaching, although with the amount I am sick, I don't know if I actually am full-time, I currently teach my third year of phys ed and health to grade 7 and 8's which is ironic considering my "healthy" state). Ok, so the pentasa worked really well for a bit, then I became really nautious on it so i was prescribed pantoprazole, which I don't think ever really helped. I was also put on prednisone, but hated the effects and stopped taking them. When I don't feel well, my doctor and specialist just told me to up the amount of pentasa I was taking and I was also prescribed with a pentasa suppository which helps but not as well as I think it should. I had food allergy testing at a naturopath and stay away from gluten, dairy (I eat some goat yogurt and cheeses, maybe shouldn't??) meat (I eat some seafood), and corn products as well as inflammatory vegetables like tomatoes, cauliflower, cabbage, onions, garlic, peppers, however I don't know how well that all does since I am still in pain quite often. I am pretty good about how strict I am on my diet but think that I could possibly be missing something. I was recently prescribed with an anti-anxiety medication which I asked for because I thought since I am a high energy high-anxiety person, I thought, maybe this would help lessen how often I feel crappy, don't know if this was a good idea or not. I have taken accupuncture also for my crohn's and although I don't think it helped with that, it definitely helped with my sleeping patterns. What else? I find Vega is a great natural supplement for my smoothies in teh morning as it has all my nutritional needs. I also take liquid B complex from my nauturopath, an essential fatty acid liquid, vitamin a and d drops as well as an iron supplement called "spatone" which is good on the stomach. I have not been great lately about taking my iron as it tastes like crap. So that's my story. I still don't feel great. I would like eventually to try to go natural and get off medication but I still seem to be sick so often (showing how little my meds are doing I guess). My stools are slowly returning to where they were a few years ago without the pentasa and I have missed so much work it stresses me out because, well, I don't get paid, but my health is most important. This is a crazy condition that is very aggravating to try and control. Thanks for listening.
