Hi There,
I am from South Arica, and was diagnosed with crohns in 2011. I live in a small town where there are no specialist so I had to travel to Johannesburg to see a specialist. I have been struggling with my stomach for several years. From december 2010 I had diaorhee and vomiting. My locak GP said it was a stomach bug and gave me antibiotics. By April I had not stopped with the diaorhee or vomiting, I have lost 9 kg and was in so much pain I could not move. My GP said it was stress and my imagination and put me on antidepressants. One night my husband picked me up on the bedroom floor and said no more. He took me to a specialist in Johannesburg who immediately did a colonoscopy, and I was diagnosed with crohn's. I was hospitalised for 2 weeks. After 2 weeks the specialist finally got the inflamation down, and I could go home. I was on azapress, Pentasa and cortisones.
The problem that I have is that I have no one to talk to about this flippen thing in my live. I want to cry and run away at the same time. For the past 2 years it was up and down. For the past 3 weeks I am in severe pain again and do not feel like I want to live anymore. All the research I have done is so contradictory about food choices and exercise. I am very active and play action netbal, after last night's game I almost died of the pain. What am I suppose to do? Must I leave excersise, what diet can I follow? I just don't know anymore. Its as if none of the Dr's wants to sit down with me and discuss this in detail and tell me exactly what I can and cannot do. I am so frustrated. I am waiting for my GP to call me today to tell me whether I sould be admitted to hospital or not.
Please help me with guidelines as to a suitable diet or anything.
I am from South Arica, and was diagnosed with crohns in 2011. I live in a small town where there are no specialist so I had to travel to Johannesburg to see a specialist. I have been struggling with my stomach for several years. From december 2010 I had diaorhee and vomiting. My locak GP said it was a stomach bug and gave me antibiotics. By April I had not stopped with the diaorhee or vomiting, I have lost 9 kg and was in so much pain I could not move. My GP said it was stress and my imagination and put me on antidepressants. One night my husband picked me up on the bedroom floor and said no more. He took me to a specialist in Johannesburg who immediately did a colonoscopy, and I was diagnosed with crohn's. I was hospitalised for 2 weeks. After 2 weeks the specialist finally got the inflamation down, and I could go home. I was on azapress, Pentasa and cortisones.
The problem that I have is that I have no one to talk to about this flippen thing in my live. I want to cry and run away at the same time. For the past 2 years it was up and down. For the past 3 weeks I am in severe pain again and do not feel like I want to live anymore. All the research I have done is so contradictory about food choices and exercise. I am very active and play action netbal, after last night's game I almost died of the pain. What am I suppose to do? Must I leave excersise, what diet can I follow? I just don't know anymore. Its as if none of the Dr's wants to sit down with me and discuss this in detail and tell me exactly what I can and cannot do. I am so frustrated. I am waiting for my GP to call me today to tell me whether I sould be admitted to hospital or not.
Please help me with guidelines as to a suitable diet or anything.