Hi I'm another Denise :ybiggrin:
I'm 51 now but have had bowel problems since my late teens as I had pains where I could never properly empty my bowels when I went to the loo - I used to joke that I went 'in installments' When I finally saw a specialist at 19 he told me to eat more fibre and made me feel really embarrased so I never saw anyone about it again.
Skip forward 30 years and I'm at the GP with terrible pains which he tought might be appendicitis ( but he told me I was probably too old to have it :blush
Surgeons found a large mass on the Ilium an promptly removed the right half of my colon. Again I was told I would get better and left to fend for myself. I got worse, had loads of pain, upset tum, sickness and total fatigue. Finally one doctor realised I shouldn't be like that and ordered a scan which showed scarring from recurrent crohns and active crohns. It took another 6 months to get any treatment but everything I tried made me more sick so I went for a few months without any until this January when I was prescribed Salofalk granules which helped but I still couldn't shake the fatigue. Finally a different doctor told me I had low B12 and I got a course of injections and have just had my 1st top up. I can't believe the difference it has made!
I had started exploring a 'raw food diet' years ago and apart from a few months after the surgery when I couldn't tolerate any fruit or veg I now eat mostly raw fruit and veg/salad all day and a cooked meal in the evening (inc meat & dairy) and try to avoid too much fried or fatty food and overall I'm managing well. I rarely have problems in the day but often will after my evening meal but can't bring myself to give up all my favourite meals!
I'm 51 now but have had bowel problems since my late teens as I had pains where I could never properly empty my bowels when I went to the loo - I used to joke that I went 'in installments' When I finally saw a specialist at 19 he told me to eat more fibre and made me feel really embarrased so I never saw anyone about it again.
Skip forward 30 years and I'm at the GP with terrible pains which he tought might be appendicitis ( but he told me I was probably too old to have it :blush
Surgeons found a large mass on the Ilium an promptly removed the right half of my colon. Again I was told I would get better and left to fend for myself. I got worse, had loads of pain, upset tum, sickness and total fatigue. Finally one doctor realised I shouldn't be like that and ordered a scan which showed scarring from recurrent crohns and active crohns. It took another 6 months to get any treatment but everything I tried made me more sick so I went for a few months without any until this January when I was prescribed Salofalk granules which helped but I still couldn't shake the fatigue. Finally a different doctor told me I had low B12 and I got a course of injections and have just had my 1st top up. I can't believe the difference it has made!I had started exploring a 'raw food diet' years ago and apart from a few months after the surgery when I couldn't tolerate any fruit or veg I now eat mostly raw fruit and veg/salad all day and a cooked meal in the evening (inc meat & dairy) and try to avoid too much fried or fatty food and overall I'm managing well. I rarely have problems in the day but often will after my evening meal but can't bring myself to give up all my favourite meals!
