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i dont get it.. ihave dioreaah for well over 2 months and now all of a sudden im constipated.. i wish my bowels would make up there mind. for the last 2 months ive been hoping it would stop and now i wish this would stop. its typical.. im going the hospital tomorrow to see the gastro person my symptoms always seem to appear better when i go to see him. and yet for the past 2 months ive been really ill. grrrr:ymad:

dont get me wrong.. im happy im feeling bettr but for once i want my gastro to see me when im ill like i have been becasue im sure he doesnt think theres anything wrong with me

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Ya I know what you mean, it is hard with disease you cannot see. I am hoping you at least like and trust your GI?
 
Are you on prednisone, by chance? Every time I go on prednisone for a flare-up, I get constipated (at least on the higher doses, i.e. 30-40 mg).
 
ive been today.. didnt see my consultant though.. saw some one he works with.. which i wasnt happy about. i like my consultant.. i dont like seeing the people he works with though becasue my consultant saw me whilst i was in hospital and it seems as though he knows a bit more about what is going on. they didnt say much just took more blood tests, said ive got to go and see a dietitian and got to go back in 6 weeks. im bit miffed really becasue now ive got to wait for 6 weeks feeling ill and they have given me nothing for it.

he also said that ive got to eat more to put on weight and thats what he is most concerned about but what most people dont realise is that its easier said than done to eat when you are feeling nauseaus.

the only medication im on at the moment is omeprazole

do cups of tea count as water? because i drink about ten cups of tea a day
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Babe123 said:
ive been today.. didnt see my consultant though.. saw some one he works with.. which i wasnt happy about. i like my consultant.. i dont like seeing the people he works with though becasue my consultant saw me whilst i was in hospital and it seems as though he knows a bit more about what is going on. they didnt say much just took more blood tests, said ive got to go and see a dietitian and got to go back in 6 weeks. im bit miffed really becasue now ive got to wait for 6 weeks feeling ill and they have given me nothing for it.

he also said that ive got to eat more to put on weight and thats what he is most concerned about but what most people dont realise is that its easier said than done to eat when you are feeling nauseaus.

the only medication im on at the moment is omeprazole

do cups of tea count as water? because i drink about ten cups of tea a day
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Tea counts.

You could always talk to your GP. He/she should be able to prescribe a short-term fix while you're waiting to get back to the hospital. Something like prednisolone or metronidazole would probably help right now.
 
As far as tea counting as water I would say it depends on the kind of tea you drink If you are drinking the caffeinated variety the caffeine may act as a diuretic and actually cause you to lose water.
 
i dont think it is de-caf.. i think i had better check and if it isnt then cut down.. i do have 3 sugars in each so would help sugar wise aswell. i might try and go back to the gp's see what they can do for me.. i dont know why the consultant didnt suggest anything.. i couldnt stress enough how much my tummy hurts but he jsut said his main concern was the weight loss and nothing else. i have noticed my self going to the toilet alot latley. lots more water it is :)

how does every one else deal with a sore tummy? pain killers dont really work for me unless i have co-codomol but then i cant go to work becasue it makes me sleep

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Also if you are iron deficient, it isn't a good idea to drink tea with your meals. Tea has this effect of having the iron in the food bind to the tea and thus flushing it out of your system. I do this on purpose as a blood disorder I have makes it so that I cannot absorb iron - so I try to drink tea with high iron foods.

But I figured I would mention this because I know a lot of my fellow crohnies are iron deficient. So save your tea (iced or not) for snack times or dessert times. Give your iron rich foods the chance to be absorbed before drinking your tea!
 
i didnt know tea could do that. i think ive had a blood test to check for anemia agin as i was very anemic a few months ago and have started becomign tired again for no reason. i will remember that.. i drink tea with everything.

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hi Laura.

it's good to hear you've just had a blood test done - hopefully the results will pinpoint what's happening. meanwhile you could put yourself on some multivits - you may notice a difference after a few days.

also, regarding the tea thing... i buy decaf tea bags, if you go for a good make like Tetleys or PG, then they don't taste any different from the normal ones.
 
i have been suffering with gas pains alot latley :( i drink whilst i eat alot as my mouth becomes dry.. but i usually drink only water with my meals.. or a cup of tea. we drink tetley tea.. i have tried peppermint tea but i didnt like it.. whats white tea? next time we go shopping i will make sure we get only de-caf. i have some multi-vitimins somehwere.. i will find them and take them.. do they really make a difference?
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multivits can make a difference yeah - especially if your diet is restricted for whatever reason. you need to give them time though, take one every day & don't stop - in a couple of weeks you might feel a difference. just a thought here - if you have poor absorption it might be better to get multivits in liquid or chewable form, rather than a tablet.
 
can you get it in a liquid? does it taste nice? i might nip in the chemist before i go to work to get some. im not eating much again.
oh gosh.. ive got to go down to my boss in a minute and tell her i dont want to work sundays any more.. my boss hates me already...my sister says she can cover for me cos she wants to do sundays but i hope my boss doesnt use it as a reason to fire me. shes been looking for a reasn to fire me for ages. she knows ive got another job but i cannot physically work on a sunday for 6 hours on my feet around food when i feel sick most of the time. and i hate working there since my boss took over.

i hope the vitimens make a difference ive gtg back to college in 3 weeks and i was hoping i would be better by now.
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White tea is made from young tea leaves. So they are plucked before the normal harvest time. It has a much different flavor - and to be honest I prefer white tea.
 
Babe123 said:
can you get it in a liquid? does it taste nice? i might nip in the chemist before i go to work to get some. im not eating much again.
oh gosh.. ive got to go down to my boss in a minute and tell her i dont want to work sundays any more.. my boss hates me already...my sister says she can cover for me cos she wants to do sundays but i hope my boss doesnt use it as a reason to fire me. shes been looking for a reasn to fire me for ages. she knows ive got another job but i cannot physically work on a sunday for 6 hours on my feet around food when i feel sick most of the time. and i hate working there since my boss took over.

i hope the vitimens make a difference ive gtg back to college in 3 weeks and i was hoping i would be better by now.
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yes, i've had multivits in liquid form, but i can't remember the name of it. i think it's a children's vitamin tonic? best thing is to ask a pharmacist - they can probably get some in for you if they don't stock it.
 
Oh I only drink iced tea. I brew the tea, make simple syrup and all that jazz. I am not a hot tea with milk and sugar kind of girl. But white tea has a much lighter taste. To me almost all tea has this yucky woodsy flavor, white tea isn't muddy or woodsy tasting. Light and crisp is the only way I know how to describe it. I think it is worth a try, you won't know if you will like it unless you try it.
 
What is tetly anyway? I make raspberry iced tea all the time, it is about the only tea I like. And for me I have to drink tea with high iron meals - so this is how I accomplish it. I am still looking for that one great brand ya know. Don't think I have ever even seen tetly.
 
I have never seen Tetly, but then again I never looked specifically for that brand. We have Lipton, but I can't stand lipton raspberry. The only one I really really like is Snapple teas - like they have a wild berry one. But, I can no longer find snapple tea bags :( I would rather make tea at home since it is a lot cheaper that way.
 
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i might try white tea..might aswell try it.. it would be better for me to drink healthy tea.. i have 3 sugars in each of my tea and i drink about 7 cups of tea a day :O


i will keep that in mind when getting some vitimens.. i will ask specifically for lactose etc free. im willing to give anything a try to make sure i stay healthy for college :)

thank you for all your help btw :D
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I like Lipton To Go instant tea packets. You just empty the packet into a water bottle, shake, and drink. I don't know if they have them in the UK, though. There are lots of flavors, including white tea! Some of them have extra vitamins too.

I take Centrum brand multivitamins, and I'm pretty sure they are lactose/gluten/yeast free. It will probably be easier to find "safe" vitamins that you have to swallow, rather than the chewable/drinkable kind, because they add stuff to make them more palatable.

Good luck in college, btw! What year are you?
 
RHOV said:
I like Lipton To Go instant tea packets. You just empty the packet into a water bottle, shake, and drink. I don't know if they have them in the UK, though. There are lots of flavors, including white tea! Some of them have extra vitamins too.

I take Centrum brand multivitamins, and I'm pretty sure they are lactose/gluten/yeast free. It will probably be easier to find "safe" vitamins that you have to swallow, rather than the chewable/drinkable kind, because they add stuff to make them more palatable.

Good luck in college, btw! What year are you?
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I'm pretty sure that drinking instant tea is the only capital offence left over here.
 
Yerba Mate is quite nice too -- well, I find it pleasant. Tastes very similar to Green Tea with a bit of an added energy kick. You drink it not boiling hot, but very warm. I had an Argentinian friend turn me on to it.

It is purported to aid in digestion and constipation issues.
 
Creepy Lurker said:
I'm pretty sure that drinking instant tea is the only capital offence left over here.
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Good point; I forgot about that. It would be like drinking instant coffee is here. Yuck.
 
RHOV said:
I like Lipton To Go instant tea packets. You just empty the packet into a water bottle, shake, and drink. I don't know if they have them in the UK, though. There are lots of flavors, including white tea! Some of them have extra vitamins too.

I take Centrum brand multivitamins, and I'm pretty sure they are lactose/gluten/yeast free. It will probably be easier to find "safe" vitamins that you have to swallow, rather than the chewable/drinkable kind, because they add stuff to make them more palatable.

Good luck in college, btw! What year are you?
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thank you.. im in my 3rd year of college.. but my 2nd year on my course ( i failed my first course doing a-levels lol)

could i chew the ones they say to swallow?

ive never heard of instant tea.. do you drink it cold?
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I guess you COULD chew the swallowable kind, but they're pretty hard and probably don't taste very good. I have a hard time swallowing big pills so I cut mine in half, and then I can feel the rough edge scraping all the way down. Chewing would probably produce the same effect!

Yes, you drink the tea cold. Here's the link to my favorite kind: http://www.liptont.com/our_products/iced_tea_to_go/index.asp

I bring them to school because I can't brew a real cup of tea while I'm there, and I'm too lazy to do it in the morning.
 
ahh thats a clever idea

ur right.,... they taste horrible chewed i had to spit it back out again :(

ya know when u have one of those days when the silliest things cna make you cry?.. i cried tday cos no one saved me any pizza when i got back from work:( for the past 3 days ive been so hungry i havnt been able to stop eating.. i dont know whats up with me.. its better than not eating i suppose
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I know exactly what you mean. I'm so sorry! I wish there was something I could do to make you feel better. *HUG* you need it. Hang in there and hopefully everything will get better for you soon!
 
thank you i needed a hug :) i hate them days when the littlest thing makes ya cry. i really wanna try those iced teas now :D
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that sounds quite alot of sugar when you add it up. i shall give it a whirl.. will drink more orange juice and water. is it true that after drinking sugar free tea for 7 days then it tastes nice because your body gets used to it?
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ive had only 2 cups of tea today.. with 2 sugars in each... coffee.. i have to have 5 sugars in each.

im feeling pretty wiped out today.. stomachs sore and feel generally sick. appitite gone down but im not too worried cos over the last few days i havnt stoppped eating. going to eat bland foods again as i have been eating rich foods like pastry which i havnt had in a few months.

you used to canoe and go on trekks? what was it like?
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silly internet!

ive had 3 blood tests taken at the hospital.. i dont know what 2 were for.. 1 was a more in depth one for ceoliac disease. im so tired :(

gosh that sounds really exciting.. ive been canoeing once on a school trip. we did it where we were in our own little canoe.. and then in another one where there were about 8 of us in one. it was really scary cos i though i was gonna capsize!

arthuritus is horrible.. ive got it in my right foot and sometimes it can really ache and hurt. if you went into remission for a while would you go conoeing again?


whats dehydrated beef?
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Weird here we also call it dehydrated beef, cause you can make your own "jerky" by just getting a dehydrator. We don't reconstitute it though.
 
lol i should.. i have a friend.. well my mums friend who moved to america about 9 years ago. we are going to vist her soon we hope once we have saved up enough :D oreos are yummy. i think i will love msot american food :D
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Well what part of the country are you visiting? Because America is HUGE and each part has it's own type of unique cuisine. I would even venture to say each state has it's own "food mecca." We aren't the most obese country for nothing! I am 15 lbs away from being labeled obese and it has a lot to do with the really bad for you American food!
 
erm.. i think they live in mississippi.. or near there. i will find out though. i am in my second year of college this year doing health and social care. my final year.. i cant wait to finish!! what is a major? i dont really know what i would like to do. although as part of my work placements i really enjoyed working with disabled children. i was never bored and something different was happening every day. i didnt mind being slobbered over, or having my hair pulled out or getting messy it was brilliant. the only downside was that there was a child with a degenerative disease who was in the final stages of it and that upset me quite abit.

ive had my appointment through to see the dietician in a few weeks. what does a dietician do?

i am 18 :D is there a thread on here where you can post pics of yourself?
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Hey Babe .. Mississippi would be in the south of the US =) You can try the infamous Chicken Waffles .. I didn't think they existed until I visited Georgia, another state in the south. I would absolutely avoid the Waffle House though, seriously, avoid the Waffle House at all costs :voodoo:
 
Babe123 said:
ahh thats a clever idea

ur right.,... they taste horrible chewed i had to spit it back out again :(

ya know when u have one of those days when the silliest things cna make you cry?.. i cried tday cos no one saved me any pizza when i got back from work:( for the past 3 days ive been so hungry i havnt been able to stop eating.. i dont know whats up with me.. its better than not eating i suppose
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babe123, shout at me if you want, but are you sure your not pregnant? those syptoms you describe sound like a newly pregnant lady, its only a thought. regards sharon x
 
i did a test just to be sure when i first became ill like this (about 3 months ago)and it was negative. me and my boyfriend havnt had sex for ages cos im not interested at the moment and i wont shout at you :)

my consultant (well, the person he works with) said i neededto see one. i think hese sick of seeing me cos all of the tests are normal that they are doing apart from a narrowed illeium.

america sounds awsome! i will do my picture soon got to go out in a minute xx
 
o0o0o0 Southern food. Good southern food usually is deep fried or made with bacon grease. I would try a bit of fried chicken, fried okra, fried green tomatoes, country green beans, collard greens - real country type food. In some places in the south you can get fried candy bars like fried snickers and fried mars bars.

Good fast food places are Chik-fil-A, Sonic, and Jack in the Box though they don't sell southern type food.

If your going to be in Southern Mississippi the food might be more seafood based like southern jambalaya and shrimp gumbo (like Creole cooking.)
 
bacon fat is yummy <3

the chippy down the road from me used to do fried mars bars.. i never tried one though. is mississippi near the sea?
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Ya here ya go: Down at the bottom MS is Mississippi

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Pen said:
Oh babe you are so cute! Now we can put a face to words. LOL. See it wasnt that hard eh?? Now we have to gang up on creepy Lurker to get his face on the forum LOL.
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I second that!!! And third that and fourth it as well!
 
Why not? Is there a specific reason why you don't want to or are you not doing it because you can?
 
There you are babe. Such a cutie!!

Isla I miss your pinkness just a tad.
I used to have a stuffed animal name pinkitty when I was little, now my daughter has one. I call yoou pinkitty in my mind. (Accent on the PINK-itty)
 
That is an awesome nickname! Pinkkitty (if only you know how much that was like me,you would probably barf heheh)

Ummm Creepy, that is kind of sad. I am 15 lbs away from being labeled obese but I still think I am a cutie-ba-tootie. Sure I would like to lose the weight but I still like me just as I am. Shrug, wished everyone felt that way about themselves. I can't imagine not feeling that way to be honest!
 
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Meaow: It's a pink kitty!

That is an awesome nickname! Pinkkitty (if only you know how much that was like me,you would probably barf heheh)

Ummm Creepy, that is kind of sad. I am 15 lbs away from being labeled obese but I still think I am a cutie-ba-tootie. Sure I would like to lose the weight but I still like me just as I am. Shrug, wished everyone felt that way about themselves. I can't imagine not feeling that way to be honest!
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It's just low self-esteem :tongue:. Been like that since I was young. I deal with it well though. It's not like I hide indoors and never go out!
 
Love the kitty! I know someone who uses hair dye on her white cat. The result is a lot like that picture.

Creepy Lurker: Since you won't put up a picture, we'll just have to think of you as the cute cartoon kid in your avatar! He looks a little sad, though.
 
Not to be too terribly rude, but you need to tell the person who dyes their cat they are stupid. Not only do cats and dogs absorb chemicals readily through their skin (think FrontLine flea control) but they also swallow their fur thus they are swallowing the chemicals while getting a good dose through their skin.

I know better than to put my pink hair in my mouth... a cat will not.
 
hehe thank you :D

go oooon Creepy Lurker.. put a picture up :D

a cat cant be dyed! it will poisen them!
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I heard animals even absorb things through their paws so you have to be careful if you fertilize your lawn and then let then out on it soon after.

I think the hair dye could definitely be an issue!
 
it really could. i used to have low self esteem and confidence but now i think to my self.. well if no body likes me for who i am then stuff them all. i dontg et on with any one in my class at college.. they are all into getting drunk and sleeping with the next person they see. becasue i have ill health im not and they think im 'different' in a bad way. it really bothered and upset me at first but now i couldnt care less who likes me or not. i have my family and my friends who care about me. lifes too short to care what people think! :D

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I don't blame those college kids for thinking or feeling the way they do. They don't have to face a lot of hard realities like you. No one demands you relate to them - that is why growing up in my later teens and early 20's I always surrounded myself with those that I could relate to - most of which were in their 30's-40's. Sooner than later the people my own age started catching up as at some point they had to face reality too.

So don't write them off completely - just think of it as you are a few steps ahead of them and it will take them lot longer to catch up with you.
 
i will try and think of it that way. i can relate to older people alot more than those in my class.

i think its because im more aware of the consequences of my actions ( as far as food/drink/staying out late ) is concerned.becasue i know i am going to feel really really ill the next day so i dont tend to go out much.. or drink much.

the teachers are also abit softer with the rules with me.. beacsue i am ill alot and because they know i was in hospital and they understand more. i am allowed to eat in class but no one else is. and i have alot of extensions on my coursework i think those in my class think i am getting special treatment for no reason. they jsut think i have an illness where i have to go to the toilet alot.

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Well as they mature they will realize more and more about life, limits, and responsibilities. I have been down that road and know what it is like not to be able to relate to your peers, but trust me that they will eventually catch up to you.

In the mean time I think it is more important that you surround yourself with those that are similar in maturity and nature rather than you trying to adapt to those around you. Also by being steps ahead means you get further along - not just in age but in other areas as well. Dare I say pretty soon people will be looking up to you for all that you have accomplished through your trials and tribulations!
 
:D

all of my other friends are going to university.. im at college for another year which i cant wait to get over and done with.

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Babe123 said:
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all of my other friends are going to university.. im at college for another year which i cant wait to get over and done with.

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Will you be off to University as well then?

As for college, you should take a leaf from Isla's book and hang around the IT department. They'll treat you like a goddess :ylol2:
 
I know exactly what you mean, Babe. Having Crohn's makes us grow up faster than out friends. I'm still in high school, but I'm more aware of the consequences of may actions than my friends. I imagine it's much worse in college! Isla's right, people will look up to you for being so mature and getting through your struggles. I admire you!
 
awww thank you:)

yeh..i think they think im abit boring because i dont fall out of clubs ever night out of my face making a complete numpty of my self. but i dont see why they need to do that to have fun. i get on with my college work so that it doesnt all pile up on me and then its done and dusted.

i will be off to uni next year.. not sure what to do though
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thank you Pen :D

i fell into a bad crowd at school and getting away from them was the best thing i ever did. they got me smoking.. im so glad i stopped and i would never ever do it again. sometimes i feel abit left out.. like in class when we do group activities and i dont know what to do with my self. i cant wait to go to university where hopefully i will fi tin more because they wont be interested in stuff like that.

i honestly dont know how the girls in my class have fun by getting drunk and making a watsit of themselves. ive only ever been properly drunk once..when i slept a friends house and i was 16. after that night i wouldnt do it again. i was so scared. we wernt in her house.. we went to her friends house hu was a 18yr old male.. he mixed our drinks... i passed out.. my friend ran off.. her male friend was trying to take advantage of the situation.. which i told him to bugger off.. i fell down a wall... got lost... rang some people hu i thought were my friends and they tried to take advantage.

it was the worst night of my life and i dont see how people enjoy getting that drunk. i will never ever do it again. i feel like an idiot for doing it in the first place
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