Stress?

[zHassanz]

To what extent can stress aggravate symptoms?

I'm currently supposed to be in remission and my inflammation markers indicate no inflammation whatsoever, yet I'm having pains, cramps, bloating, heartburn and all the other annoying symptoms just like the first time I was diagnosed. My doctor says it's just stress that's causing this, yet I suspect something else going on.

Is anyone familiar with this? Were you in remission before and stress made you this sick?

 

[ronroush7]

Stress does factor in. You know your body better than anyone. When was the last time your doctor tested you?

 

[zHassanz]

That was 2 weeks ago.

 

[ronroush7]

Was everything good on your tests?

 

[zHassanz]

Yeah, everything was within the safe limits.

I'm suspecting something else other than an inflammation, or maybe the disease is active somehow... All I know is that what I am experiencing is not normal.

 

[ronroush7]

Keep pressing until you get answers. How long ago were you tested?

 

[stylinmama]

Stress is my only trigger. I have zero food triggers. Every flare I've ever had has been a direct result of a highly stressful situation in my life.

 

[zHassanz]

Stress is my only trigger. I have zero food triggers. Every flare I've ever had has been a direct result of a highly stressful situation in my life.

Does it show in the tests that the disease is active? What I was told is that when stress is the trigger you don't get high inflammation markers and the only way to lessen the symptoms is to lessen the stress, is that the case with you?

 

[zHassanz]

Keep pressing until you get answers. How long ago were you tested?

As I told you above it was 2 weeks ago, and the one before it was 2 months ago, when I was flaring real bad.

 

[ronroush7]

I am sorry. I had been thinking that I was showing symptoms at one point last year but they did an enterography and didn't find anything. I was still showing symptoms towards the end of the year. Tbey asked if i wanted to be tested again. I said yes. This time, it showed the Crohn's was active. I wondered if something similar could be the case in your situation.

 

[Eridon2002]

I wonder if sometimes I concurrently have IBS along with the Crohn's. Since some of the symptoms are similar it's hard to discern without a colonoscopy if the cause of the symptoms are IBS or Crohn's (or a combo of both). My mom and sister have IBS and often their symptoms are the same as what I get but they don't have the inflammation. Stress is a factor for both IBS and Crohn's. I want to try to get into relaxation techniques like breathing, yoga or meditation and see if that helps

 

[Robertp]

Stress is my only trigger. I have zero food triggers. Every flare I've ever had has been a direct result of a highly stressful situation in my life.

Sounds like me most of my flare ups were stress related, since this is an immunity disease I'm kinda skeptical towards the idea of food being a a trigger since it will happen no matter what food you eat.