Theories

[bobtheman]

theories

i was just wondering what do you guys think is the cause/culprit of crohns and colitits in your own words? i find it weird that we can live for some time with no problems then we have "trigger" (in my case at 17) and boom we have this disease. it is also weird that we can go into remission and flare, as if there is a variable that we can change, but we just dont know what it is(which leaves hope for me at least). i personally think it has to do with bacteria/fungus/pathogens that are in the gut. i believe my trigger was having an extremly bad c.diff infection, and you can argue that i caught c.diff becuase im more susceptable to catching it becuase of having crohns, but im pretty sure this changed my body for the worst. whether these pathogens(whatever they may be) cause our problems, or maybe our body just cant elimate them properly im not sure, but its very strage how this disease works, and how it is very different from person to person.

also with that being said, what do you guys think causes the differences between crohns and colitits in people? why does colitits only effect the colon, but crohns not? (crohns granulomas, can effect entire track from anus to mouth vs just in colon, deeper ulcerations vs outerlayer damage, fistulas vs not, etc..) all opinions are much appreciated

i also remember reading somewhere that the immune system changes and adapts over time do to many factors, even enivornmental factors and gut flora is a huge part of it. this also leaves hope that somehow we can maybe reestablish our bodies back to a normal state and be in remission for life?

 

[StarGirrrrl]

There is alot of discussion here on that very topic

http://www.crohnsforum.com/showthread.php?t=11227

 

[KaLa]

I am almost positive that my UC came from taking two rounds of Accutane. I was also on many rounds of antibiotics around that time for acne. If I had any idea that medicine could have affected me like this, I never would have taken it. There is no history of IBD in my family, and it seems like the only explanation in my case. My question is why it keeps coming. I have had UC for around 20 yrs. I am usually in remission, but when I get a flare, they are horrible.

 

[Jennifer]

My question is why it keeps coming. I have had UC for around 20 yrs. I am usually in remission, but when I get a flare, they are horrible.

Because its a chronic illness with no known cure.

 

[AndiGirl]

I still blame my genes. There is a strong family history of IBD, Crohn's Disease.

 

[aliciars]

No one has crohns in my family but I KNOW I've had it all my life but was only diagnosed last year. Even my docs have said that I've had it all my life. I don't question how or why. It just is. Some people have asthma, some people have IBD. I'm just trying to keep a good perspective on it all - easier said than done most days.

 

[KaLa]

Because its a chronic illness with no known cure.

I guess even after 20 years I still like to live in denial and think that there will be no next time. It is just overwhelming to me to think that I'll be dealing with this for the rest of my life. I think of myself as otherwise such a healthy person. I eat well, exercise, don't drink or smoke, and try to be as health conscious as possible. It just gets to me still that I can't "fix" this. UGGGH! I know that it could always be much worse, but I like to be able to make things better, and a lot of this disease is beyond my control.

 

[bobtheman]

kala i feel the same exact way. i dont know how im going to cope with this if it does haunt me for my whole life