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lol... I don't know if I can add any others...but I have to give it a bump to maybe cheer someone else's day! :)

Have a good one!
 
Fog Ducker said:
... You stole a couple bed pads from the hospital for your bed at home.
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I admit it..... ;) - they make great last-minute pee pads for a child too...umm..yeah...that is what I got mine for! lol

If you have bought leather seats in a car because they don't stain as easily as cloth.......
 
Thank You for the laughs - the tears are rolling

You know if...the flies leave you alone in the outhouse
 
When your neighbour pops round to borrow a loo roll and says they will go shopping in a couple of days and return it, and you insist that they take 4 as you cant understand how 1 loo roll could be enough for 2 days
 
Lol yep i relate to that one lol
I got my lounge room, my bedrooms, my kitchen etc and I got my toilet paper room lmao
it's full of the stuff hahaha
infact I'm sure I got a roll in Almost every room lol
an atleast one roll in each car for emergancies while out
 
you might be a Crohnie if the baby food on your 1 yr. old niece's plate looks more appetizing than the food on yours.

you might be a Crohnie if driving through the desert causes you to give pause

Crohn's disease: a good excuse to not eat my veggies (ex-brussel sprouts, corn, asparagus)

You might be a crohnie if you can lower the boom and clear the room faster than your spouse
 
You might be a Chronie if even the thought of not having access to a bathroom makes you feel like you might fart any minute!

(I visit people's houses for my new job and we are not allowed to ask them to use the bathroom. My pucker string gets nervous every time I go into a home. I hope that stops one of these days.)
 
Thanks all for this comic relief...

This thread has been sooo much fun... and hit me right where I live!

you might be a Crohnie if:
-you ever set an alarm clock to take pills

-on a sitdown, you finish the elaborate 'paperwork' only to oops... have to start all over again

-your grocery cart has just a couple of food items and a 40 roll pack of tp

-you disrobe at the doc's, forgetting you are there for some other reason

-when others stink in your presence, yet everyone is quick to blame you

-you have shorthand and nicknames for various nasty bodily outputs

-on your way to the Loo, have climbed stairs and tooted on each and every step

-you run to the toilet with straight hair, and emerge with curly hair

- you legitimately squeak your chair and your pets and/or loved ones look scared and scatter!

Good show folks, please bring them on...
I could read these all day!
 
You might have Crohn's if you go to the nurse for a smear test, she says 'this might be a bit uncomfortable' and you reply 'at least it's not going up my butt this time!'.

You might have Crohn's if your butt is no longer a one-way street.

You might have Crohn's if all your jokes revolve around your butt!
 
you might have crohns if you struggle to remember the times when you woke and felt happy, and not full of pain/mucus/blood.
 
You might have crohn's if your local hospital feels like a 2nd home and all the nurses and doctors know you by name

You might have crohn's if you have a code word with family so that while you are out you can say it before rushing to the toilet and you trust that they will grab hold of your child and any belongings so you dont have to worry and crap yourself while trying to get everything in order first.

You might have crohn's if people ask about it and then press for further details, not knowing what they are letting themselves in for.

You might have crohn's if you have sampled each and every air freshner to try and find one that works as well as one that doesnt choke you to death so you can spray it while still sat down.

You might have crohn's if the courtesy flush becomes not just something to do to be polite but an absolute necessity.

You might have crohn's if the first thing you do before sitting down is put some toilet paper in the bowl to dampen any noise.
 
You might have crohns if you are in the mall and are having an emergency needing to run to the bathroom and knowingly cut off a pregnant lady so you do not have to walk out of the mall crying from having an accident instead.
 
You know you have Crohn's if you have to constantly correct your GI and primary MD in spelling the dang disease. It's C-R-O-H-N-'S not C-R-O-N-E-S or C-R-O-N-H-E-S.

I mean, they deal w/IBD pts. all the time, at least spell it correctly when dealing with a crohnie especially one like me. lol :D:D:D
 
FYI: the CPT/billing code for Crohn's is 555.9 in case you need it for blood work or any other kind of test such as radiology and such. Most insurance companies require it now on the lab work forms. ( It's the biller inside me. hee hee hee) :D:D:D:D
 
You might have crohns if:

You might have Crohns is after comming out of the restroom you find your shopping cart and all it's contents have been returned to the shelves!

and you might have Crohns if you read every last post on this thread and have laughed and cried hysterically because it is all sad but true!:lol2
 
You might have Crohn's if the small space you allotted in your desk drawer at work for your meds has evolved into an entire drawer devoted just to meds, extra toilet paper, wipes and other emergency supplies....and you keep it locked out of fear a coworker may discover your secret.
Also the pharmacy always "owes you" the remaining Rx of Proctofoam because they never have the amount you need in stock.
 
You might have Crohn's if you are so excited by a formed stool that you take a picture of it on your cell phone, then can't understand why friends are too grossed out to celebrate with you when you show it to them.
 
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You might have Crohn's if you are so excited by a formed stool that you take a picture of it on your cell phone, then can't understand why friends are too grossed out to celebrate with you when you show it to them.
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As a fellow Crohnie, let me say: :congratualtions:
 
See, that's what I expected them to say. Of course, it may have been better if I had waiting until they finished lunch. lol
 
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See, that's what I expected them to say. Of course, it may have been better if I had waiting until they finished lunch. lol
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:lol2::lol2::lol2:

Brilliant and congratulations! :D

You might have crohn's if before you are doing something you are really looking forward to you get incredibly unwell and can barely leave the bathroom cos the excitement has gone straight to your tummy!!
 
You know you have Crohn's when the lab techs say they are going to name their next new machine after their best customer.

Your friends constantly ask you if you can have this or that.

You can have a "count the pill" contest with your grandmother, and win.

People ask you what you can't have, and you tell them it's easier to say what you can have.

When you can tell your parents that a colonoscopy isn't that bad.

Truck stop bathrooms don't phase you anymore.

You tell the nurses at the ER that the pain scale is subjective due to your pain threshold and you end up amazing everyone when they tell you that you should be in a inordinate amount of pain and you get up and walk away like nothing is wrong.
 
Gibby87 said:
Truck stop bathrooms don't phase you anymore.
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I've used two different OUTHOUSES this summer...and said they weren't that bad. This from the girl who, a year prior to Crohn's, dropped out of dragonboating in part because the park didn't have proper washrooms, only outhouses.

Love that you can reassure your parents that their colonoscopies won't be so bad. :)
 
Gibby87 said:
Truck stop bathrooms don't phase you anymore.
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LOL! I'm with ya on this one!

You might have Crohn's if you know EVERY exit between your house and your parent's house 3 hours away, which ones have the best bathrooms and which ones have good restaurants where there's at least two things on the menu you can eat....
 
ameslouise said:
LOL! I'm with ya on this one!

You might have Crohn's if you know EVERY exit between your house and your parent's house 3 hours away, which ones have the best bathrooms and which ones have good restaurants where there's at least two things on the menu you can eat....
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I like that one!!
 
You know you've got Crohns when .....

You've been sat on a kids blown up swimming ring all day

With a bag of frozen peas in said swimming ring

When an ice cube up the arse is better than an orgasm!!

When you poo in a Tesco bag in the shed cos the decorator is painting your only toilet

When you've ran out of TP and wipe your arse with your knickers at the V Festival, then go commando watching the Foo Fighters!!

When one of your kids holds your hair whilst you're puking, the other one holding the bucket, whilst you're sat on the bog with explosive D

When you throw your expensive Chinese banquet down the bog, and cut out the middle man!
 
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You might Crohn's have if...

-You recognize toilet paper brands when you're in bathrooms away from home.

-You have your solid, formed poo's bronzed and display them on your curio.

-You laugh when someone asks you if "constipation" has ever been a problem.

-Your spouse (with Crohn's disease) calls you into the bathroom to look at her bowel movement.

-You and your spouse rationally have a detailed discussion about such bowel movements without stopping to think about what you're talking about.

-"mucous" has a significantly different meaning than having a cold.

-you describe "mucous" as "silvery and sheath-like".

-you fear "pencil-shaped" anything.

-you phone into work sick with blood in your stools.

-you have an spare change of clothes, including socks, in a recycle bag under your desk.

-you can brag to your friends and co-workers about how quickly you can clear out a crowded restaraunt bathroom.

-a female co-worker asks you to do just that - RIGHT NOW!

-talking about farts brings back the fondest childhood memories like lying on your back and staring at the clouds and blue sky.

-you are amazed that you just farted.

-fart in the company of another person and say "that's the first time in a month".

-you can use the word "explosive" to best describe an oral or anal event.

-you shudder when you hear the word "episode" because it involves a recurring uncomfortable event that could last an hour up to eight months.

-you become addicted to "Preparation H" or "Immodium".

-you know what an "immunomodulator" is.

-you remember the names of major pharmaceutical companies and the names of the drugs they make.

-you celebrate or congratulate a friend or acquaintance whose bowel movements are less than two a day.

-start painting your ceilings or plaster your walls no earlier than 1:30 A.M.

-you know what "moonface" means.

-your farts are loud enough to wake you and your spouse from a deep sleep.

-you quietly chuckle when someone announces "What died in here?"
 
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...You go to see your doctor, and when the nurse asks you to remove your pants and undies, you do so, ....and automatically stick your arse in the air, waiting for the inevitable...


:)wink: @ Joan)
 
Silvermoon said:
...You go to see your doctor, and when the nurse asks you to remove your pants and undies, you do so, ....and automatically stick your arse in the air, waiting for the inevitable...


:)wink: @ Joan)
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Bahaaa, that is funny! One for Silvermoon!!!!:kello:

You know when you have Crohns when : you poop down your leg and in your boot!!:ysmile:
 
You know you have Crohn's when you go to the bathroom, not to use it, but to get away and no one asks questions when you stay in there for an hour or more.
 
You might have crohn's disease if you've been going to the bathroom a lot and you have to ask your sister to quit cracking jokes because it hurts too much to laugh!
 
You take your car to the panel beaters and dont take the three rolls of toilet paper out of the back seat, or the handee towels.
 
... if you have a standing appointment with your doctor (every monday 5:30)
... if your boss is surprised you want time off not to go to your doctors
for my scleritis/uveitis people
... if the clerks at 7/11 tell you when you how they think your eye meds are doing
... if you've memorized the eye chart
... if you stay inside because it's a nice day and you lost your sunglasses
 
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This may not be supposed to be funny, so my apologies but thanks for this cos its cheered me up on a day where I'm down

theyre all so true but some are comical
 
just come up with 1, dunno if its there

you know you have crohns when you go toilet, wipe, wash hands, get halfway down stairs and have to turn back round and do it all again :)
 
You might have Crohn's if you go on holiday and the maid makes sure you always have at least 3 toilet rolls around the bathroom (even though she tops them up every day).
 
You might have Crohn's if you find it's just easier to throw the underwear out than wash them.

<runs off to walmart to buy some new undies>
 
Sorry i dont think i read them all so sorry if i repeat but....

.....when your doc is on speeddial
.....when your gf is suprised to see the toliet seat up when your done in the bathroom
.....when you can tell exactly what you ate yesterday...not cause you remember but because you can identify it in the toliet
.....when you take the driving test examiner on an unplanned detour through mcdonalds
 
If you wear only black and brown pants.
It is an emergency if there are only three rolls of toilet paper in the house.
If 1/3 of your grocery cart is toilet paper.
If you not only know all the colors of poop but what they mean.
If you have ever had a conversation about poop in public and were not embarrassed.
If you have ever shyted your pants in public.
If your wife knows not to touch your belly.
If you fear hugs of children shorter than 3 feet.
If you have ever been on the toilet so long you can't stand up.
If you get excited about an inch of semi-solid poop.
If you ever looked in a toilet and saw somebody else's poop and felt jealous about how nice it looked.
If you know how many squares of tiles are in the bathroom.
If you know every toilet in the tri-county area.
If you have rated every toilet in the tri-county area.
If you are not ashamed using the woman's restroom.
If you have ever drove 100 mph to the next exit before you shyted yourself.
If you are deathly afraid to fart.
If your do not eat list is 2 pages long.
If you have given up more foods than are available at the restaurant you are at offers.
If it has been years since you drank a pop.
If on a two hour date she sat at the table alone for 45 min. while you were in the can.
If you read everything looking to see if it has apple juice or caffeine.
If you buy Imodium AD in the large bottle.
If you put in a shower on a hose so you could rinse and poop at the same time.
If when you hear the word sex and you can only think of the song "Precious Memories."
If you put an outlet next to the toilet so you can use the laptop.
If your dog has ever run out of the bathroom.
If you have ever scared the guy in the other stall.
If you have ever used your sock to clean up.
If your butt has hurt so long you only notice when it stops.
If you time how long it takes the food to move through your system.
If you cheer a meal that stays in longer than a few hours.
If friends stop inviting you over for dinner because they can't keep up with what you can't eat.
If your left side always hurts.
If a good sleep is 4 hours before a bathroom trip.
If you will do what ever it takes to NOT bend over.
If you have shyted because of your seatbelt.
If you pooped your pants cause you bent over.
If you start the day wearing 34 inch pants and end in a 38.
If it takes two hands to count the jobs you lost because of toilet time.
If you only go to places with public toilets.
If there is a 3 roll rule for the back of the toilet.
If you you massage your belly so nothing gets stuck.


LOL I love this section it hurts my belly but it is nice to know I am not alone.
 
Genio said:
If 1/3 of your grocery cart is toilet paper.
Genio said:
...And the other 2/3 is:
Ensure chocolate x 3
Boost mocha x 1, just to mix things up a bit
Diaper barrier
Ginger caplets (thanks to Penny)
Tylenol with codeine
Multivitamin
Iron
Cottonelle moist wipes (and an extra package to take to work)
Watermelon (thanks to Penny)
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You know you have Crohn's when you go to the mall while waiting for your bus transfer to arrive, but you spend the entire 20 minutes in the washroom.

This was me this morning. ;)
 
You know you have Crohn's when you look at thong underwear in the store and wonder whose idea of a cruel joke it was...

When you pick up 'baby wipes' and sneer at the word 'baby.'

When the police officer who was going to stop you to give you a speeding ticket ends up putting on his siren and providing a fast escort to the nearest bathroom.

When you freak out at the fact that a restaurant has only one bathroom for its customers and there's a lineup.

When going to an appointment, you always start off 20 minutes earlier "just in case."

When your drawer full of black underwear has nothing to do with its apparent sex appeal.

...And ditto to a lot of what everyone else has said before me!!
 
You may have Crohn's if you used the home depot display toliets.

You may have Crohn's if you smile when you see a solid poop.

You may have Crohn's if you must caution your kids to not eat the brown snow either. (thanks for the idea pirate :p)

You may have Crohn's if you memorized the shift schedule at your local Mcdonalds, not cause you eat there but because they have a clean bathroom.

You may have Crohn's if you spend so long in the bathroom a missing person's report is filled by your workplace.
 
Genio said:
If you wear only black and brown pants.
It is an emergency if there are only three rolls of toilet paper in the house.
If 1/3 of your grocery cart is toilet paper.
If you not only know all the colors of poop but what they mean.
If you have ever had a conversation about poop in public and were not embarrassed.
If you have ever shyted your pants in public.
If your wife knows not to touch your belly.
If you fear hugs of children shorter than 3 feet.
If you have ever been on the toilet so long you can't stand up.
If you get excited about an inch of semi-solid poop.
If you ever looked in a toilet and saw somebody else's poop and felt jealous about how nice it looked.
If you know how many squares of tiles are in the bathroom.
If you know every toilet in the tri-county area.
If you have rated every toilet in the tri-county area.
If you are not ashamed using the woman's restroom.
If you have ever drove 100 mph to the next exit before you shyted yourself.
If you are deathly afraid to fart.
If your do not eat list is 2 pages long.
If you have given up more foods than are available at the restaurant you are at offers.
If it has been years since you drank a pop.
If on a two hour date she sat at the table alone for 45 min. while you were in the can.
If you read everything looking to see if it has apple juice or caffeine.
If you buy Imodium AD in the large bottle.
If you put in a shower on a hose so you could rinse and poop at the same time.
If when you hear the word sex and you can only think of the song "Precious Memories."
If you put an outlet next to the toilet so you can use the laptop.
If your dog has ever run out of the bathroom.
If you have ever scared the guy in the other stall.
If you have ever used your sock to clean up.
If your butt has hurt so long you only notice when it stops.
If you time how long it takes the food to move through your system.
If you cheer a meal that stays in longer than a few hours.
If friends stop inviting you over for dinner because they can't keep up with what you can't eat.
If your left side always hurts.
If a good sleep is 4 hours before a bathroom trip.
If you will do what ever it takes to NOT bend over.
If you have shyted because of your seatbelt.
If you pooped your pants cause you bent over.
If you start the day wearing 34 inch pants and end in a 38.
If it takes two hands to count the jobs you lost because of toilet time.
If you only go to places with public toilets.
If there is a 3 roll rule for the back of the toilet.
If you you massage your belly so nothing gets stuck.


LOL I love this section it hurts my belly but it is nice to know I am not alone.
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I've just peed myself laughing so hard!:biggrin:
 
These really cracked me up last night.


You know you might have an IBD when you look at the toilet, hesitate to sit down thinking Oh God, this is going to be painful, ah!
 
You may have crohn's if your husband offers to take you shopping at the mall and you say NO because the restrooms are to far and few between.
if you go dashing thru the house to the bathroom and your dogs have learned to GET OUT OF THE WAY without you telling them.
if people look at you crazy when you tell them you don't drink.
if you tell your co-workers not to use the restroom for about an hour or more.
 
You might have crohns if

When you get hugged you say dont squeeze me to hard

When you go out shopping and need the toilet you glady get your radar key out to use disabled toliet while there is a big que in the normal ladies and you think you got the better deal

When your out for dinner and the only choice you can eat is soup, soup and soup

When your family look through your bag and are not fazed by the 3 fresh pairs of knickers waiting to be used in case of an accident

When you go to your pharmacy and come out carrying bags full of ensure drinks

When people comment on how **** you look it doesnt faze you anymore lol

When your the only idiot that's sitting there falling asleep at 11pm when out with friends

When your friends order your favourite drink....... diet coke

When you've used the toliet so many times the toliet seat becomes unhinged from plonking your arse on it your arse falls half way down the toliet :-/ lol

You sit there rubbing your tummy looking like a pregnant woman

When you sit and laugh at old facebook photos of when you used to look like a chipmunk and now your next to a skeleton lol
 
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If, while on Prednisone, your only signal to stop eating is that EVERYONE ELSE IN THE ROOM HAS STOPPED EATING and the next speaker at the orientation event has begun talking.

I quietly got up, scraped my plate, and spent the rest of the time at the event thinking about the roast beef that got left behind.
 
I could never have done that! When I was on Pred I would quite often go to the fridge for a snack, look down and realise I was already eating something!
 
You may have Crohns when the "Out Of Order" sign on the bathroom door only means for normal people.

You may have Crohns if the wrinkles on your Poop Shoot has been wiped smooth.

You may have Crohns if you have founded a new Religion and have prayered to the Porcelain God in Pooper's name

You may have Crohns if your kids stop outside the bathroom door every 10 minutes to ask if you need an oxygen mask yet.

You may have Crohns if you have come out of a public bathroom with toilet paper hanging out of the back of your pants more than twice in a week.

You may have Crohns if you have to replace your toilet seat more than once a year.
 
You may have Crohns if you do a DNA test and it comes back your related to Mickey Mouse. (Remicade humor)

You may have Crohns if the nieghbors cat scares you. (more Remi)

You may have Crohns if your friends won't let you go tubing down a river with them because of possible floaties.

You may have Crohns if you use the grandkids' slip & slide and have to throw it away and buy them a new one.

You may have Crohns if your spouse thinks of you as a bug repellant just to keep bugs out of the bathroom.

You may have Crohns if you have ever had to throw away your underwear and socks at the same time.

You may have Crohns if the stain on the seat of your pants isn't from sitting on the park bench.
 
Last week was my husband and I's 9th aniversary I was congratulated once and my sister was asked 3 times about my pregnancy!!!! Nope just my Crohns baby!
 
Aww that sucks :( If it makes you feel any better, the rumour went around my work once that I was pregnant with twins - again, just my crohn's baby :(
 
You know you have crohn's when you opt for an opulent bathroom over a gourmet kitchen when it's time to remodel.

You know you have crohn's when you andvyour baby grandson both smell like desitin for the exact same reason.

You know you have crohn's when you have more pairs of 100 percent cotton granny panties than your own granny.

You know you have crohn's when instead of a no smoking sign on your door it's a no fried food sign.

You know you have crohn's when the stupid kaopectate commercial comes on where they make fun of diarrhea and it actually pisses you off.
 
These brighten my day so much :)

When you keep wet wipes, nappy cream and a good book above the toilet (Mine has my Law textbooks there at moment!! lol)

When you cant remeber the last time you ate solid food

You have at least the next 3 sizes down in your wardrobe for flares!

Nobody bats an eyelid when you run out of the office clutching your stomach/mouth ..or both!

Your manager wont open your "health update" emails after eating... TMI for a non-crohny!

Your fridge is full of Ensure and jelly (jello)

A wine gum is considered a real treat!

You panic when your mini nappy rash tube is 1/2 full at the office!

You have a hot water bottle for home and the office

:)
 
when it's no big deal to go up to people at a football game or elsewhere ( like a parade on the streets of NO, LA) and ask people PLEASE can I go first to the BATHROOM PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
When you need to drive your dog to the dog park at the end of your street so you know you can leave at a moments notice.

When you have reoccuring nightmares about being out and not being able to find a bathroom.

When you know the location of every single bathroom within 100km of your house (I know it's been said before but it's a great one)

When you decide to rent a house just because it has a second toilet, despite it having almost no other positive characteristics.

When you get on a train only 10 minutes away from your destination and yet you still have to get off to use the bathroom halfway there.

When you gave up drinking alcohol so you wouldn't have to rely on other means of transport if you wanted to go to social events.

When your mum brings you a care package in hospital and it's 5 pairs of black cotton briefs, you couldn't be more greatful or excited.
 
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Wouldn't it be nice to be able to see in the future? My house used to have a second toilet, but we never used it so had it taken out. It sure would come in handy at times now!
 
Lol

Silvermoon said:
...You go to see your doctor, and when the nurse asks you to remove your pants and undies, you do so, ....and automatically stick your arse in the air, waiting for the inevitable...


:)wink: @ Joan)
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LOL.. I'm a newbie.. and can so relate to that.. I've actually reached the point of it not being uncomfortably awkward anymore.. ;) .. ha ha.. and no more.. you want me to do what??
 
When part of your intestines are hanging out your stomach and you're good with that :)
 
You know you are a crohnie when you don't miss your colon after having it removed because you've lived in the bathroom since you were in high school and actually did homework in there as well as sleeping (yep, that's what I did!)

You know you are a crohnie when you go in for your 3000 mile check up to see your primary MD, GI, and GI surgeon and they ask "how's Bob doing?" my ileostomy. (I named him that because that is what he does...bobs up and down.)

I had to change the name because it was originally named Phil the bag since I was 17 and my hubby's name was Phil. My friends use to get confused a lot whenever I'd talk about Phil not feeling well or Phil being a pain in my butt and they'd be like which one are you talking about the bag or your husband? I could see where the confusion was, so out of respect for my significant other, I change names. :D To this day, I don't think he realizes that I named my bag Phil. oh well. What he doesn't know won't hurt him. lol
 
you know all the proper names for you insides.


love the name "bob" by the way. great name, mines called fred.
 
...when rummaging around in a bag of 3849032 drugs you dont even have to read the labels, you know what is what by the shake of the bottle.

like how people learn to identify bird calls? each drug has its own unique sound!! how lovely.
 
when your handbag is to full and you have to take something out. its a choice between make up and underwear and you keep the underwear!!
 
ROTFL!! ah it hurts to laugh!!, but so true!! so funny!!!
I wish i had some to contribute but I can't think of any that haven't been mentioned yet.. but LOL!!!

Fog Ducker said:
You have taken your laptop into the bathroom cause you know its gonna be a long stay and you cant miss out on the shenanigans on CF!! :p
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Yup! :lol2:
I dont know how many times my roomate has raised her eyebrow at me going in to the bathroom with my laptop in one arm, and my clock and meds in the other. :ylol: I was wondering if anyone else might of done this. I don't feel so weird now. lol! :D
 
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Not sure if this has been posted up yet *is currently on pg 3*

Buuut...
When you are waiting for your nurse to come back to wheel you down to your room from the colonscopy, and you dart out of the bed and take off down the hall to your room with your back flap showing, waving 'see ya in a few hours' to everyone who was just mooned, so that you can go have mr.potty time.
 
CrohnieCarolyn said:
When the Radiologist says "your stricture is only 6 inches long" and you want to hug him 'cause you know it hasn't gotten worse in two years and that means no surgery for now!!!
When you get the above mentioned news but there is no solution for the continued cramps, constipation, diarrhea or bloating
When your husband comes with you to the hospital and puts the sheet over your head like you are dead just as the radiologist is walking in - at least the Doc. laughed
When you are up all night AGAIN and think you should install a toilet right next to the bed so you could just hang your bare ass over the side...
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(once i finally go through all and comments, i'm going to combine them all into one post, and delete the extras, so there's only one post from me. lol)
Aww, that one about the sheet over your head makes me wanna hug you!

and lol amen to the toliet on the side! XD!!! When i got a bed toliet in the hospital i used it and was like "o.o .. omg.. ^o^ this is the life!!! forget running to the bathroom!! I even get my tv!! *watches cartoon network; then gets a little freaked out when nurses come in and balls up trying to cover self up*" hehe!
We need a couch toliet.. *nods* that would be awesome! hehe
 
Thanks to whoever started this great thread!

You might have Crohn's if......

....... while Christmas shopping your hubby comments on how weird it is to be out at night without going to the ER.

....... you've managed to convey emergency status to store employees with just the look on your face while asking where the bathroom is.

....... you drive through the ER parking lot for a psychological fix thanks to all your Dilaudid and Zofran memories.

....... you can out-stink your dogs.

....... you've realized you spend a lot of time hopped up on naturally occurring, post-diarrhea endorphins and wonder if that's why you have such a high pain tolerance.

....... you've had diarrhea for so long that the rare semi-normal poo feels like constipation and leaves your butt hurting.

....... you've been desensitized to all your medical phobias.

....... you learn you actually can hallucinate due to pain.
 
You might have Crohn's if you know what the Bristol Stool Scale is, and automatically give your poo a score out of 7, without needing to refer to the chart.

PS my record is going from 7, to a solid 2, and back to 7 in the same visit. Twas like a cork popping!
 
You might have Crohn's if dinner invitations from friends always include, "So what are you eating these days?"
 
If the letter D means diarrhea to you.
If your asked what would you take to a deserted island and you answer toliet paper.
If you have the game I Drag Paper on your ipod/iphone.
If you the quality of the bathrooms makes or breaks the restraunt your in.
If your sick of hearing "so how long will it last?"
 
You might have Crohn's if....
....your kitten passes gas and your hubby jumps up and says "Honey, how is your tummy? Do you need a pill?"

....your hubby keeps air freshener with him at all times.

....your children ask you how many poops you have had today.

....you go to your fave restaurant and the waiters automatically say "Hun, what can you eat tonight?" and then bring you samples before you order just to be sure.

....you love your snuggie because you can wear it in the potty....

Happy Holidays All!!!!

Wendy
 
MysteryLocket said:
I dont know how many times my roomate has raised her eyebrow at me going in to the bathroom with my laptop in one arm, and my clock and meds in the other. :ylol: I was wondering if anyone else might of done this. I don't feel so weird now. lol! :D
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This is one of the reasons I asked for a Kindle as a gift... :)
 
You might have Crohn's if you can get a doctorate in Gastroenterology without having to go to school.
 
CrabbyRelish said:
You might have Crohn's if you can get a doctorate in Gastroenterology without having to go to school.
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LOL! I have a friend that's an RN and she swears I know more than she does about medical stuff related to the digestive tract.

You might have Crohn's if you go to the ER and have to tell the attending doctor what tests to run and what to prescribe after getting the results. That was me a week ago; my husband wanted our Co-pay refunded!:ylol:
 
Yes! Pre-iPad, I'd watch a front window -- because the TV was reflected in that window.
 
You find it ironic when healthy friends have a 24 hour stomach bug and think it's the end of the world and take a week off work
You look at yummy food and wonder if 5 minutes of guilty pleasure is worth hours of stomach pains and toilet stops
You can have a really meaningful conversation with an elderly person sharing aches and pains and meds
You even get sick of hearing yourself say you're tired
You've got the run to the toilet 10 minutes after dinner down pat
You politely listen and mentally roll your eyes when healthy friends give you medical advise (particularly your bad health is a manifestation of your mind arhhhh!)
You look longingly at wholemeal bread and nuts
 
You jumped on this site on Xmas night because your knees are so swollen and sore (crohns byproduct) and you are looking for similar stories, you stumble across this thread, laugh because it is all so true - smile and feel better!
 
You might be a crohnie if you are on more pills than your 91 year old grandmother who only takes 2 pills a day.

You might be a crohnie if your husband shouts w/joy (no more $$$ copays) when you tell him that you are finally discharged from seeing the GI surgeon after almost 2 years due to a stubborn wound that wouldn't close up from major surgery.

You might be a crohnie if others tell you that you brought it upon yourself (then you wish deep down that you'd REALLY love to tell them to their face that it's their ignorance which causes you the most stress & you'd like to slap some of them up side the head, including your ex-boss who wasn't the most sympathetic because they have no clue what you have to go through on a daily basis). -- I can dream can't I? lol
 
you know if you have crohn's when you know all the diseases of the digestive tract before your bio teacher teaches it
if your friend said their mom has crohn's so they know what its like and says take your meds and stay away from xyz and secretly you want to tell her that no she doesn't know and every body is different
you start to think your lab aide is oj because you found out he has crohn's too and can ramble off as many meds as you can
your a prenursing student and know how to give injections and where to take blood and can pinpoint where to take blood from
you wont live in a dorm b/c there are community bathrooms that get cleaned once a week
you have both imodium and a laxitive in your purse
you can have a farting contest with your b/f and win and be happy you didnt leave anything in your panties
you know which meds that are best to take for which ailment(crohn's isn't just the gut)
the secretary at the walk in clinic already knows who you are and pulls up your charts as soon as you walk in
you are on first name basis with the radiology tech
you are only 18 and have arthritis tendonitis shingles and all the stuff older people get
your b/fs mom thinks you go to the doc too much and thinks you shouldn't be on so many meds
 
You may have Crohns if ....

-you know your GI's phone number by heart.
-you get excited when the GI's number shows up on the caller ID.
-you keep a box of diaper wipes on the back of the toilet.
-you have a notebook next to the toilet designated to your said Crohns.
-you belong to multiple Crohns groups and check them almost as much as facebook!
-you will risk an accident to get smart phone on way to toilet, must have entertainment.
-you laughed repeatedly while reading the previous posts while already thinking of things to add.
 

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