Healing Anal Fissures...After living with Crohn's disease for almost 15 years, I have finally experienced my first anal fissure. If you are unfamiliar with anal fissures, an "acute anal fissure looks like a...reactions5comments
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how do you find a nutrition specialist for Colitis?...I live on the southcoast of MA and I want to see if I can control my colitis with a fodmap diet but I cannot find a nutritionist who specializes...reactions3repliesDiet & Nutrition
Steroids ...Hi all can anyone help me regarding steroids I'm on week 4 out of 8week course and I'm starting to feel they are not working as they were I'm having...reactions1replyDepressionDiagnosisCoping
Is There An App for That? Exploring Apps for IBD...My husband and I were in the Cleveland Clinic Hospital a couple of weeks ago while he was recovering from colon surgery. I was trying to take notes after the...reactionscomments
Bowels...I have been treated for constipation for years I take Miralax everyday. Now for the last 3 days I thought I had vivid or the flu. No fever. Now I...reactions1reply
I am not sedentary, I have IBS...Although I have Irritable Bowel syndrome I have many of the same symptoms as the others pain, bloating, diarrhea some days going out can be stressful as I have to...reactions1reply
Frustrated...I was diagnosed 18 years ago and have been on eight different medications. I have had part of my small intestine removed (12 inches of ilium) and had a kidney...reactions2comments
Ulcerative Colitis...I had ulcerative colitis (UC) symptoms for several years but had no idea what it was. Then, I had a huge flare-up with blood and total seizing up due to...reactions5comments
Recent Crohn's Diagnosis...I am 62 and was recently diagnosed with mild Crohn's, but I do have two bowel-to-bowel fistulae. The doctor who performed my colonoscopy five years ago suspected Crohn's, but I...reactions2comments
Boo Birds...It's the accumulated stress from the physical miseries that get me down. And that makes me angry. I had to wait 5 months for a mental health provider apt. And...reactions2replies
gone into remission from my latest test -sharing my tips and news...I was diagnosed with UC in 2011 just few months after the delivery of my baby... i suffered so much from all the possible symptoms possible...after been on my meds...reactions1reply
When A Colonoscopy Just Doesn't Cut It...Last week, I had my first colonoscopy in 7 years. This might shock you, as many IBD patients have them as frequently as once a year. My history with this...reactions5comments
Newly Diagnosed with UC...New to the forum as I have had GI issues all my life but only just got diagnosed with UC (they previously thought I just had IBS). My diagnosis came...reactions1replyDiagnosis
Purinethol for ulcerative colitis...Hello, my husband has moderate ulcerative colitis and has had several courses of steroids just this year to help with flare ups. His consultant today has offered to prescribe Purinethol...reactions2repliesLiving with Ulcerative ColitisSide EffectsFlare-Ups
Newbie diagnosis 2 years prohctius ...Hi I was diagnosed with IBD 2 years ago and was prescribed suppositories which never really helped I did not get much help from gp as all they wanted to...reactions6repliesCoping
Getting the Best from Your Doctor's Appointments: A Patient’s Perspective...We've all been there. You spend months (or more) waiting for your next appointment with your gastroenterologist. You walk into the clinic, a mix of hope and anxiety swirling in...reactionscomments
Colostomy Bag...I've had multiple surgeries since being diagnosed in 2011 and am at the point where my next surgery would be to have a colostomy bag. I've been trying my best...reactions2replies
Been on Remicade for about 3 months for UC-looking for others feedback...I have moved onto Remicade after failed experiences with Humira, Entivio, and Rinvoq for my treatment of UC! (got blood clots from Rinvoq) I am now on Remicade for about...reactions4repliesLiving with Ulcerative ColitisLesser Known SymptomsSide Effects
