Treatment / Medications for Crohn’s Disease

August 12, 2008

I’ve been meaning to post this.. if for no other reason than to have it for my own records down the road.  As I’m sure things will change soon since I’m still having issues. Current Daily (long-term) Medication: Asacol® (mesalamine) – affects a substance in the body that causes inflammation – 2 ?mg pills –

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What does Crohn’s Disease Feel Like?

August 12, 2008

Crohn’s disease affects such a wide spectrum, it’s hard to say what my crohn’s disease symptoms and pains feel like compared to someone else’s. I know when I start feeling unknown pain in general, or get rashes, etc., my first place to turn is the internet.  I plug in my keywords and try to decipher

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Exercise and Crohn’s Disease

August 11, 2008

It’s easy to get lazy when you are in pain.  When I’m not feeling well, I don’t want to play in the backyard with the kids, let alone go for a walk or anything else. My husband has been taking the boys on walks at a Grant Park, a nature reserve near our house. I’ve

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Still sick.. still lower abdominal pain.

August 11, 2008

I don’t know why I seem to be so unable to grasp the pain involved with crohn’s disease.  For some reason, I keep thinking that “this time”, I will get better.  Honestly, I think deep down, I believe one of these times, medicine or treatments are going to actually make my crohn’s disease “go away”. 

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Freebies for Crohn’s (IBS)

August 11, 2008

For my crohn’s disease, there doesn’t seem to be any specific foods that irritate, or even that specifically soothe.  Well, no.. I can’t say that.. I know that when I’m feeling particularly poorly, there are some foods I definitely want to stay away from… like anything gas-causing (beans, onions, some veggies), salads, high acid (like

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Catheter is Out!

August 10, 2008

I had, for a few minutes, actually considered taking the catheter out myself.  I was glad the dr called me and was able to set up an appointment with the hospital (even though I am not happy with that hospital and I’m not exactly one of their favorite patients).. and she explained how we needed

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Another CT Scan – Abscess Observation

August 7, 2008

I left the hospital early on Tuesday, against their wishes… and immediately got in contact with my Doctor. I spoke with the assistant on Tuesday evening and then again on Wednesday afternoon.  This morning (thursday) my doctor called to tell me I needed to come in so she could show me how to care for

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Pain Management

August 6, 2008

I’ve had Crohn’s for only a short time, in comparison to many.. I started the painful symptoms in January 2007.  The first several months, I didn’t have pain medication to cope.  In hindsight, I wonder how I did manage, because the pain is just so terrible. Today, I came across a post that referred the

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CT Guided Drainage & Hospital Complaints

August 6, 2008

On Monday, I was told I needed to have an abscess drained which was getting bigger and the main source of all my current pain.  The doctors assistant made an appointment for the following morning at 7:30.  The assistant didn’t have any other information for me, but told me the hospital would call to confirm..

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Abscess in Colon

August 4, 2008

Well… I had a Dr appt today with the newest dr on my list (Dr Akram).. She’s from the Mayo Clinic, deals exclusively with Colitis and Crohn’s and was very attentive.  She listened, she watched and she touched. She also told me that when I was in the hospital in June the CT scan done

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