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I had my last dose of remicade (also called infliximab) a few weeks ago. I am feeling better. At least, less abdominal pain – not gone, but less. However, about a week or so after my last IV treatment, I started getting the most incredibly sore muscles and joint aches. Muscles hurt to touch, hurt
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I haven’t been around for a while because once again, illness snuck up on me and knocked me for a loop.
One major thing I have learned through this flare is the importance of communicating with my doctor about my crohn’s disease. It’s so easy to “forget” something during a 15 minute appointment… and forgetting
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by Jahir Ahmed
Recent research has revealed that a daily supplement of probiotics can help to relieve the symptoms of Crohn’s disease in sufferers.
Crohn’s disease, an inflammatory bowel disease, can cause painful discomfort for people who suffer, and is characterized by an imbalance of bacteria in the gut. Whilst antibiotics can help to rid the
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By: Tammy Foster..
Crohn’s disease manifests itself in the bowels and negatively impacts your digestive tract. It is an inflammatory disease that causes some degree of stomach pain and weight loss in most patients; and if it becomes severe enough the side effects can be personally debilitating.
No, we currently do not understand the true underlying reason
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The connection between Crohn’s disease and diet can be a tricky one to keep track of. There is no standard diet regiment as the disease affects each person differently. Apart from that, the diet itself needs to be monitored closely and adjusted when the disease changes.
Basic Dos And Don’ts:
There are a number of basic conditions
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Getting a colonoscopy to diagnose my Crohn’s Disease was probably one of the singly most horrendous things I’ve had to do.
A colonoscopy is a test done using a small camera on the end of a flexible tube about the size of an adult figure to look at the large colon and small bowel. If the
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At 37 years old, and an otherwise healthy wife and mom of 4, I was officially diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease.
Over all, it was simple to diagnose, it was just a matter of my not having insurance and suffering for several months before my body finally said, “Listen, you must do something and do it now!”.
In
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