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You then can have more control over your bm's and know what to eat when (so you're not running to the bathroom every 5 min during your important meeting)View Thread



We know the feeling from diseased to healthy and all the time that goes by in between or leading up to wholeness. Even if you haven't gotten to the place of health that you are satisfied with and are still fighting your disease and/or in search for the treatment/pattern of lifestyle changes that you are confident with to keep you disease free,
how long have you been battling with your disease?
Everyone has different factors in their life that will influence and have an effect on your health. Crohn's, colitis, ibd, ibs and all these disease seem to require a lengthly recovery time. That's just what i've noticed.
I am curious to know how long it has taken you from the time you started flaring to the time that you can say that you are feeling whole again (which to me means being able to spend most of your time during the day on your feet without requiring a nap, you don't experience symptoms like rectal bleeding, pain along with frequency or whatever your symptoms may be - They are gone). The majority of your thoughts aren't mostly consumed by health / diseases / symptoms / treatments/nutrition. You can hold a job again, exercise or anything that will require strength and endurance doesn't look impossible. Basically, you have gotten your life back!!
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I said to myself; no I say to myself that it figures of all the things wrong with me, it would have to be this embarrassing or involve the most embarrassing place on my body.
You should not be having pain like this all the time. Maybe your pcp will have a solution or maybe she/he will refer you to a GI doctor. Do whatever it takes to make things better for yourself and your quality of life. If your starting to become moody and anxious and it's effecting your everyday life, do what you have to do to bring relief and treatment to the problem.
My situation - I thought I had a hemorroid but it hasn't gone away and I don't think believe it's a hemorrhoid... I have Crohn's and fistulas are common and I think that's what it is. IDK for sure, but I need to see a specialist the gi dr or maybe a colorectal surgeon. It's all so embarrassing, but it helps to think that these doctors have seen worse and all shapes, sizes. It also helps to think that my issue is nothing in comparison to what other people are getting treated for.
Good luck to you girl! Be brave and you're not alone
Feel free to check out my support community I recently created. That Girl's Support Lounge - Intestinal Disorders and Diseases View Thread

Thank you for responding and informing me that Anti-freeze is a poison.
Alcohol is toxic, alcohol can be deadly, alcohol can lead to health problems.
You're smart and understood the case in point with using the anti-freeze analogy.
If you didn't understand, what I was saying was that the doctors' statement didn't make sense.
What you put in your body, will have an effect on your health. That's all.View Thread

I also thought I had hemorroids but they aren't going away and look different than the ones I have gotten in the past.
& is it okay to just stop Remicade infusions? I don't have a specialist, so I can't get the infusion... How can I get Remicade without having a specialst?View Thread
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