crohn’s and colitis disease

Read and learn more about crohn’s and colitis disease. For more, visit the Colitis website ColitisWiki.com

Q: where can we find best treatment in USA for Colitis or Crohn’s disease?
one of our friend’s son has a Colitis disease and we are looking for a help in USA, where can we find best treatment in USA, please help. thanks

A: Check sites like centerwatch to see what kinds of clinical trials are out there. Usually facilities who perform many clinical trials for specific diseases are the leaders in their field. Good luck.

Q: Any ideas on ways to cheer up my mom who is suffering from Crohn’s Disease (Colitis)?
She can’t eat much, she’s received more than enough flowers, she can’t leave the house, and I don’t live in the same city as her. She’s really down due to being stuck and home for weeks and terribly sick. Ideas??

A: I have Crohn’s and the best present to me was comforting words and prayer. A present that made me laugh was a case of very soft tissue paper and a variety of reading material. (My friend with Crohn’s gave me that)

Q: Do i have Crohn’s Disease or Ulcerative Colitis?
Okay i asked my doctor about this and he thinks i have Crohn’s Disease but on the other hand he thinks i may Ulcerative Colitis. Here are my symptoms..

Go to the bathroom about 4 -5 times a day with blood
Never had any pain
Don’t have fistulate or anything on my skin (rashes, marks)
Lost some weight
was never annemic
My entire colon was inflammed
just a little bit of inflamation on my illieum but not enough to cause anything.
Never had a fever nor vomitted
Never really felt sick

Do these symptoms sound like Crohn’s or Colitis disease? Hope you guys can help!
Well my rectum area is inflammed and i do see a GI specialist. I’m not so sure if he is a good one though because he doesn’t seem to know a lot. I did get a colonscopy and the doctor said it looks like you have UC. But after doing this one test in Cali they determined i have Crohn’s. It’s very strange though because i don’t really feel like i have crohn’s, i mean yeah i go to the bathroom a lot of times but it’s not like i feel terrible. It’s just annoying and the only reason i go to the doctor is because there’s blood. Anyway after the colonscopy i do have relatively mild – moderate inflammation. I’m on remicade right now and had my second infusion one week ago. So far i am going to the bathroom 1 – 2 times a day. There is still a little bit of blood but nothing like before. Do you think this remicade is working on my so far or after two infusions i should be healed by now?

A: hi henry, as a crohn’s survivor I can tell you that Crohn’s can and does affect anywhere in the digestive tract from the mouth, esophagus, small intestines, large intestines, rectum, and anus. A colonoscopy & biopsy plus Prometheus blood work can properly dx what you have.

The Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America has a website you can go to find the necessary info you are looking for plus they have a live chat & a hotline that is run by healthcare professionals.

Are you on any treatments now such as Remicade, Humira, Entocort, 6MP, or Imuran? You need to be on something for the inflammation.

Some ppl are lucky with their illness as they aren’t in much pain or they are put in remission after being on medication and staying on it.

Good luck to you.

Q: Crohn’s Disease/Colitis – A little upset?
Alright so, my problem is that I might have Colitis or Crohn’s disease. Thursday I woke up with a stomach ache and it kind a little worse over the day but it wasn’t really bad, I’ve had worse. I had a little bit of cramps too. So I got a fever with it around 8:30 and my mom took me to the ER to get a check up, and about 30 – 40 mins being there my stomach ache was virtually gone but my mom wanted me to go through with the CT Scan they originally were going to do. So I did all the stuff they wanted me to do before it, drank some water with some weird stuff in it and got a blood sample and they gave me morphine and IV for some reason. After the morphine I felt like CRAP (Bad dizzyness and woosyness) then about an hour later did the CT Scan, they found out I didn’t have what they thought I did which was a appendicitis, but my doctor said I have a slight inflammation in my intestine which could indicate colitis or Crohn’s disease, then the next day I woke up with a bad stomach ache but I think that might of been from all the crap the hospital gave me because my arm was also in pain from the IV and stuff. I woke up today and felt almost 100% better but now have a little discomfort in my stomach (No pain at all, just feels kinda weird) and have a little diarrhea, but my doctor had prescribed me a stool softener (don’t need to take it now) and also gave me vikidin, which I have no idea why unless he thought my stomach ache was THAT bad but it wasn’t at all. So I’m going to take some medicine tonight (probably some diarrhea type like Pepto bismal) and see if my stomach ache is gone completely tomorrow (It’s been getting ALOT less worse over time)

but basically my question is, what chance is there that I have Crohn’s disease or Colitis? And if it turns out I do is there any severity to it? I’ve been reading about it and said it’s not that bad of a disease, and it’s possible to have remissions(periods of time you have very little or no symptoms at all) for months/years at a time, and the worse thing you would experience is a bad flare-up, so if I do have it is there any real thing to fear? (I don’t mean like death or anything) Just like severe pains or anything? I’m kind of shakey at the moment and I know I shouldn’t since my doctor doesn’t know for sure, but how hard is it to deal with this disease with your life?

I’m going back for a check-up maybe around Monday. And I turned 17 Dec 8 if that helps.
My doctor didn’t say specific Colitis or Crohn’s disease, he thought I had appendicitis at first, but took the CT Scan and said I was perfectly fine (everything with me was including my blood and all that) the only thing was I had slight inflammation in my intestines, no blocking or anything. And he said it could indicate either colitis or crohn’s. And I’m going back for a check-up soon and I’m going to ask my mom to tell them to get those specific tests done for me to check if I do, and I don’t have to worry about my weight for now, and I’ve been eating alot lately (nothing has upsetted my stomach so far) Just to make sure. And no, I don’t have a bad pain in my stomach, as I said just a little discomfort like stomach ache feeling, but I think that’s caused from the Diarrhea since I usually get a stomach ache when I have it.
And about the pain meds, yeahhh. My mom was really shocked when she saw the prescription, she doesn’t even want to give me the medicine (I’m not gonna take it) she said she’ll only give it to me if my stomach ache gets excrusiatingly bad, but if it gets bad enough to where I need vikidin I think I’d rather go the ER instead.

A: hi xx, I am a crohn’s survivor for many yrs. dxed at age 12.

If you check out the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation’s site, they have all of the accurate information you are looking for such as treatment, diet, surgery, coping, as well as locating a local support chapter near you as well as a hotline, live chat, and an open forum where you can post questions to others who have IBD (crohn’s or UC).

If you are in pain, you are entitled to be made comfortable until things are under control.

Definitely check out the site. It’s worth it!!

Q: When comparing Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, which of the following is TRUE?
A. the cause of Crohn’s disease is known, whereas the cause of ulcerative coitis isnt known.
B. Ulcreative colitis is remitting, whereas Crohns disease is constant.
C.Patints with both conditions benefit equally well from surgery.
D. Crohns disease can be found anywhere in the digestive tract whereas ulcraive colitis is generally found in the colon and rectum.

A: D.

Q: What is the difference between Crohn’s disease and Ulceretive colitis?
How to recognize Crohn’s disease and Ulcerative colitis right away?
I appreciate your help.

A: It is very difficult to distinguish between CD and UC based on clinical inspection alone, as both are inflammatory processes that may cause diarrhea and bleeding. However, CD causes involvement of any part of the GI tract, from mouth to anus, and thus manifestations of the esophagus, stomach (i.e. upper GI bleed present as black stool), small intestine (malabsorption), or mouth (such as oral aphthous ulcers) are good clues that you may be dealing with CD rather than UC. In contrast, UC is limited to the colon and thus will not cause the extracolonic effects I mentioned.

Patient information may also help, as CD is seen in younger people (with high prevalence in Jewish people), while UC is most commonly seen in older people.

Otherwise, definitive diagnosis is based on endoscopic and histological evidence of specific etiology.

Q: Any pregnant ladies out there with Crohn’s Disease or colitis?
And just wondering how you are doing during your pregnancy?

I had a major flare during my first pregnancy, and minor symptoms during my second. I went into remission for almost two years and have been having problems again during this pregnancy, but I think it’s more due to pregnancy than the illness.

Were any of you flaring during delivery and did you have a vaginal or opt for a c-section?

A: Hi. I have mild crohn’s disease and I flared up a little with my first pregnancy and this one. I strongly believe it has to do more with the pregnancy…maybe the hormones because it happens much more when I am pregnant as opposed to when I’m not. I haven’t had our 2nd yet and I flared up a little during delivery with our first. I would never get a c-section unless I had to so I had our son vaginally. Good luck

Q: Crohn’s Disease, Ulcerative Colitis, calorie intake?
I have Crohn’s disease, and am in a severe flare-up. I’m one of the weird people who have gained weight while having Crohn’s disease, despite the malnutrition, and awful damage to my intestines. Perhaps it’s from the medications I’ve taken.

I’ve recently started the Specific Carbohydrate Diet for IBDs, in hopes it will help me, and I’ve noticed that I’m not getting very many calories, normally only 1400 at the most. As someone with Crohn’s, should I be eating more calories than that? I’d like to lose some of the weight I’ve gained since having Crohn’s, but my health is my first priority. I’d rather be a little heavy and healthy, than thin and even sicker than I already am.

A: Health is of course the first priority. If you’re a growing teenager, you ought eat more than 1400 calories – but if you’re finished growing, 1400 won’t kill you. However, it is rather meager. The simplest thing to do would be to eat more, but exercise to match.

I know it’s difficult to exercise with the lack of energy that Crohn’s and UC bring, but if you’re worried about putting on weight, it’s a decent way to combat that. You could also try asking your doctor about other meds that might not cause this problem.

Q: Crohn’s Disease / Ulcerative Colitis information sought.?
I am a 31 year old female, I was diagnosed with Crohn’s or Ulcerative Colitis in May and am currently awaiting a test from Promethius that is supposed to distinguish between the two, I go see my G.I. specialist for the results later this month. Has anyone had this test done? Is there going to be a final answer, or will I need more tests after this? Any helpful info you can offer? I have changed my diet, lost weight and have only had one flare-up since being in the hospital….
I guess I should add that I turned down medications when I was in the hospital. The on-duty GI Specialist wanted to put me on Prednisone and I declined and signed myself out of the hospital and went home. My doctor and my personal GI Specialist both agree that I did the right thing and say my case is mild compared to most. My regular doctor doesn’t even agree with the diagnosis of Crohn’s/UC and thinks I don’t need any medication.
Also to help with nutrition and my arthritis,every day I try to take:
2 Omega 3,6,9 Complete EFA
2 Probiotics by Jarrow Formulas
1 Colostrum by Jarrow Formulas
1 Calcium Magnesium Zinc
2 Glucosamine w/ MSM
2 Wellness Formula by Source Naturals

A: Hey I had UC so I know what your going through. A good website is www.livingwithuc.com. The flare ups are unpredictable and pretty terrible. I stopped taking the medicine because it made it worse. Lately Ive been drinking Kefir probiotic and it has helped (sometimes). I recommend taking the meds, im actually about to see my gastro so I canget back on that.

Q: Do you or someone you know struggle with the pain of Crohn’s Disease or Ulcerative Colitis?
I was diagnosed 15 years ago, and this year I’m fighting back by riding my bicylce 210 miles in 3 days. To find out more, or to support me on this journey please visit www.ibdride.org/arwyatt

A: hi doc, i am a female crohn’s survivor dxed at the age of 12. Currently going in for outpt. surgery to have a fistula closed with surgical glue and stitches.

I hate this illness and wouldn’t wish it upon anyone. I am a local CCFA volunteer for our chapter but I had a stroke 3 yrs. ago so I can’t do much now.

Anyway, thank you for doing your part to bring attention to this disease. I hope to see a cure before too long.

God Bless You and may you have a successful ride and a long remission!!!

Q: Can clinical tests effectively distinguish between colitis and Crohn’s Disease?
Hello,
I had a colonoscopy done a week ago due to some severe abdominal pain and was subsequently put on Asacol. I got the biopsy results back today, and I either have infectious colitis or Crohn’s Disease. Based on my research, it is difficult to conclusively distinguish between colitis and Crohn’s. If I have infectious colitis, will I be on medication indefinitely? Or, is there anyone out there who knows what some distinguishing factors between the two might be? I am aware of the CCFA, but I would like some advice from people who are actually experiencing colitis/Crohn’s.

A: Crohn’s disease can effect anywhere from your throat to your rectum. Colitis only effects your colon. Your doctor should be able to tell which it is by a test or two.(Not quite sure which ones though it’s been awhile) You can always call and ask them though.

Q: Does anyone have Crohn’s Disease or Ulcerative Colitis?
I found this video on Youtube. It’s about The Exposition about Mycobacterium Avium Subespecies Paratuberculosis (MAP) and how it causes Crohn’s disease by professor John Hermon Taylor.

I honestly think we have something here and hopefully the first step toward a cure.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pYuf5rnnQo

A: If you ask me, it seems like there are different “types” of Crohn’s and colitis…but more so Crohn’s. So a cure would be awesome, but it seems like there would need to be a few cures for the different “types” of disease. I say this basically since some meds work so well for one person, but don’t do a thing for another. And how some people suffer more w/ fistulas for example, but another Crohn’s patient might never have one fistula at all. A lot of GI docs right now seem to say there isn’t enough evidence to support MAP, but if you ask me, it sure seems like it plays a role in Crohn’s disease. At least for some people. One thing that’s interesting to think about….if MAP does play a role, it’s interesting how immune suppressants help so many people, and don’t make the disease worse. You would think that if a bacteria like MAP plays a huge role in the disease, suppressing the immune system would let it grow more and lead to worsening disease.

Q: do you have ulcerative colitis/crohn’s disease?
I was in the hospital Thanksgiving 2005 and they were going to take my colon out. I had been hopitalized 4 times in less than 2 years and I couldn’t function. I literally crapped in my pants without knowing it. I was in so much pain they were dripping some really fantastic pain med into me– I was afraid I’d be an addict by the time I left the hospital.

I said “no”. My doctor got mad, kicked me out of the hospital. I started taking some SHAKLEE probiotics, detoxed on alfalfa and about 20 other bottles of stuff. Started getting better, then went to a doctor an hour and a half away from where I lived and started taking NAET treatments. The first time I had a flare-up I was scared to death I would end up in the hospital again. My new doctor told me to come down and I’d be fine. He did a treatment and it was gone within a few hours. Please– don’t let any doctor tell you that you have to take meds the rest of your life and you’ll never get better. It’s a lie.

http://www.naet.com
When I get real stressed I will have flare-ups, but he can take care of it. I can also eat anything I want to. Things that used to tear my stomach up.

A: THinking4U!

Good for you on the decision making. Take control and decide for yourself where your health will go. That is power and you used it! Take some more initiative and heal your issue for good. Learn about juice fasting and cleansing of the colon and liver.

“The body knows how to heal itself you just have to assist it”.

Here are a few other tips to follow.

Here is some info and remedies to help with your condition.

Causes
Crohn’s disease can be caused by a variety of factors, including poor diet and nutrition, food allergies, imbalanced levels of hydrochloric acid, impaired immunity, infections, lack of exercise, “leaky gut” syndrome, pharmaceutical drugs, and stress.

Note:
Pharmaceutical Drugs: The following drugs can all cause and exacerbate various gastrointestinal disorders, including Crohn’s disease: Accutane, Alka-Seltzer Antacid and Alka-Seltzer Pain Reliever, Anturane, Genuine Bayer Aspirin, Bayer Plus Aspirin, Bayer Regular Strength Enteric Aspirin, Bufferin Analgesic Tablets and Caplets, Ceptaz, Clinoril, Cuprimine, Ecotrin Enteric Coated Aspirin, Feldene, Ilosone, Lamprene, Leukine for IV Infusion, Lopid, Marplan, Meclomen, Novantrone, Paraplatin, Piroxicam, Prokine I.V. Infusion, Retrovir, Rynatuss, Supprelin Injection, Suprax, Ticlid, Tolectin, Toradol IM Injection, Trecator-SC, Trilisate, and Voltaren.

Quick Action Plan for Crohn’s Disease

1. Diet is of primary importance. Avoid all sugars, refined flour products, and carbohydrates, milk and dairy products, processed foods that contain preservatives and artificial sweeteners, alcohol, hydrogenated and trans-fatty oils, as well as foods that are common allergens.

2. Emphasize organic, fresh vegetables and non-citrus fruits, organic grains, as well as organic, free-range meats and poultry and wild-caught fish.

3. Drink plenty of pure, filtered water throughout the day. Gallon a day if you can.

4. Enema containing butyric acid two to five times a week. (Add one tablespoon of butyric acid to one quart of warm water.) Do a Colon Cleanse to clean out the toxins in the body. A liver cleanse will help new blood penetrate the sick areas and help the healing process.

5. Supplements with vitamin A, beta carotene, vitamin C, calcium, magnesium, potassium, and zinc, taken with a multivitamin/multimineral formula. Essential fatty acids, especial omega-3 oils, are also recommended.

6. Stress reduction through the use of various mind/body medicine techniques, such as biofeedback, hypnotherapy, meditation and relaxation exercises.

7. If you smoke, stop and if you are currently taking aspirin or other NSAIDs, consider replacing them with safer, more effective natural remedies.

8. Soothing baths two to five nights and alternating hot and cold water packs placed over the stomach and upper abdomen.

9. Juice remedies include aloe juice; wheatgrass juice; cabbage, papaya, and carrot juice; and carrot, beet, and cucumber juice.

10. Juice of half a lemon with warm water, especially in the morning.

11. Allow yourself to receive emotional support to help you embrace some of the common underlying issues identified with Crohn’s, such as abandonment, anger, disappointment and rage, which often settle in the gut. Seek out a therapist or other skilled practitioner that can guide you through emotional healing work.

Best of health to you

Q: what’s the different between ulcerative colitis and crohn’s disease?

A: Hi, this website compares the two

http://www.crohns.org.uk/

Just click on Ulcerative Colitis then click on Differences between CD and UC

If you have any other questions about Crohn’s then get in touch as i have suffered since 2004.

Q: please give me comparisson between crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.?

A: The most common disease that mimics the symptoms of ulcerative colitis is Crohn’s disease, as both are inflammatory bowel diseases( IBD) that can affect the colon with similar symptoms. It is important to differentiate these diseases, since the course of the diseases and treatments may be different. In some cases, however, it may not be possible to tell the difference, in which case the disease is classified as indeterminate colitis.

The most common symptom among the 2 are abdominal pains and bloody diarrhea. The swelling and inflammation of the intestinal lining causes pain and frequent emptying; resulting in diarrhea. Another symptom is rectal bleeding.

Crohn’s disease can affect any area of the GI tract, from the mouth to the anus, but it most commonly affects the lower part of the small intestine, called the ileum. In ulcerative colitis; there is inflammation as well as ulcers in the large colon.

The abdominal pains in Crohn’s Disease is located on the RLQ while the Ulcerative Colitis is on the LLQ.

Comparisons of various factors in Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis

Involves terminal ileum? Crohn’s -Commonly Ulcerative- Seldom

Involves colon? Crohn’s -Usually
Ulcerative- Always

Involves rectum? Crohn’s -Seldom
Ulcerative- Usually

Peri-anal involvement?
Crohn’s – Commonly
Ulcerative- seldom

Bile duct involvement? Crohn’s -Not associated Ulcerative- Higher rate of Primary sclerosing cholangitis

Distribution of Disease Crohn’s – Patchy areas of inflammation Ulcerative- -Continuous area of inflammation

Endoscopy Crohn’s – Linear and serpiginous (snake-like) ulcers
Ulcerative- Continuous ulcer

Depth of inflammation Crohn’s – May be transmural, deep into tissues
Ulcerative- Shallow, mucosal

Fistulae, abnormal passageways between organs Crohn’s -Commonly
Ulcerative- Seldom

Biopsy Crohn’s- Can have granulomata

Surgical cure? Crohn’s -Often returns following removal of affected part Ulcerative- Usually cured by removal of colon

Smoking Crohn’s-Higher risk for smokers Ulcerative- Lower risk for smokers

Autoimmune disease? Crohn’s -Generally regarded as an autoimmune disease
Ulcerative- No consensus

Cancer risk? Crohn’s Lower than ulcerative colitis
Ulcerative- Higher than Crohn’s

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