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Q: In Feb I had a colonoscopy. I was told that I have inflammatory bowel disease, colitis.?
I was told that I have inflammatory bowel disease, colitis. It is in the lower part of my large intenstine. At last I found out what has been giving me bad pains in the lower part of my pelvis. Had it for a few years and was always told it was “womens” problems! Back in Feb after losing a lot of blood the doctor here in France sent me to a specialist. She did the colonoscopy and took a biopsy, glad I was out cold. Anyhow, I was put on steroids for 6 months, just finished them. Pentasa, suppositories. Just getting pain back in lower pelvis!! is there anything I can do to stop it flaring up, ie diet? Hard to talk to consultant as her English is limited as is my French. I also put on weight with the steriods and they made me feel yuk, but they did take the pain away. Don’t want to go back on them but can’t find any positive information on searching the net. Any positive help would be appreciated. Thank you.

A: My mum has UC and has had for over 30 years. Steriods generally only used during ongoing attack, the trick is to prevent or lessen attacks. You need to work out how to do this, ie what causes you pain. My mum can’t eat anything fibrous – fruit, veg (esp tomatoes), steaks, brown bread, potato jackets, spicy food, alcohol. You have to kinda work it out for yourself – keep a food diary. She mainly sticks with chicken, pork and pasta. I could tell you so much more but there is so little space here and I don’t want to leave a massive answer. So my mums best advice is: Visit the website below. My mum did and is a member of NACC, she has found them a great source of help as all the members have either Crohns or UC. Lots of info in their newsletters.

The more you learn about your illness and how it affects YOU the better you can control it and the better your long term outcome. My mum has extensive large bowel ulceration and has managed to avoid hospitalisation for the last 20 years and has never been under the surgeons knife.

All the very best 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: Is it Gall Bladder disease? Colitis? Or an Ulcer?
I went to the dr’s yesterday for constant diarrhea, like 3 or 4 times a week.Constant pain in my left side and back and sometimes in the center of my stomach by my breast bone. He seems to think it is one of these 3 things and wants me to have a ultrasound… Which I have scheduled for Sept 8th. I don’t go back to him until Sept 29th for my follow up unless something shows up on the ultrasound.In the meantime he gave me Zantac 300 to take twice a day… I would like to know what I am dealing with here. I am a lot scared and would like some advice … Please help!

A: Hi,
My husband has had Crohn’s/Ulcerative Colitis for 20 years now (they go back and forth on the diagnosis, currently, they’re calling it Colitis). Recently, he has developed severe nausea and vomiting, and had a scope test and colonoscopy to see what was going on. They said he was in a flare-up of colitis but did not think the nausea and vomiting were related (they did rule out ulcers), so they ordered tests specific to the gall bladder. He had an ultra sound and a follow up nuclear test (radioactive dye and scan) and has been diagnosed with a low-functioning gall bladder. He did not have the common gall bladder pain but the doctor knew what to look for. He will be having surgery in the next 2 weeks to have it removed. I would recommend having the ultrasound and any follow up tests (radioactive dye tests possibly) to rule out the gall bladder. If it is the gall bladder, it is such a simple operation these days – orthoscopic, and is out-patient surgery. Your story makes me wonder if after the gall bladder

Q: Sick from 2006 till present .Colitis ,mineures Disease , Hyper Hydrosis , can they all be related?
Medical History , Looking for the Relation of my symptoms and maybe some insight into them. I am at the end of my rope and doctors dont seem to care.

I am a 23 year old male . I was born with Cerebral Palsy and premature . The CP effects me by way of minor motor skill impairment and effects my left side more which makes me walk pidgin toed etc. It is spastic cerebral palsy which makes my muscles more tense then usual.

I also have asthsma which was bad but barely comes and goes in the recent 5 years of my life.

I was on paxil from 05-06.

Feb 2006 About three months after stopping . I woke up one morning to being almost deaf in my left ear vomiting and having severe nausea. The docotor diagnosed me with Mineures disease and started me on prednesone for one week and did tympanic steroid injections which brought back most of my hearing in my left ear but i have constant tinnitus which flares up and fades since then till now .

I then developed constant sweating under my arms they labeled hyperhydrosis . Previous to this i never even had to use antiperspirant because i was not a sweaty person.

I then developed Colitis in December 2006 . I Battled with constant diarrhea and constant watery stool . I had severe weight loss and mal nutrition . I went from well built 185 pounds to about 150 pounds and looked like somone who was on chemo therepy . The doctors said they thought i had a yeast infection in my bowels so i started on a yeast cleanser . About a year later after taking probiotics daily a strong multi vitamin and eating very healthy .The Symptoms stopped

Now within the last week. All the symtoms are back . They did a wheat gluten test . I am not allergic. They found my white blood cell to be high .

I started on cipro floxin 2x a day for 10 days.
Flagyl 250 mg 3x a day for 10 days
Benyl 2 x a day for ten days.

The medication seems to be working but .

I have acne on my face and some on my body which i am the kind of person to have a pimple here n there randomly but nothing serious.

I have become very pale and EXHAUSTED! I am sleeping 12-13 hours a day between work n school and at night and I look like when i had insomnia. My eyes are black underneeth and all iwant to do is crawl in bed.

I was wondering . if any of these symptoms could be the effect of another disease that could tie them all together .

It just seems to me that they all seem to go off at once .
I was fine for a year leading a normal life with only my ear ringing still quietly etc.

Now i have a roar in my ear , Upset stomach , Im restless etc

Can anyone help me , or think of what i can do to get an answer?

Saw a ENT who diagnosed me with

A: Wow, I really feel for you. I’m not a doctor, but I read a lot of medical stuff and I wonder about the Paxil. Symptoms of each of the issues you present with can be found with Paxil use or withdrawal. Did you have a physician supervise stopping your use of Paxil? Not extremely common side effects for most of them, but you can check out the Paxil info: http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic/parox_ad.htm (This is the same info you can find at the GlaxoSmithKline website, you can download a pdf there.)

The other sort of connection I see is that it’s possible they all may have some sort of neurological link. Your CP is most likely from brain injury due to being premature — or CP can actually happen in utero and issues before birth may be the cause for prematurity. (My teen son was born at 23 weeks, and I’ve done a lot of research on prematurity.) CP can show up in all parts of your body (even affecting eating, digestion, etc), so I wonder if somehow there is some sort of connection. It is not uncommon for preemies to have issues show up as adults. Two you should watch for are high blood pressure and mental health issues. These are most common in the earliest preemies but possibly can happen in preemies who have issues like CP.

I’ve decided it’s better to know all this stuff even though I don’t like hearing it – because I can act on it. I know I need to keep a watch on my son’s bp more than I would if he weren’t premature and also his mental health and make sure he’s not having too much stress in school, etc. Better to be aware.

Did the doctor check your pituitary gland?

It seems like you need to see another doctor, maybe at a big health center where they can easily send you to a doctor in a different department if necessary. I don’t usually like teaching hospitals, but you might find help at one. Think UCLA or a similar facility in your area.

There are different types of the issues you mention, Colitis, Meniere’s, and Hyperhidrosis, it may be important to know which types you have to know how they may be connected.

I would also suggest looking on the internet for support groups for each of these issues and see if you can find anyone who is going through what you are. Please be careful of the scam cures and misinformation you’ll find online.

Can you work on controlling your stress levels? It appears all of those issues may be affected by stress. Walking is a great stress reliever, and you might want to try meditation, yoga or anything else that would work to release your stress.

Take care and good luck in finding the answer.

Q: Ulcerative Colitis (chrons disease)?
I got really sick (hot flashes, fatigue and vomiting, also almost passed out, and was sweating out of control, as well as diareah) Im 19 and this is what my doc said i have. said i have a infection in my colon and small intestance… Also said it looks like it could be as bad as CHRONS. So he scheduled me for a colonoscopy.

I dont know anything about this disease..can you help me? is it really bad? does it go away? is it from diet or stress?

A: hi kimi, I am a crohn’s pt. for 28 yrs. The accurate information is on the crohn’s and colitis foundation site. It explains what it is, what it isn’t, the symptoms, tests to dx it, latest meds to treat it, etc.

There is also a live chat & hotline run by healthcare experts as well as an open forum where pts. and family members can post questions to others.

Surgery is always a last resort until all other avenues fail . Then a total colectomy (removal of entire colon) and permanent ileostomy(bag attached to the abdomen is given). I’ve had one for 23 yrs. and nobody knows I have it unless I tell them. It is NOT a cure but does improve my life as I no longer live in the bathroom.

Crohn’s affects anywhere from the mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestines, large intestines, anus, and rectum. Ulcerative Colitis affects the large colon, rectum, and anus, only. They only way to determine which one is via a scope and blood work.

They have been making remarkable strides into what causes CD. CCFA has that info on its site that they have identified some genes that have the crohn’s marker. CD can be very painful and cause severe abdominal pain, fatigue, stomach spasms, as well as joint pain, eye trouble, skin trouble, etc. (more info on ccfa site).

CCFA has educational and support chapters throughout the USA. Definitely look into the site and see if there is a chapter near you.

Feel free to email me if you have questions. Folks with CD can lead a normal life provided they take their meds, don’t smoke, don’t drink, eat healthy when in remission, and exercise.

I am living proof of that and I know what I am talking about. I have lived with it since I was a kid. I’ve been in your shoes. My heart goes out to you. good luck.

Q: Why isnt Crohns and Colitis under diseases and conditions?
As these are chronic diseases I cant understand why this is not under the above. Not only myself but there is a great number of people that suffer with this, and being able to look up to see what people are asking and answering would be a great help, and also make people aware this disease is an awful thing to have and cope with.

A: You can make suggestions for additions to the categories by going to the Forum:

http://suggestions.yahoo.com/?prop=answers

Hopefully one of the staff members could answer your question.

I’ve had ulcerative colitis but have been in remission from it for almost 15 years. I used to have medication for it but no longer find it is necessary. I don’t know if this is considered a spontaneous cure or not, but I didn’t do anything special at all. It just stopped. But I certainly remember all the hospital and doctor visits (regular sigmoidoscopy). I just have a regular doctors visit every year and a scheduled colonscopy to make sure everything is clear.

Q: What foods are harsh on you if you’re prone to ulcerative colitis or chrones disease?
Or what foods are beneficial also

Thanks
My friend has to go get checked for it, but it runs in her family so I want to give her some advice, thanks

A: Those are 2 different diseases.

Chrons people can’t eat seeds.

I have UC. I can pretty much eat what I want but I try not to eat alot of bread products or too many things with yeast. If I’m having a flareup, then I stop eating rough food like salads, and raw vegetables.

At my worst, about the only think I can eat is meat.

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: How many people have heard of Krohns Disease or Ulcerative Colitis?
I do a lot of work to bring about awareness of Krohn’s Disease (which I have) and Ulcerative Colitis, so I was wondering how many people really know what it is. If you do, where did you learn about it? If you know someone with either would you be willing to share a story about it with me? Especially if the person is younger, like me and the people I talk to about it…Do you have any questions about it you would like to ask me? Thanks so much!
*Crohn’s, sorry for the mispelling, it was a typo

A: I have known a few people with Crohn’s disease, and with Ulcerative Colitis. There are a couple of groups on Yahoo that can help you meet others with the disease, and can help you with symptoms, medicines, and other issues. I joined a group for IBD and it really helps with food choices, and figuring out what to expect.

Q: Crohns disease and Colitis…questions please help…?
One of my younger brothers was diagnosed with Crohns disease a few years ago at the age of 20…he is now 24 and has not gotten it under control, he is not worried and refuses to change his lifestyle to adapt to his disease…he still smokes/drinks and eats junk….which has only added to the problem…my parents have told him that his lifestyle teamed with his disease will eventually kill him…
Now my other (much) younger brother has been diagnosed with Colitis and possibly Crohns…he is only 12. My mother has done EVERYTHING in her power to help him…shes taken him to Dr after Dr…specialists, Gastroenterologists, Homeopathic Drs, Healers, and hospital after hospital…hes had several very invasive and painful testing done…he is now on steroids and a plethera of pills…and he is very depressed…he is missing school, falling behind and missing out on life because he has to be in the restroom constantly and is actually afraid to eat…my family is so worried about him…he remembers my parents telling my other brother that he may die an early death because of it and there is no cure….so now the 12 year old is worried…he has been told that he has to take meds for the rest of his life…what can we do, is there anything that can save him from a life of taking drugs, being in pain and keep him from worrying? What are the side effect of taking them forever? Is there really no hope for a cure? Please, if you know anything about these diseases and have any ideas of what we can do or where to go from here..your help would be appreciated immensly!

A: ok, i thnk ive been diagnosed wit a small case a ulcerative(sp) colitis, when i was the same age, 12, im 19 now and my case has dwindled, thank god, i had 2 colonoscopy(sp)…and my mother was veryyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy worried so she took me overseas where my mother is from (bolivia) and she took me to a doc. and sometimes here they overlook some causes, but when i was overseas, parasites, was part of illness that caused my colitis. i took like 2-4 different pills and enemas(sp) and i was just tired of it and didnt take anythin and told my mom i did take my pills when i really wasnt, but my colitis is on and off and sometimes really bad and sometimes i dont have any side effect for months or even yrs. but yes ur diet has has has has to change. send me an email if u have more questions

Q: Has anyone ever been tested for Celiac disease, what is it, and what kind of tests are given to detect it?
Can Celiac disease be mistaken for inflammatory bowel disease or Colitis when it is really Celiac disease and not either of these ?

A: These days a blood test can tell whether a person has celiac or not, although its not infallible. You have to have been eating gluten containing items for at least several weeks before taking this test.

Celiac affects the small intestine, while I believe the other two affect the large intestine.
I was diagnosed with it in ‘ 85 with an x-ray of the small (upper) intestine after drinking a barium milkshake. This showed that they were a real mess. A week later they took a biopsy scraping by sending an instrument down my throat, through the stomach and into the UI.

When you have Celiac, you lack the enzyme that breaks down gluten in foods. The gluten then destroys the cilia, or intestinal nutrient-gathering hairs in the UI. So instead of having a ’shag carpet’ in there to make use of the nutrients in food, you end up with ‘linoleum’, which gathers nothing. Your body begins to starve for lack of nutrition.

Sorry, I don’t know how they go about diagnosing the other things you’ve mentioned.

Good Luck. I sincerely hope you find a solution to whatever the problem is.

Q: What are the symptoms of Chrons disease and Ulcerative Colitis?
Something isnt right with me lately, (this is my symptoms) I have abdominal pain for 1 month now in the same area (lower right side) and pale yellow diarreah that is sometimes once a day to ten times a day…I am constantly tired and in pain.. they ruled out appendicitis, cysts, a hernia, and bowel obstruction….they think i might have one of these disorders listed above, I have a young baby to take care of and I feel like crap, any information would be greatly appreciated thank you!

A: I would look up either Celiac Disease or since you have a baby: Endometriosis. Look those up. They sound like your symptoms. But don’t worry, these are treatable!

Good luck and I hope this helps!

Q: What are the differences between Crohns disease and Ulcerative Colitis?
I would really prefer an expert or a personal account and not a google search, Thank You.

A: ulcerative colitis (UC) and crohn’s disease are both inflammatory bowel diseases of which the cause is still unknown. The main difference is the parts they affect. Crohn’s can affect any part of the digestive tract from the mouth to the anus whereas UC only affects the large bowel.

Going into more detail:
Crohn’s has so called skip lesions, where the inflammation extends up the digestive tract but misses sections out and ’skips’ from one part to the next. Whereas UC is continous inflammation of the colon with no skips.
In crohn’s deep ulcers and fissures are seen in the lining of the digestive tract and they have a cobblestone appearance. In UC the lining is red and bleeds and sometimes has ulcers and pseudo polyps.
In crohn’s the iflammation is not confined to the lining but can spread outwards through the tissue of the bowel and granulomata may be present. However in UC only the lining of the bowel is inflammed and no granulomata are present. but goblet cell depletion and crypt abscesses can be found.

Q: Chrons Disease Ulcerative colitis IBS.?
I was wondering About Chrons Disease and Ulcerative colitis and IBS. My friend has symptoms that are similar to all of these. Shes been in so much abdominal pain lately. What were your first signs. What happens.When to seek help… I would really like to help her out. Any stories would be appreciated

A: Your friend should really consider going to the doctor. The symptoms of IBS, and all forms of colitis (Crohn’s, collagenous, lymphocytic, etc.) , celiac disease, lactose intolerance, soy intolerance, casein intolerance are all very similar. Tests need to be run to rule out (or in) what her issue is. Please tell your friend that her best option is to see her doctor and then ask for a referral to a gastroenterologist.

Q: Has anyone gotten Crohns Disease or Colitis after taking Accutane?
This is very important! So a couple of years ago my sister took Accutane, and after taking it she got Ulcerative Colitis; my family and I are trying to make the company out of business, because Accutane almost killed my sister. We don’t want doctors to recommend it because we don’t want others to go through what my sister did. Due to the Accutane, my sister has no colon and has an Illieo ostomy. The only way we can get the company out of business is if we get information from other people who went through similar things because of it so we can make our case.

A: theres nothing you can really do, it is listed as on of the rare but potentrial adverse effects so they have technically relinquished their responsibility,

There is risk with all medication, your sister was just one of the unfortunate ones.

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