Hi, I hope it's okay if I do a little venting here! I've really been struggling lately with my IBD and I don't know where to turn. Since Monday I've been woken up most every morning with extremely intense joint pain in my knees and sometimes ankles and wrists (it jumps around). I'm pretty sure that it's arthritis...but it's sharp pain that's... Read more
I'm new at this whole IBD thing. Since I am on Prednisone (a steriod used to treat UC), the dosage decreases every 4 days. This can get really confusing!!! To help me take my medications correctly, I made a calendar and chart using Microsoft Word. Now I can refer to this when I'm filling my medications each week. I hope this sample will help... Read more
I found these statistics about IBD on the NDDIC website (http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/statistics/index.htm). I didn't know it was this rare...
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Incidence:Ulcerative colitis: 8 new cases per 100,000 people per year (1984-1993) Crohn's disease: 7 new cases per 100,000 people per year (1984-1993) Prevalence:Ulcerative... Read more
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