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flareup chrohns

i have chrohns disease and this past week ive been flaring, ive been to hospital they wanted to admit me but i said i would try treatment at home. every yr around spring ive been getting flares im very sick right now i dont like to be in the hospital becouse im with pain from also fibromyagia and i have severe gerd when i go im in so much more... Read more Chevron

posted 04/13/2008, comments (0)|

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Laurel Schwartz

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My Life with Crohn's Disease: "Kiss Me Goodbye"

"Kiss me good bye, I'm defying gravity, and you can't pull me down!!!" These words came from the mouth of a girl most of America has grown very well acquainted with over the years. They were said by the Wicked Witch of The West from the Wizard of Oz. When most people think of the Wicked Witch of the West, they think of the... Read more Chevron

posted 04/07/2008, comments (6)|

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22wendylou

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To medicate or not to medicate?

I will try to be brief. I am a 36 year old female who has been given a "working" diagnosis of crohn's. I have never actually tested positive even though I've had several prometheus lab tests done. My docs in recent years have discovered thickening of the ileum consistent with crohn's. However, my symtoms and recurrence of... Read more Chevron

posted 01/08/2008, comments (9)|

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Danielle

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I have been living with symptoms since I was about 9 years old, maybe younger. My parents divorced when I was very young so my symptoms were dismissed as being emotionally related or a cry for attention. As I got older I guess I had convinced myself that these things WERE either in my head or just something that everyone went through. In my... Read more Chevron

posted 11/21/2007, comments (2)|

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