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Small Bowel/Ileocecal Valve Resection: 10 months post-op and no relief
In July 2022, I randomly had a partial bowel obstruction at age 22. I went to the ER and I was told that the reason...
SIBO forever due to ileocecal valve removal?
I’m at a loss and could use some input from anyone familiar with my story. I had my ileocecal valve (ICV) removed about 18 months...
Plummer Vinson Syndrome
Has anyone ever been diagnosed with this? I also have esophageal webs and they have to do an EGD every 3-4 months to stretch my...
Stuck in the middle
I have Crohn's and my GI doctor here in Dallas found a stricture during a colonoscopy and EMRI. He told me to see a surgeon...
Multiple medical disciplines- how do you manage it all?
I have an appointment with my Gastroenterologist this morning. Before cancer I was diagnosed with Crohn's Disease (2022). Crohn's is an autoimmune disease and it...
Frequent Pooping without Constipation or Diarrhea
Hello, My dad frequently poops, at least four times a day and around four times a night. But, unusually, he does not have diarrhea or...
Renvok side effects
I am a little quite weary about the side effects of renvok for crohn's disease.
Non-alcoholic fatty liver-share your home remedies?
I'm a 74 year old female, 53 year Crohn's patient, treated heavily with steriods(prednisone) for 10 years early on. Now stable with Imuran.2019 diagnosed with...
FYI - New Mayo-published book on Digestive Health
I wanted to share that the 4th edition of Mayo Clinic on Digestive Health is available. Description below: "Chances are, you've experience heartburn, gas, nausea,...
Exhausted from digestive conditions
Where to start...? I’ve had many health problems my entire life. From kidneys, ovaries , gall bladder, appendix , IBS, Crohn’s, Gastroparesis, blockages, obstructions and...
J-pouch Removal?
Hi all, with a diagnosis of aggressive ulcerative colitis, I had a colectomy and an ileoanal anastomosis surgery (j-pouch) in 1983. Over the years I...
Convulsions after fainting.
Has anyone with Crohns experienced syncope followed by convulsions? (Not seizures. I don't lose conscience. )
Nausea & vomiting going on 8 weeks after iron infusion
Has anyone had nausea, vomiting, & horrible taste for 8 weeks after receiving iron infusion? Have had Crohns Disease since a child ( for over...
Zoom support group for Chron's disease?
Hello, I was originally diagnosed with a mesenteric mass that was possibly a Neuroendocrine Tumor. It turns out it was inflammation. I found a support...
Chronic diarrhea
I've had chronic diarrhea for a year and 2 months. I've been seeing a gastroenterologist since December 2020. I've been tested for celiac, c diff,...
Chronic Upper Abdominal Pain without an answer
I have had chronic upper abdominal pain (mostly center and to the left) for about a year. It has worsened over the past 4-5 months...
Diverticulitis and persistent pain
I was diagnosed with diverticulitis almost 2-years ago. Prior to diagnosis, I started feeling better rather quickly but went to the doctor as the pain...
Focal Active Colitis? Help
My gut issues started after taking a course of antibiotics for my stomach H pylori infection. Now I don't have H pylori anymore but my...
C Diff and neck pain?
I’m a 65yo woman diagnosed with Crohns, ulcerative colitis, anemia and liver cirrhosis. I’ve been seriously ill and hospitalized On and off for a few...
Five Things I Wish I’d Known Before My Chronic Illness
This article is in today's New York Times: Five Things I Wish I’d Known Before My Chronic Illness. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/18/smarter-living/five-things-i-wish-i-knew-chronic-illness-crohns-disease-ibd.html I hope this link works. If...