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Living with an illness

Kirstie Schattmann @mamabear098 (8) 25 Jul 17

One year ago I was diagnosed with Crohn's Disease. Each day is a struggle. Before removing my polyps, I was having such bad episodes that I would pass out in pain on my kitchen floor as my two year old stood over me watching. I...

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Getting a port for Remicade

Virgie60 @Virgie60 (556) • United States 23 Oct 11

What do you think of getting a port put in for Remicade? My daughter is an awful stick and the nurse keeps telling her to get a port. But I am thinking that would just make life easier for the nurse and maybe isn't even necessary....

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Do You Have Crohn's Disease?

scshissler @scshissler (109) • United States 18 Jan 08

Do you suffer from Chrohn's? How severe are your symptoms and what are they? How do you handle them? Do you take any medications? Have you altered your diet to alleviate your symptoms? How long have you suffered from Crohn's/when...

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Prozac for Kids??

RhodaK @RhodaK (177) • United States 7 Jun 07

My 11 year old daughter was just put on Prozac (10 mg a day) for her Crohn's disease. She has had all the traditional meds for crohn's and supposedly the Prozac is supposed to help stomach pains. I have heard about the dangers of...

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Does Remicade REALLY work?

RhodaK @RhodaK (177) • United States 31 May 07

My 11 year old daughter was diagnosed with Crohn's in Feb. of this year. We have tried prednisone, Azasan, and Remicade. She has been hospitalized 3 times since she was diagnosed. Finally we went to Remicade and she just had her...

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living with crohn's disease

garfieldusa @garfieldusa (11) • United States 8 Mar 07

I was diagnosed with Crohn's disease about 9 years ago. You would think that I would have adjusted to it by now but it is so difficult. Even now my husband just does not get that I am sick even though I look fine on the outside....

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How involved are you with your health care decisions?

kelly60 @kelly60 (4546) • United States 23 Feb 07

Years ago a doctor put me on several medications for my Crohn's disease and colitis that had some horrible side effects. My body grew weak. I could barely hold my head up without massive pain. I did some research and found one...

Health care in your country.

Trevan82 @Trevan82 (67) • Sweden 12 Jan 07

How is the health care in your country? In Sweden we have one of the best health care in the world. I suffer from Crohns and i´ve had it since i was six years old. I cant say its easy since i´ve had alot of problems with it. My...

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Crohn's disease

lulu897 @lulu897 (176) • Canada 26 Nov 06

Does anyone here suffer from Colitis or Ileitis. I have been suffering with it for 15 years, I have had 4 surgerys. Finally though there is a treatment that I go for every 9 weeks that has helped me a great deal , I hardly ever...

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