Crohn's Disease

hey,

i have crohns to. i was diagnosed when i was 13 (28 now). i had some brutal years at the beginning and actually had to get some surgery and part of my intestine removed

but!!

i just did tony hortons power 90 program and am now doing p90x and my stomach has never felt better!

exercising 6 days a week and eating right has put my crohns into remission!! i dont have to take any meds and ive never felt better!

Hello!

I was diagnosed when I was 16, 22 now and dealing with it off and on! I also had part of my colon resected and was off meds for awhile... then the unfortunate news of colonoscopy results showed it coming back.

I'm super food-sensitive so carbs are a mainstay for me, which leads to packing on the pounds when I don't pay attention. Plus fruit is super expensive for a college student too!

I also agree that when I do work out I feel much better!

Hey,

Sorry to butt in.I dont have crohns,I do suffer from another auto immune condition though and have been a long time(7 years),pred sufferer,so I know just how much chaos that drug can cause.Would be happy to help support anyone out there if I can be of help.

Best wishes and again sorry for butting in.

Good Luck....

So My name is Kristen and I'm married to a great man recently I have been diagnosed with IBS Crohn's Colitis Iron and B12 Deffiecient animea. I'm trying to lose wieght because I use to be 135 and since I was diagnosed they put me on prednisone and wonderful but deptrimental drug. It makes you gain tons of wieght. Now I am 225 and just need support, you don't have to be in the same situation I'm in but I just need some support. Thanks!!!

Hey All,

I'm an Ulcerative Collitis patient and was diagnosed when I was 22 (now 25). My disease progressed to a "severe" level and they have put me on 40mg of Prednisone for the first time in my battle. Wow does this drug suck! It makes you feel crumby, hurt everywhere, become lethargic, killer migraines, you name the side effect I've seen most of them.
When I got the news I was being put on Prednisone I made a deal with myself I was going to attempt to work my butt of and try not to bloat like a mammoth. I have been working out 5-6 times a week SIGNIFICANTLY harder then I have ever even attempted in the past and still losing the battle. I know the majority of it is the medication but it is still very difficult to stay positive. Working your butt off and seeing the scale only creep up more and more is killing me.
I just got married in March and my husband and I are hoping that after the course of this we will be able to attempt having our own children but we will see. Just very frusterated and discouraged at this point

Amanda

Hey there...I'm a Crohnie! Diagnosed as 22, now 28 (although I think I had it a long time before that). Used to be pretty heavy BC (before Crohns, haha) weighing about 168 at my heaviest. Now I'm 130, needing to be back down to about 120. This added weight, and being lazy with my exercise and food have caused me to go back on 6mp. And I'm feeling bad all the time. :0( Almost two months ago I started the Paleo diet. At first it was reall really hard...but then it just became my way of life. I had never felt better! I didnt lose any weight though, and after researching it, I have found that weight loss isn't really the main focus. I sort of fell off the paleo wagon just a little...and I realized that I had made myself lactose intolerant, and gluten intolerant. When I had either...I was doubled over. So that's where I'm at now...wanting to lose about ten pounds...and get back to a good exercise routine, and not be in pain. Colonoscopy next week.....hopefully things are looking good!!! (Small bowel resection in 2004).

Michelle

Yes. Feel free to add me.

Diagnosed at 21 (writing dissertation/trying to get a job) - it always seems to kick off at a crutial point in life!
I've been under control for the last year or so which has been great. But looks like I'm going to have to go back on the Adalimumab (Humira) as its starting to get worse again.

If only I could get the "weight loss" side effect of the disease maybe I wouldn't mind the stomach pain and unbearable joints...

Leila x

Don't have Crohn's but i have Lupus (SLE) another auto immune disorder. That damn prednisone!! ( I'm working on the weight part just wish my face wasn't so bloated. Ugh.