Hey, My name is Rachel and I am 22. I just got Crohns Colitis last
thursday.. very depressing for me. My family never had it. I feel I
am the only one in the world who have it.. but alot of people have
them.. and I live in Indiana..

I am waitin for doctor to tell me what foods, meds, not to take
or you can eat or take..

Talk to you again next time!

Rach-


--- In crohns_n_colitis@yahoogroups.com, "Samantha" <slide_em@...>
wrote:
>
> Hi!
> My name is Samantha and I'm a 17 year old female living in
Australia.
> About 3 weeks ago I noticed a change in my bowel movements and
> started to bleed and experience pain. I went to the doctors and
they
> did blood tests and stool samples, nothing showed up. I
continued
> to get worse and they treated me for numerous conditions.
> I had a colonoscopy yesterday and the bad news is that it's
> ulcerative colitis. I've never ever been sick before in my
life.
> I dont feel sick, havent lost weight (i'm only very little, always
> have been). I dont have all the details because I have to go
back
> to the specialist in a week to get biopsy results etc. I'm on
> prednisone and sulfur tablets (cant remember the name - they are
> yellow).
> I was supposed to leave for the US for a 3 month holiday on
Saturday,
> so obviously that's on hold for a month or so. Pretty devastated
> about that.
> But I was told that I'm lucky I was diagnosed now, because if I'd
> flown I would have required colon surgery.
> They also dont seem to know what caused it. 2 years ago my
father
> passed away, so I've been under a lot of stress, and also my
father
> had U.C. about 20 years ago, but seemed to recover pretty much.
>
> I have so many questions, I guess that the specialist will answer
> them.
> I just hope that they can manage it, as I said I havent felt sick
at
> all, just a bit of pain and feeling worn down.
>
> Right now, I just have to take my medication and keep an eye on my
> weight and nutrient levels.
>
> Hoping to get lots of support from people who know what it's like
and
> have been confused like me at some stage but who see the light now.
>
>
> Samantha
>