Hi, I have Crohn's, and am often bothered by perineal and/or perirectal irritation, itching, and pain. Sometimes it hurts to walk. I am trying collodial...
i tend to have the same irritation and i find that using a wet wipe helps keep some of this from occuring i make sure that ther is cery little alcohol in them...
April, thanks very much for your suggestions. I do use a variety of diaper wipes, including what some authors have suggested, wetted, very soft toilet paper....
I use Tucks medicated pads. I don't use the pad as a wipe, I stick the pad  (I have no other way of saying this) between my butt cheeks and leave it...
I homeschool too. Some days are better than others. My boys are 4 and 7 and although they are delightful, there are days where I feel cruddy and we'll just...
Hi Heather! I did homeschool for a couple months. I am just so sick right now, that my son will go to public middle school this fall. Melissa Sent from AT&T's...
Freetoamble, I try to use a "Sitz Bath" unit (a Rubbermaid product), 2x-3x times a day, if at all possible during the day while at home; when my Fisula is...
I am here. I would like to be on vacation. Ash Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry ... From: ozy <osnathr@...> Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:00:24 To:...
I'm new to this group and to this illness. I had no idea I was getting so sick. I thought my stomach was just getting more sensitive to fried food and...
I'm still here. ... From: mlwpdb <mlwpdb@...> Subject: [crohns_n_colitis] Is anyone here? To: crohns_n_colitis@yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday, August 25,...
I have a friend with Sjogrens and one with Lupus and I cannot imagine having both and the possibility of Crohns.   I am 65 yrs old and have probably had...
Hello everyone, I have not been on in a while, but I am 27 and have had crohns since I was 16. I have been reading the blogs and fortunately I have been...
Welcome to the group! I also have fibromyalgia and am on disability, though not for the fibro totally. Having crohns, depression, anxiety and severe fatigue...
Melissa, I also have crohns and fibromyalgia and deal with pain meds, I'm also on remicaade altho may have to go off it because of mono virus not going away!...
Ø I have a friend with Sjogrens and one with Lupus and I cannot imagine having both and the possibility of Crohns. I was feeling pretty well adjusted to the...
Angela: Thanks for responding.  If you want to meet with others who have Crohn's or UC, some hospitals have support groups...you can find out if there is...
Does the remicade seem to help your crohns? I think remicade or humira might be the next route my GI may need to go, cause nothing else seems to work for me....
Remicade has kept crohns at bay for 3 years. Sent from my BlackBerry device on the Rogers Wireless Network ... From: "mlwpdb" <mlwpdb@...> Date: Sat, 29...
Does anyone take Align? It’s $29+ for a 28 day supply. I’m hoping to find a better price. Any suggestions? Angela Does anyone take Align? It’s $29+...
no....i've taken the probiotic, acidophillus Pearls.....great when you are on antibiotics, just take them twice a day instead of once and no diahhrea! let me...
Have you had any major side effects from the Remicade? My doctor wants to try and avoid the side effects if he can find something else to help me. Melissa...
I took Remicade for 18 months and felt wonderful.  Got back energy, stopped flare ups. Unfortunately, I developed an allergy and had to stop Remicade. ...
Hi Everyone I’m new to this forum, so let me introduce myself. My name is Andrew, and I first contracted Crohn’s Disease ten years ago. I know you are all...
Hi, I have not posted here in a while. Well, here is an update with me. I had surgery a little over 2 years ago, they took part of my colon, and my ilieum. I...
I am sorry to hear about your health issues. I have not taken cimzia nor have I heard of anyone else taking it, so I'm afraid I'm not very helpful.  Some...