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i've losing weight like crazy... i was 127 for ever... out of nowhere
i started losing weight... yesterday i was 119, today i'm 118... i
went from 127 to 118 in a month... i don't know what could be causing
it.. i was 135 when i was on prednisone.. then i got really sick and
lost 7 pounds in 4 days... then i dropped down to 127 have been stuck
there for almost a year... i do have a cold that i just caught a
couple days ago.. but other then that, my eating habits haven't
changed and neither has anything else.... let me know what you guys
think....

your fellow crohnie,
Erica





Mon Sep 26, 2005 3:07 am

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i've losing weight like crazy... i was 127 for ever... out of nowhere i started losing weight... yesterday i was 119, today i'm 118... i went from 127 to 118...
Erica McKinley
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Sep 26, 2005
3:08 am

Erica, I think with all the bathroom trips, that the weight loss sneaks up on you. It is quite common with Crohn's (I am sure Matt will agree)and I think...
Casey Smith
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Sep 26, 2005
3:54 am

Erica, can you tolerate the 350 calorie Ensure? Hope it helps. Sylvia...
Sylvia Quittman
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Sep 26, 2005
8:58 am

yeah i try to drink about three a day. i used to just shit it out right when i drank it but now it stays in me which is cool. i drink them as a meal...
Steven Schaefer
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Sep 26, 2005
6:35 pm

Erica, When I was having a major flare, I kept losing weight as well. It *COULD* be malabsorbtion, or the body not digesting properly because of an increase...
Wagner, Jon
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Sep 26, 2005
3:07 pm

this site seems to be good for Crohn's and they have celebrities and doctors doing live shows you can listen on in frequently via the phone and net..... ...
Casey Smith
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Sep 27, 2005
3:54 am

mea culpa....I meant 350 calories of Ensure not 350 mgs. Too used to talking about meds in mgs. Sylvia...
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Sep 26, 2005
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