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Q: Is Crohnes Disease a medical disqualifier for the Coast Guard?
I want to apply to the Coast Guard Academy next year, but I have Chrones disease. I’m worried that that is going to medically disqualify me. I don’t have it as bad as a lot of other people and I’m on Pentasa to help prevent another flare up. I’ve only had one flare up and it was two years ago. Anybody have any answers?

A: Yes. The medical standard is below. And, despite the hope of another person who answered this question, I’m not a doctor. Just someone who did 13 years as a Navy Hospital Corpsman and retired as an officer in the Navy Medical Department in Health Care Administration.

Q: if you have crohnes disease, is it possable to get into the navy with a medical waiver?

A: Not sure…Crohnes was part of the reason I was Medically Retired from the Army after 13 years…having to go to the Latrine a lot is not good for the Military…but you can try…

Q: can you get into the navy sea cadet corp with crohnes disease?

A: The Sea Cadet program is run by the Navy League of the United States. It is not run by the Department of the Navy and is not a branch of the armed forces of the United States.

Q: What’s a good diet for Crohnes Disease?
My 30 year old son just came home from the hospital with this diagnosis and another appointment in a month.
No information at all.

A: hi lady, I am a female crohn’s pt. for over 20 yrs.

Check out the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation’s website as they have updated information on diet, drug therapy, exercise, etc. There is also a live chat & a hotline you or he can call to speak to a healthcare expert.

There is also an open forum where you can post this question and get better answers from those who actually have this illness.

He can make an appointment w/a registered dietician at the hospital he was at as they deal with folks who are on special diets due to their illness.

I truly understand your concern as a parent. My folks went through the exact thing. Luckily, the local CCFA chapter helped educate them when I was being treated at 12 yrs. of age w/it.

Definitely check out CCFA’s site, find a local CCFA chapter near you, attend a meeting to meet others who have IBD (crohn’s or ulcerative colitis), and have your son make an appt. to meet with a registered dietician to get some meal ideas.

best of luck to you both.

Q: can you get into the military with if you have crohnes disease?
i just have to take one pill a day or else ill get stomach aches and throw up, but i dont want that one little thing to ruin my future by keeping me out of the military

A: Crohn’s disease is disqualifying for enlistment or appointment.

Q: help for crohnes disease?
Hi, i have crohnes and none of the methods of treatment have helped. They want to just give me pain killers and tell me to walk it off since i rarely actually get a painful episode.

But recently its been about 2x a week i will go into excrutiating pain seemingly untriggered. I really want this to stop so i can continue working undisturbed. Its embarrasing having to go home saying your stomach hurts. (Which it does, but they dont seem to understand the magnitude of pain im about to experience)

My doctor is trying to do some tests blah blah

would you have any recomendations for now on how to help the pain?

I here that crohnes is a new type of disease with the possible connection to the chemicals and hormones in food now adays causing genetic faults during development. Should i stop eating meat?

A: My friend has Crohnes and she stopped drinking milk and eating dairy, she said it killed her when she was have icecream or a glass of milk. I wish I had better advice for you but you could try it. I suffer from IBS, which is similar so I can totally understand what you are talking about when it comes to the pain. It is embarrassing and it hurts so terribly, people really don’t understand the magnitude of the pain. I have cut out most of my diary and it has helped me as well. I also took up yoga and the stretching has really helped me. Hang in there. I am not sure about the meat…Red meat always messes me up though. It is so hard to digest and if I do eat a steak 2 days later I am in so much pain. I say, if it hurts just stop. Maybe try just poultry for awhile and see if there is a difference. Good luck, keep us all posted!

Q: crohnes.com?
Is anyone allergic to the medications and if so what have you found to help you keep your crohnes undecontrol?

A: glyconutrients have reversed this.

info on my page and blog roll.

Q: Will I get Crohnes Disease?
hi :) I was recently told that crohnes disease is a genetic one and my dad, my aunt, my grandma and loads of my cousins have it! Could you please tell me what the chances are of me getting this disease. Thanks :)

A: The causes of Crohn’s are not fully understood. There is a genetic element to its occurrence but this is not a simple case of genetic inheritance.

It is quite possible to have relatives with the disease and never develop it yourself.

If the disease is going to appear it will normally do so in early adulthood.

There is, at present, no way to predict if you will develop the condition but it is considered to be a rare condition so your chances of developing it are small.

Here is a link to an NHS website which will give you more information:

http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Crohns-disease/Pages/Introduction.aspx

Q: my son was told he has mono rsv and crohnes.how long till hes well?

A: Sadly, if your son has Crohn’s (an autoimmune disease) he will never be rid of it. It will affect him for the rest of his life. Medication is available to treat infections and swelling of the intestines and will hopefully improve his quality of life. It will always be there though and inflammation recurrence is very possible.

Pairing that with the current case of mono and RSV, I’d say he won’t be well for quite sometime.

The mono can take months to recuperate from. When I had it, I was practically a zombie for 5 months. I had hepatitis (my liver was almost 3 times its normal size), strep throat, swollen lymph nodes, low-grade fever almost all the time and a rash that showed up due to the antibiotics for my strep. It took me that long to recover and I had no underlying conditions.

RSV is unfortunately something he’ll have to live through as well. It infects infants primarily and usually they are given high concentrations of oxygen to breathe (oxygen tent).

A doctor will prescribe a treatment regime to keep the Crohn’s in check. The mono can only be treated symptomatically and the RSV is a bad, lower respiratory illness that will probably runs its course in less than 2 weeks, due to your sons already weakened immune system.

During the next few months, ensure he is getting plenty of water to drink, tons of rest, that he is not participating in contact sports or strenuous activities. Serve a balanced diet with very little starch, salt, sugar, fat etc. Stick to lean meats, fruits and veggies as his digestive organs are very compromised right now and cannot process complex carbs or red meat very well. If he is feverish, give him a non-aspirin fever treatment. A humidifier at night may help to open the airways and improve breathing.

I truly hope that your son will be able to get through all of this with as little discomfort as possible.
Take care :)

Q: im 6 mths preg, and have had a operation for crohnes diease. one doctor is saying that i wld be better hving?
a c-section and another is saying have a normal birth? help this is my first child

A: Make sure that each doctor who gives you advice is fully aware of your condition with Crohn’s Disease. Ask each why he/she recommends the method they do and then tell them what the other doctor has said and ask why they are giving conflicting advice. Ask for another opinion.

During birth there is great pressure on the intestine and when they tell you to ‘push’ it is the same sensation as when you go to the toilet and are constipated. It is possible that the doctor who advises the section is aware of the problems that Crohn’s gives to the bowel and is worried about the birth causing damage.

My daughter (who does not suffer from Crohn’s) has two lovely children, one born naturally, the other by section and she has no preference.

I too suffer from a condition, that of Ulcerative Colitis and if you are in England you can contact NACC (National Association of Colitis and Crohn’s Disease Sufferers) who should be able to help.

Their address is

NACC
4 Beaumont House
Sutton Road
St Albans
AL1 5HH

If you would like to talk to someone who has personal experience of Colitis or Crohn’s Disease, then you can call the NACC-in-Contact Support Line which is open from 6.30 – 9.00 pm on Mondays to Fridays. The number for this service is 0845-1303344.

If you are in another country ask your doctor, the one who treats your Crohn’s, if there is a similar organisation you can talk to.

Good luck with the birth. If it’s a boy you could call him ‘Richard’ after me! (hahaha)

Q: does anyone with colitis or crohnes drink coffee?
i never drank coffee and started drinking about a half cup to see what would happen, because i couldn’t move my BM’s. i had tried EVERYTHING. i had a nice present later that morning and i’ve been regular since. i have spoken to 2 other people this week who weren’t coffee drinkers. one is about to die from her disease, she’s had her 3rd surgery to fix the hole for her bag, there’s nothing to work with. the other had the same experience as me. never drank coffee and once she started she had regular bm’s. she’s doing fine.

A: My hubby has UC and drinks a good bit of coffee. The thing is you kind of have to build up to it. When he was first diagnosed he didn’t drink that much of it, but now a couple of years later he has no problem with it.

Q: I’m really worried that my twin brother may have Crohnes Desease or Chronic Collitus.?
My 28 year old brother has been complaining of stomach discomfort and soreness for months now. I’m worried that he may have Crohns Desease. He is also having flu like body aches and feels shattered. He does not have diarriah or rectal bleeding…..but he has discomfort after food. He gets quite sore. He has a gastro-intestinal hospital test next week and I’m very worried that they may find something. It would kill me if my twin brother had some kind of bowel desease. I have been living with him for the last year and I have been a bit of stressful influence around him. I just hope that I have not contributed to a stressful environment for a desease to come on. He eats fairly healthy diet full of fibre etc and probiotic…….but he still is in sore discomfort in his stomach.

A: Hi Robin…..I do not know what could be causing your twin brothers stomach discomfort,him going to have tests done is the best things he can do right now.And as for you saying that you ‘feel’ that you might have made him prone to this medical condition?No way…..it is human nature for siblings to give each other stress,husband,wives,teacher,student,police,criminal……and so on……whatever is going on with your twin brother is of a medical contribution…And we ALL have stresses in our lives Robin…there is NO way to escape that part of our daily lives.I’m almost positive your twin will totally agree with me,and please do not waste all your time worrying that you ‘might’ have been the primary cause of your twin brothers medical problem.It might be nothing,then again it might be something.But I can almost guarantee that it is NOT of terrible significance,if it were he would already be in the hospital NOW.Please,please do not allow yourself to actually believe that you had anything to do with his medical problems Robin.You are brothers,twins at that,so stressing each other out is normal human behavior.I am happy that you love him soooo much,and that you care.he is lucky to have a brother like you Robin,and I wish him the very very very best next week.And I can almost bet that you are online looking up medical symptoms,and trying to figure out what is going on with your twin brother.And you must have read the word ’stress’ and also maybe you read that ’stress’ can cause certain illnesses.Right? :( …..I have a serious medical disease myself and it is also said that mental,emotional stress will make my disease much worse.But it did NOT cause my disease,and I try my best to control my mental stresses(not hard to do actually).I have alot to be thankful for Robin,so…..please don’t allow yourself to blame YOU for this,ok?I wish you both the very very best and good luck next week(I’m sure it is not a significant medical issue).Happy new year!!!

Q: PREDNISONE ;Been prescribed to take Prednisone for 28 days, am I at risk for serious side effects?
Just diagnosed with Crohne’s disease in the small bowel. My disease is a pretty mild case however. I am a very healthy young man and my only problem is severe cramping in the abdomen which occurs about once every 2 weeks. The Doctor prescribed me prednisone for a 28 day period (starting at 40mg a day to finally10mg). After reading some horror stories about this drug (moonface, withdrawl, acne, etc.), I am wondering if the cost out weighs the benefit. Can major side effects of prendisone happen after taking it for only 28 days? With a mild Crohnes, are there other ways to contol this disease without prednisone? Any insight about this drug would be greatly appreciated. Thank You!

A: hey C. I was diagnosed in 1990 with Ulcerative Coliti s. My Doctor put me on prednisone to. I was up and down mg wise that is for all those years. Looking back now I can’t see what in the world of good it did for me. I got the chip-munk face, I had a problem with it making me very aggresive also. I had poor vision, legs would hurt, and they still ended up removing my entire large intestine before it was over. They did what they refer to as an ileoanl pull through surgery on me. I heard just recently they had made some major break-throughs with Crohns- I pray they have, because it is worse than U.C. although it wasn’t a thrill and I still suffer today with problems that will never go completly away. I was worried about the Prdenisone causing major bones problems for me, and they did a Bone Density and it came out good thank God. It can do some bone damage so you have to be watchful, If it’s just 28-days I wouldn’t worry to much . If it turns out that you have to be on it longer then you will see alot of things going on. I talked to alot Crohns patinets while I was really going through my sick stage with the U.C. so I feel for you and I hope this break through I heard about is true. Good Luck and God Bless you, I can really feel for you!!

Q: what is bruchettes disease?
i dont even know i thats how you spell it, but i know that it has to do with your gi tract, and is kinda like crohnes. if anyone can give me info on it that would be great.

A: Behcet’s is an auto-immune disease that most often attacks people in their 20’s or 30’s. It is rare in the U.S. but more common in Asian areas. No known cure; cortisone treatment used. Can be life threatening.

Q: stomach around my bellybutton , and back hurts ALL the time .?
since January I have been experiencing some horrible stomach pains.
I am a 15 year old girl, does anyone know what could cause this?
my best guess is crohnes disease.
my mom thinks it’s irretible bowel syndrome.
I got blood tests done , xrays.
I feel like the doctors have given up on me.
please help me, name all the possible things.
thanks in advance.
x janet.
I’m a virgin .

A: Definitely go see a doctor right away. If you think it is Crohn’s disease (which is the same as irritable bowel syndrome) try scheduling a colonoscopy, CT scan, or MRI. It is hard to see many things through x-rays.

If it turns out this is not the problem, another possibility might be that you have a large cyst/tumor in the lower abdominal area that is pushing on one of your organs causing the pain. The reason I am including this as a possibility is because I went through the exact same thing where I was feeling horrible stomach and back pains, and it turned out that I had a huge cyst surrounding my ovary and had to have it removed. In order to detect this you need to have a CT scan and an ultrasound done.

Do you go to the bathroom regularly? Your intestines may also be backed up and you might need to take some kind of laxative or have an enema done by a hospital.

If the pain is continuous and very strong definitely don’t hesitate to talk to different doctors about what the problem could be. Try going to an emergency or urgent care center instead of a doctor’s office. Definitely don’t let time pass by without you knowing what is truly wrong.

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