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Q: What are they symptoms of Chrones disease?
My brother has it.

A: Crohn’s disease: A chronic inflammatory disease, primarily involving the small and large intestine, but which can affect other parts of the digestive system as well. It is named for Burrill Crohn, the American gastroenterologist who first described the disease in 1932.

Crohn disease is usually diagnosed in persons in their teens or twenties, but can come to the fore at any point in life. It can be a chronic, recurrent condition or can cause minimal symptoms with or even without medical treatment.

In mild forms, Crohn disease causes small scattered shallow crater- like areas (erosions) called aphthous ulcers in the inner surface of the bowel. In more serious cases, deeper and larger ulcers can develop, causing scarring and stiffness and possibly narrowing of the bowel, sometimes leading to obstruction. Deep ulcers can puncture holes in the bowel wall, leading to infection in the abdominal cavity (peritonitis) and in adjacent organs.

Crohn disease comes in many forms. Involvement of the large intestine (colon) only is called Crohn colitis or granulomatous colitis, while involvement of the small intestine alone is called Crohn enteritis. The most common part of the small intestine to be affected by Crohn disease is the last portion, called the ileum. Active disease in this area is termed Crohn ileitis. When both the small intestine and the large intestine are involved, the condition is called Crohn enterocolitis (or ileocolitis). Other descriptive terms may be used as well.

Abdominal pain, diarrhea, vomiting, fever, and weight loss are common symptoms. Crohn disease can be associated with reddish tender skin nodules, and inflammation of the joints, spine, eyes, and liver. Diagnosis is commonly made by x-ray or colonoscopy. Treatment includes medications that are anti-inflammatories, immune suppressors or antibiotics. Surgery can be necessary in severe cases.

Genetic factors contribute to the causation of Crohn disease. One of the genes has been shown to be on chromosome 14 in region 14q11-12.

Hope this helps!

Q: Can wheezing be a symptom of Chrones Disease?
My friend is about 60 and she has Chrones and she wheezes
with the whistle in the Spring. I think she says it happens more outside when she’s working in the green grass, not sure.
Her doctor refuses to give her anything for her wheezing or do a workup. I told her she needs to get another opinion but she’s real stubborn. She almost died by before she was diagnosed with Chrones. Any suggestions for my frriend?
I’ll forward her the answers.

A: That symptom is not part of crones. What your friend has going on sounds more like asthma than anything else. She needs to go to her primary doctor to get a spirometry done, this will measure how well she is breathing and if she needs it, medications will be provided to her for treatment of these symptoms. Since she is having this reaction while working in the grass, I would think it is possibly an allergic reaction. In any case, the best diagnostician is her doctor. Hope this helps!

Q: Chrones disease and whey sensitivitie?
Does anyone know if high sensitivity to whey protein is a common symptom of chrones disease?

A: Madeline, I am a crohn’s survivor. The first thing the GI will do is test for celiac disease if you are wheat sensitive.

Here is the correct information from the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America site. they have a live chat and a hotline you can call M-F 9 am – 5 pm (EST).

What is Crohn’s Disease?

Crohn’s disease is a chronic (ongoing) disorder that causes inflammation of the digestive or gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Although it can involve any area of the GI tract from the mouth to the anus, it most commonly affects the small intestine and/or colon.

What Are the Symptoms?

Persistent diarrhea (loose, watery, or frequent bowel movements), crampy abdominal pain, fever, and, at times, rectal bleeding: These are the hallmark symptoms of Crohn’s disease, but they vary from person to person and may change over time. Loss of appetite and subsequent weight loss also may occur. However, the disease is not always limited to the GI tract; it can also affect the joints, eyes, skin, and liver. Fatigue is another common complaint. Children who have Crohn’s disease may suffer delayed growth and sexual development.

Some patients may develop tears (fissures) in the lining of the anus, which may cause pain and bleeding, especially during bowel movements. Inflammation may also cause a fistula to develop. A fistula is a tunnel that leads from one loop of intestine to another, or that connects the intestine to the bladder, vagina, or skin. Fistulas occur most commonly around the anal area. If this complication arises, you may notice drainage of mucus, pus, or stool from this opening.

Symptoms may range from mild to severe. Because Crohn’s is a chronic disease, patients will go through periods in which the disease flares up, is active, and causes symptoms. These episodes are followed by times of remission — periods in which symptoms disappear or decrease and good health returns. In general, though, people with Crohn’s disease lead full, active, and productive lives.

Feel free to email me if you have questions. Best of health to you.

Q: Can Chrones keep me out of the navy or seals program?
I have chrones, and have had it for a while. i am on some medication (pentasa) for it but im not really sure that it does anything becaus i feel fine when i dont take it for months. Also my chrones is not severe and is quite strange, i have abnormal symptoms,liek i constipation instead of dirreah. i also eat whatever i want and i am not really affected. but honestly i do feel it sometimes, like stomach aches but i just ignore them and act as i always would(maybe eat less).

so i was wondering if this could keep me from pursuing my dream
you have to be kidding me

A: Chron’s Disease is disqualifying for entry into the armed forces. The source below is the medical standard.

Q: Not IBS? Not Colitis, Not Chrones, No Polyps or Hemorrhiods, what is it?
My husband has been having the problems I am about to explain starting at age 15, He is now 23.

It started as a few loose stools, and Gradually turned into constant Diahrea with 2 or more bowl movements daily. Recently (Past 2-3 years) There has been blood in his stool. Sometimes large amounts of blood. There is constant cramping and bloating of his stomach, and often between bm’s the feeling of needing to go, with no production. He has all the symptoms of Colitis, and IBS, however, These problems occur with EVERYthing he eats. And even when he doesn’t. Testing has showed no illness or disease, No chrones. A colonoscopy has revealed no colitis. Also no Polyps or hemorrhoids to cause the bleeding. Any insight on what is plaguing my husband? Because of all this he is constantly fatigued and dehydrated. Just a suggestion to bring up with the doctor would be wonderful.

A: I’m no doctor, but this story is so similar to what I have been going through. This could very likely be Celiac Disease, which is relatively unknown to doctors in the USA, as it is a disease that occurs mainly in western Europe. The highest population with Celiac are those of Irish descent. Doctors will almost always dismiss it as I.B.S. The worst part is that there is no specific test for it that is conclusive. It is a disease in which the intestines cannot digest anything with gluten, and many times dairy products (wheat, barley, rye, iodine, oats, whey, milk, butter, cream) including topical products such as shampoos, deodorants, toothpastes, make-up, lotions, the list goes on and on. Undiagnosed Celiac, as in my case, can lead to immunological disorders and diseases of all kinds, as the body is unable to fight off any airbone viruses. Lupus is a disease linked to Celiac, as well as Colorectal cancer. In my case, I developed Epilepsy and asthsma, among other countless things. Look up Celiac Disease on the net, and contact the “Silly Yaks”, the moderator is a member of YA and they are out of Canada, but will answer any questions you have. Best of Luck to you both.

Q: Please Read! People with Gastrointestinal Problems. Chrones disease? IBS? IBD? Celiac Disease?
I am sixteen years old and have been suffering from chronic abdominal discomfort and other symptoms for more than four months. I have constant nausea ( I always feel like I am on the verge of vomiting but never do), abdominal pain ranging from a
mild irritated feeling to sharp cramps (not menstrual), gas, headaches, and debilitating fatigue.. I had an ultrasound and a ct scan a week ago and they both showed that I don’t have gallstones but I do have a large amount of (may be graphic-beware) compacted fecal matter (I warned you). However I have not been feeling constipated. In fact lately I have been having dihherea (occasionally bloody) 4-5 times a day.
I have Celiac disease and I was diagnosed about 4 months ago. And I know that it can take a while to heal but even the doctor doesnt know why its taking so long.
I just feel so sick all the time. Here’s my question: could it be Irritable Bowel Syndrome or Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Chrones or Ulcerative Colitis) or something els

A: Warning – also graphic! Sometimes constipation can get so bad that we can actually leak liquid stool around the impacted fecal matter.

This sounds a little more serious than irritable bowel syndrome, especially considering the fact that you are having blood in your stool. It sounds as if you need a colonoscopy, but you would have to have your colon “cleaned out” first.

You should have a good gastroenterologist; if you are having a significant amount of blood loss, sooner rather than later. I assume you are following the celiac diet.

I would make sure that someone has run a thyroid panel, as low thyroid can cause both constipation and fatigue and can be overlooked in cases where an alternative explanation is available. You should also make sure your blood count is not low, as this could make you feel very tired as well.

Q: What could be causing my stomach pain, weight loss and other symptoms?
I have been sick for over a year, without a diagnosis. If anyone else has had similar symptoms, I’d be interested in knowing the diagnosis.

Initial Symptoms:
Severe stomach pain, unrelated to eating or bowel movements, worse while in a seated position; Significant weightloss without dieting; Intermitant chest pain; Frequent fainting and dizzy spells; Severe and chronic fatigue.

These symptoms have persisted, and new symptoms have developed:
Headaches; mental confusion and inability to concentrate; nausea and vomiting, expecially after eating white flour, red meat, fats and refined sugar; muscle aches; upper back pain and chest pain when sitting or standing; decreased dexterity and strength in fingers; increasing physical weakness, such that I need a cane to walk short distances.

Doctors have ruled out cardiac problems, chrones disease, thyroid problems, Addisons, Diabeties, celiac disease. There are no visible physical abnormalities on abdominal CT.

Does this sound familiar?
Additional details

- to all who said see your doctor – I have, right from onset of symptoms. My GP referred me to a cardiologist, and endocrinologist, and a gastroenterologist. Unfortunately, none of these specialists look at all the symptoms.
The cardiologist concluded that I was suffering from vasovagal fainting, where the heartrate and blood pressure drop suddenly, but could not identify the cause. The endocrinologist said chronic fatigue syndrome and Polycystic Ovary Disease, but neither fully explain my symptoms. The 1st gastro said IBS, the 2nd (his boss) said no, doesn’t explain symptoms.

-my gallbladder was removed at age 17.

- We’ve considered psychosomatic but I was pretty happy and stable before I got sick…I can’t think of anything psychological that could have set it off. Now of course I have a great deal of stress and anxiety due to health problems, financial worries, being unable to work.

A: How have the doctors ruled out coeliac disease if it’s just the blood test it isn’t 100% reliable, you should have had a biopsy taken from you small intestine (or bit just before it but after you stomach, I forget what it’s called).

I’d say your symptoms are assoiated with malnutrtion which in a coeliac (like me) eating gluten errodes the lining in the small intestine.

Also look at possible problems with your pancreas, chronic pancreatitas would alos cause these problems

Q: Why won’t my symptoms go away? I need help asap!?
I am a 15 year old female and am currently 5′8″ and 94lbs.
I have been getting increasingly sicker and my doctors have done almost every blood and urine test possible and still haven’t found the main cause.
I finally have been thinking the worst this week, that maybe my bad dreams of being diagnosed with stomach cancer or a brain tumor (which I haven’t told anyone about because I don’t want to sound like a hypochondriac) are coming true.

Here are my symptoms ~
*Severe nausea (five years, but in the last year has grown increasingly worse)
*Severe abdominal pain (last few months)
*Loss of appitite and painful boloating after eating (1 year)
*Black stools (past few weeks, I have not taken pepto bismal, ect. for months)
*30lb weight loss in 3 months (unintentional)
*Night fevers (last few months)
*Severe headaces (last few months)
*Dizziness/Fatigue/Blurred vision (last few months)

I am currently taking 25mg Promethagan once a day and 5ml of Zantac twice a day and they helped at first but not any more.

I have had tons of blood tests, some urine tests, and one stool test to test for a bacterial infection. No scans, mris, ect.

I went to a GI doctor before Christmas and he did nothing for me except a blood test for chrones which was negative. At that time I didn’t have black stools though. My parents say that I have had almost every blood test possible and nothing is wrong with me. I can’t go to the doctor on my own, so how can I get my parents to take me?

What is wrong with me? I just want to get better! Any help is appriciated!

A: The shouldn’t just be doing blood tests, that doesn’t tell enough. They need to be doing upper and lower GI tests, MRIs, etc. If you have a medical school near you, go there. They will spend more attention on you. You have something major wrong, but not likely stomach cancer. Insist on more than blood tests.

Q: Why won’t my nausea and other symptoms go away? I need help asap!?
I am a 15 year old female and am currently 5′8″ and 94lbs.
I have been getting increasingly sicker and my doctors have done almost every blood and urine test possible and still haven’t found the main cause.
I finally have been thinking the worst this week, that maybe my bad dreams of being diagnosed with stomach cancer or a brain tumor (which I haven’t told anyone about because I don’t want to sound like a hypochondriac) are coming true.

I am currently taking 25mg Promethagan once a day and 5ml of Zantac twice a day and they helped at first but not any more.

I have had tons of blood tests, some urine tests, and one stool test to test for a bacterial infection. No scans, mris, ect.

What is wrong with me? I just want to get better! Any help is appriciated!

A: Well there is obviously something wrong with you and you should tell your parents. It might not be something serious and it might be easily curable and treatable, but losing 30 pounds in three months is drastic and should be raising some eyebrows.

If your parents won’t take you to the doctor, I don’t know what to tell you. If you really think it’s serious, check yourself into the ER and tell them there’s something wrong. It’s your judgment.

I think you should go ahead and have an MRI. I think if you’d had a brain tumor OR stomach cancer for years you would be bedridden by now… so it’s probably not that, and the doctors probably would have picked up on it by now if it WERE that. So maybe it’s something else. The initial nausea may have been from other factors (stress or something), and the recent developments you talked about during the last few months could be something new. Regardless, losing 30 pounds is definitely a sign that there’s something wrong, especially if it was unintentional. Go to the doctor’s again, and get a 2nd and 3rd opinion if they say the tests are inconclusive. If you’re losing drastic weight and getting sicker and sicker, you need to get better so you can enjoy life, even if the cause of your sickness isn’t very serious.

Good luck! I hope you get better.

Q: What could this disease be?
My husband has been tested for Chrones and has been been threw all these tests: http://www2.med.umich.edu/healthcenters/clinic_detail.cfm?hc_id=&service_id=170&um_unit_id=&clin_dept=Internal%20Medicine&search_clinicdept=Internal%20Medicine&search_clinicname=&search_clinkeyword=&thissearch=moresearch which all have shown up normal, but he has all the symptoms to Chrones, I don’t know what to do, we have been to many doctors and hospitals and specialist, if you know anything that could possibly help please let me know, I don’t want to find out too late…

A: u must feel happy because it is not crohn’s disease.(crohns has no proper treatment.
follow the advise of the specialist after some days ur husband gets relief. nothing to worry.
i hope u have consulted a gastro enterologist.

Q: need medical advice, trying to become intern and need help on tough illness.?
Okay, so my teacher set me and 47 other students up with a patient that he treated a long time ago, I will give you all the answers we got out of him before he said no more.

Age-16
Gender-Male
Time symptoms began to occur-10 months
Family History-Heart disease, diabetes 1 and 2, chrones disease, and gallbladder disease.
Symptoms-The patient complained of pain in the tip of his penis during exercise or exertion, he complained that he could not concentrate on anything like he had an infection of sorts, he complained that his blood circulation was no good, he complained of random head and stomach pains, that his eyes were forcing eachother apart, and blood in his stool.
-What the teacher gave as tips-
-The patient will die in a week if not diagnosed or treated-
-The patient has a past of mild hypochondria-
-The patient has been to 4 other doctors and taken 3 prescriptions of anti-biotics for the problem, which seemed to fight off the symptoms, but his symptoms came back after a month or two after each treatment, the treatments only working after 7 days.-
-The patient has not been clear on whether he has had sex yet-
-The patient is on a very strict budget, and only gets 1000$ of tests provided-
-the patient also had redness and slight discoloration on the knuckles-
-the patient has been treated yearly for the past 4 years for what was assumed was strep throat.-
-The patient has never been out of the country-
-the patient seems to be extremely lethargic-

What should I ask to check? Or if you know the diagnosis and can give me some hints/tips that would be great!
he said that the symptoms seemed to disappear after about a week of treatment. Not suddenly.
That makes quite abit of sense, we have a winner. =) Thanks man, you saved my a$$ on that on. Phew

A: He has neurosyphilis which started out as regular syphilis. An LP will confirm. He got it through the dirty stuff. He had sex, which explains the penis. He has infected tissue down there. Bad circulation due to syphilis results in bleeding in stomach which equals blood in stool. Antibiotics helped because they probably prescribed a blood thickening agent, which minimized the bloody stool. The disease moves to the brain, putting pressure on it, pressing the eyes apart and messing with concentration. Two weeks of penicillin will clear it all up. LP’s at 3, 6, 12 and 24 months will conclude.

Love,
Dr. House

P.S.- These are fun. Keep em’ coming.

Q: Worried I have bladder cancer?
I have had bladder infections off and on since I was little, but starting 6 months ago I would get one every month… then every other week… to every other day. I was seeing the doctor so many times for the same thing its driving me crazy. Every time i go and do a urine test theres blood and its never a “clean catch”. My general practitioner suggest i go to the urologist.
Once i had my appointment with the urologist and had a cystoscopy they discovered what they thought at the time was a fistula. To me it looked like a lump with stuff secreting from it. The only problem is i dont have Chrones disease (fistulas are a common symptom of this) and every doctor ive talked to has stated that a bladder fistula is extremely rare… even in a person with chrones.
Ive waited for a month to hear from the surgeon but have been back to the doctor for more of these “bladder infections” and nothing.
I suppose i should describe some of my symptoms so it makes it easier….

Bladder infection like spasms, frequent use of the restroom 7+ times a day, kidney pain, lower back pain, hip pain, intense pain while expelling the bladder, urgency to urinate, blood in urine…

Im just looking for answers… and every doctor ive talked to isnt giving me any results… i guess that kaiser for you… im so fed up that im turning to the internet for help

A: I would be looking for a second opinion.

In the meantime, lots of fluids.

Try cranberry juice (good for bladder infections)

Try non-alcoholic beer (good for kidney stones)

Good luck!

Q: cronhs disease?
is ther anyone out there with chrones diesease,if so what foods do you try to avoid to help symptoms

A: i’ve had it since i was 17 and i’m 31 now. I def think it depends on you and your diet.The best thing is just 2 keep a diary of foods you eat and when you find something thats not good for you write it down and then avoid it. Greasey food and roast dinners are my worst but if your anything like me its all foods but i eat them anyway!!!!

Q: I have been sick for 8 months?
I turned 16 years old in April. Last October, I got sick with what we thought was the swine flu and I never recovered. I was very healthy; slim, 5′4″ dancer, and about 116 lbs. I got sick with a horrible stomach virus. I always had the gagging urge in the back of my throat, but when I would throw up, only very small amounts of acid would come up. I kept a migraine headache, and my nose would bleed four and five times a day. I went to the doctor, and he did a swine flu swab that came back positive. He said come back in three weeks if you aren’t better. Three weeks, I was back at the doctor. I still had some appetite, but the vomiting was still there. I had also developed a scaly oozing rash then went down the back of my legs. And I was having panic attacks [daily] for the first time in my life. I went back to the doctor, he prescribed me zoloft for anxiety, zofran for the nausea and vomiting, and omeprazole for stomach spasm. On Christmas, I was taken to the urgent care because I had been throwing up then collapsed and was out for over ten minutes. In two and half months I had gone from 116 lbs to 99.6.
I am a competition dancer, and we have three hour practices 5 times a week. It is very challenging and physically demanding, but I love it. Dancing is my life. When I got sick, I had to quit. I missed four months. This was the first time I had missed a practice in 3 years.

While at the hospital, they ran bloodwork for everything from food allergies to Chrones disease. My food allergies came back, and I am allergic to soy, malt, oat, peanut butter, corn starch/powder, and whey. Those were the top 6, ALL of which had developed over the last 6 months [ I had recently had a physical].
The tests for Mono, Chrones disease and Celiac disease were all negative, and my white cell count was atill on the low side of normal, so an endoscopy and colonoscopy was called for. Everything looked normal except for my esophogus, which was irritated and inflamed due to the acid. When they did an ultrasound, my gallbladder was severly contracted, causing me a lot of pain, put it still looked normal [no inflamation or infection].
By the end of January, I was down to 83 lbs. I was on 7 medications, 16 pills per day, all treating the illness symptomatically. I was diagnosed with IBS [irritable bowel syndrome] and prescribed the highest safe dose of lexapro for anxiety. My sysmptoms now included, but were not limited to dizziness/vertigo, nausea, vimoiting, fatigue, loss of appetite, extreme hair loss, nosebleeds, weight loss, stomach cramps, shaking, muscle cramps/spasms [lasting for up to an hour], insomnia, joint pain, anemia, and I had not had a period since October, the week before I got sick. Everything led back to Celiac disease, when my doctors seemed insistant upon, other than the MAIN factor that I was not allergic to wheat [gluton], the cause of Celiac.
Now it is June, and I am still sick. I am back up to 100 lbs, and I can dance in very small amounts again, but most of the symptoms remain. I take Zofran and phenergan for nausea and vomiting, but it only works occasionally. The lexapro has helped with the anxiety attacks, but only to an extent. I have another dozen medications for my symptoms.
I’m just tired of being sick. I want my life back! Is there any doctors out there who might know what this is, and how I can get better?
*Oh! I also have a severe iron and Vit. D defficiency [I take 400 mg of Iron 2x dailey, and 2,000 mg of Vit. D 2x dailey also] And I am allergic to UVB rays [I break out and get sick if I am outside for more than 15 minutes]

A: Have they rechecked you for swine flu since your first visit. It almost sounds like the swine flu precipitated this and you have never gotten better. If they checked your small intestines for celiac disease with an endoscope, you don’t have celiac disease or they missed it. One thing worth trying is going gluten free for 2-3 months and seeing if any or all of your symptoms clear up. There are circumstances of having a non-celiac gluten intolerance which has same problems as celiac but doesn’t register on the celiac tests.

I don’t know where you live, but you should explore getting your case reviewed by a large teaching hospital and getting seen there. If you are in Maryland, New York City or several other places, there are celiac centers that would be helpful in not only diagnosing CD but some of the other hard to figure out issues.

Did you ever get given Tamiflu or one of the other antivirals? How about IV Peramavir which is an IV antiviral?

Good luck and Hope you get well soon!!

Q: Do I have an autoimmune disease?
I AM 29 YEARS OLD WITH A FAMILY HISTORY OF AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES.(SARCOIDOSIS, REYNOLDS,CHRONES,RA ETC.) I FOUND OUT RECENTLY THAT I HAVE A THYROID PROBLEM. THE DOCTOR OVER MEDICATED ME CAUSING MY FT4 TO ELEVATE. DURING THAT TIME I HAD BODY ACHES (FELT LIKE THE FLU WITH OUT THE FEVER AND SNEEZING). I NOTICE I KEPT DROPPING EVERYTHING. I DECIDED TO DO A ANA TEST. IT TURNED UP POSITIVE NUCLEOLAR PATTER 1:320 WITH SOME CYTOPLASMIC STAINING. MY THYROID IS LOWERED WITH THE SAME SYMPTOMS. I HAVE A ESR OF 105. I WANT TO GO TO THE DOCTOR BUT FEAR THAT I WILL BE WASTING MY TIME. ON THE OTHER HAND I WONDER IF I MAY HAVE A AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE.

A: With a family history of autoimmune diseases, it is best to be checked out by a medical specialist. If you are leery about returning to your doctor, than find another physician that specializes in Endocrinology (the study of the chemicals/hormones in the body.) With test results as you specified, make sure you take your records when you schedule a consultation with the specialist.

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