Stress

Whomever said that stress isn't a factor with Crohn's disease, can bend over and kiss my a--!!
So, having said that, I am here to tell everyone who wants to listen that YES stress DOES agrivate your Crohn's!!!!!

Funeral arrangements for a Crohn's sufferer

Bury me in a porta potty

Absess cometh and go-eth......

It took from the end of November until just last week for the abscess to completely go away......finally!!!  But, did I speak too soon?!!  Has the annoying, painful and frustrating swollen, pustule, carbuncle returned??!!   In a word......YEP!  Small, thank goodness, but there all the same.  Let's hope that with the previous surgery, there is a way for it to drain on it's own.  Let's hope.

I have such a hot ass

Well, now that you have your mind out of the gutter.....
With this abcess and going to the bathroom all the time (several times an hour.....yes, an hour), my ass is burning, literally!  Stings like a hot damn.  Tylenol 3's help, but doesn't help while you're out shopping with the family.  Because of me, we always have to leave early.  This would be considered another bad day.  Probably something I ate, like the wifes birthday cake, but now I have to grin and bare it I guess.
But, let me tell you.............wait for it...............wait for it.........

........it's a pain in the ass!!

Pills

I'm on Salofalk, so here's some info:

Salofalk is an anti-inflammatory (5-aminosalicylic acid, 5-ASA) or mesalamine, and is used to treat mild to moderate ulcerative colitis and Crohns disease.  There are different brands of 5-ASA used to treat different places in the digestive tract, anywhere from the mouth to the anus.  For this reason, some brands are used to treat only ulcerative colitis and some for Crohns disease and ulcerative colitis.

To me....?  Take whatever works for you.  I've tried others over the years, and found that Salofalk was the only one that works for me.  I also take Prednisone (5mg) on a maintenance dose.

Website

Found this good site about Crohn's disease:

http://www.health.com/health/crohns-disease?pkw=PSHEGLTX011310CNND1967&partner=yes&xid=ha-az-drop-down&gclid=CNybwsacuJ8CFRKiagodlEs_zw

Ups and Downs

Comes with the territory I guess.  Having Crohn's I mean.  You have your good days and bad days, like anyone else, but us Crohnny's have it a little more harsh.  My abcess was doing well, still draining, but doing well.  But this morning it started to get bigger once again, so of course, I start to worry, like, "Oh shit, here we go again".  But as the day went on, it drained a little more and seems to be fine, so as the Crohn's disease motto goes, you have your good days and you have your bad days, but any day NOT in the hospital, is a good day!

Man, I feel like a woman

It's not everyday one can say that, especially being a man. But when dealing with Crohn's Disease on a day to day, week by week, year by year basis, you will eventually have to say it... Man! I feel like a woman!
Why? Well for me? It's because of the peri-anal abcesses and the constant drainage from them (which is a good thing). And why does this make me feel like a woman you ask. Because it's not everyday one can say, as a man, I know what it's like to wear pads. Whew! There I said it! Hello,my name is Vern and I where feminine hygiene products. BUT only when I have peri-anal abcesses. They are OBVIOUSLY designed for woman, because let me tell you, they are NOT comfortable to wear, as a man.
Having said all that though, I AM glad they are there and they work, because the last thing I need is buying up thousands of packets of surgical gauze to stick between my legs. So, thankyou women around the world!

New Trials

I'm intrigued and excited about a new study coming out of the University of Western Ontario

http://communications.uwo.ca/com/western_news/stories/clinical_trial_seeks_to_improve_crohn's_treatment_20100104445511

Thanks!
Vern

Water....

....is your friend. No matter what anyone tells you about what you can and can't drink or eat, water is the only thing you can take that won't affect your Crohn's. If I could drink water all day without eating I would. Coffee, tea, pop are all diahretics and WILL make you run to the bathroom. Don't believe me? Try it