I just gets better and better

Now I have a chest infection.  Have no idea how I got it, but there it is.  I was coughing for 2 weeks, so I thought maybe I should get that checked and sure enough.....What is worse is, the antibiotics they gave me are wreaking havoc on my Crohns.  Oh well, a little give and take I guess.

It's all about Me

Happy Birthday to me!  Living with this crap for 21 years now, when will it ever end, or will it?

coughing

I hate getting a cold, especially the coughing.  Wreaks havoc on my insides.  After hours of coughing it feels like I've been punched in the stomach over and over.  Need to relax.....hmmm, two kids and a house to paint, maybe not.

Family

Sometimes, and some days, I feel like just giving up.  Giving in.  It wins.  But then I think about the great wife and kids I have and I can't let them down.  I feel bad I can't do the things a regular dad/husband would and can do and I hope one day they would be able to understand.  So it's days like this I need a stiff drink I think

Diet

If I could bottle Crohns, as a diet cure all, I'd be rich.  Everyone would be sick, but I'd be rich

water, water, everywhere

Crohns and dehydration definately go together.  That is, of course, you don't drink enough water.  I thought I was, apparently I wasn't.  Today, now I know what a 170lb water bottle feels like.  Sloshing around the house and having to lay down every 5 minutes from exhaustion.  Walking up and down stairs?  Yeah, right.  By the time I get to the top, I might as well just lay on the floor to catch my breath.  It's now later in the day and I feel a little better, so I guess it's an early night to bed....oh wait!  But it's playoff hocky time, hmmmm, what to do.

Sick and Tired......again

....of being sick and tired.  My evil twin inside me is causing a ruckus today and boy is he having a great time in there!!  Kept me up all night "partying".  So, lucky me, gets to switch to a liquid diet and let my intestines rest awhile.........yay! (insert sarcasm here)

Probiotics

Has anyone tried this?  I thought I'd give it a try.  I got it in capsule form and tried just 1 a day and it actually seemed to help with the frequency of going to the bathroom.  Now, for me, I only have a few feet of intestines left, so I don't know how it'll be for anyone else, but maybe everyone should give it a try, at least once (or twice).  The bottle says up to 3 times a day, but I think for us Crohnies, maybe 1 might be just right.  It did cause a bit of gas and bloating, but nothing out of the ordinary.  Try it, it can't hurt.

gas pain

Good lord!  What the hell is with all this gas lately.  I never used to get it like this before.  Feels like from the movie "Aliens" and I'm waiting for it to come ripping out from my gut.  Not doing anything different as far as eating and drinking are concerned, so I'm at a loss.  The gas I can handle (except my wife can't) it's the pain that goes with it that is a little on the "Holy Shit!" side of things.  Oh well, maybe it's my evil twin finally deciding to make himself known.

New Vehicle for Crohn's Sufferer's

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