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Close Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)

Treatments

Lovenox Working / Worked

It worked wonderfully - with in a week my large clot behind my leg that had been there for 3 months broke up. Would def. do again

Coumadin Not Working

Did not work at all. Clots spread all the way up my leg, and had a PE. My levels were all over the place - not effective. Went from a 1.2 (we have that normally) to a 11, my diet was strictly monitored so they could not figure out why it did not stabilize.

Lovenox Working / Worked

Worked - stabilized me, no problems, and even helped my chrons disease. 8 months on it, I did see some side effects, there was bruising (which is controllable - constant me for how I did it), my hair thinned out and got very brittle

Close Crohn's Disease & Ulcerative Colitis

Hello, I am in my early twenties and enrolled in a local college. I am here because I was diagnosed with CD in 2005 and I am still trying to find different ways of coping with it. I have been watching my diet – most things that I could not eat before I still cannot eat. I am more into the natural way instead of drugs – I have an elemental diet I can now control my flairs on – Looking fw to meeting everyone :)

Treatments

Asacol Somewhat Helpful

It worked at first - I was on the largest dose possible. When my CD stopped flairing the Pentasa almost seemed to re-flair it. I am now on a low dose - but if I come completely off of it my CD will flair again. Its a fine balance

Avoid Certain Foods / Chemicals Working / Worked

IT works! I am still learning to stay away from certain things. I cannot eat bread - and its so hard because I crave carbs for some reason!

Dietary Modification Working / Worked

No Bread!!!!! Red meat does not seem to agree well either

Prednisone Working / Worked

I take this off and on - if the elemental diet cannot knock it down. Once every 6 months at the Most

Probiotics Working / Worked

This works - I was able to up my dose of Natren's Healthy Trinity Probiotics after 3 years of being on one pill. If I come off of it my CD flairs. The upside is that I find I can eat some foods and be fine - when other people ate with me and it didnt go over well with them.