
Crohn's Disease & Ulcerative Colitis Support Group
Crohn's disease is a systemic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) of unknown cause, that results in chronic inflammation of the intestinal tract. It can affect the entire gastrointestinal tract from mouth to anus, and can also cause complications outside of the gastrointestinal tract. There is no known medical or surgical cure for Crohn's disease, but there are many medical...
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I had Chron's disease right at the illeum. They tried medications for awhile, but I eventually had to have that part of my bowel removed. My medication therapy did not work because I went misdiagnosed for so long, it was really too late. Dr's want to avoid surgery.. an abdominal surgery is a big deal. Stick with your dr's medication recommendations and hopefully it will help but you must give it time. And learn to get enough sleep and take care of yourself. If you had to have surgery one day, its not the end of the world, but avoid it if you can. :)
I'm going in this Thursday and will finally find out how bad they botched my surgery. I went to a top notch hospital in San Diego and now look at me. Trust your insticts.