I am a 18 year old suffering from Crohn's Disease.I have had flare up after flare up but havent got the swing of this disease yet...Right now i am in the begining of a flare up frenquent runs to the bath room(with is hard with a broken leg) and pains from the front of my abdment to my back like raping around...I have no pain relivers at the moment( used them when i broke my leg)and wounder if anyone as any advise for me to get me threw the next 2 weeks till my GI appt...Thanks for the help!!!!
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I am a 19 year old with Crohn's Disease and have been through many fair ups myself. I recently had surgery so that is over with for now, but during flair ups I usually ate only liquids like soup. If things seemed to be okay I would then start with things like apple sauce and mashed vegetables or potatoes. The key is also keep away from high fibre foods. \n\nYou can get more tips though from people who have crohn's disease at the www.crohnsforum.com . This forum has a lot of people on it who have Crohn's Disease and they can give you more tips and suggestions
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Ouch! Nerve pain like that is just awful. If you haven't experienced it, you can't explain it to someone else. It is so intense! When I was in my forties, I wrenched my lumbar vertebrae helping a service man move a 300-lb. gas cylinder. I even heard it when my back went out. I went to a chiropractor, and he cleared that out in ONE visit. Until you find a way you are willing to try, use ice to reduce the inflammation. When you do that to your back, everything gets swollen up and pushed tightly together. The ice pack makes the muscles contract and open up inside so all the parts can move again. This tightening up is called "splinting," and is a natural mechanism your body uses to protect that painful place in your back. The ice pack should be kept on twenty to twenty-five minutes per hour, possibly four times during the day. You will notice it getting much easier to bear. The ice pack also tells your brain to send more blood to that area, which helps to flush all that congestion away from the sore spot. I strongly urge you to see a chiropractor. In ONE visit, you will be able to immediately find relief to a very considerable extent from what has probably been driving you up the walls. The problem with this kind of pain is that it is relentless and does not stop while you are trying to sleep at night. If you begin to miss your sleep cycle, you will get strung out, crabby and irritable, and that just adds to it. So - if you are not keen on chiropractors, go to your family doctor instead, but do not sit home, in agony and immobilized in a chair. That would be just too stressful. Call a best friend to drive you to and from, if that would help you. Reach out. I am hoping others in this column at Yahoo! Answers will also offer you ways to get better really quickly. Please accept this huge load of love and support from Chris in South Portland, Maine, U.S.A. (I am 63 years old.)
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WOW!! What a question, first you should always seek a doctors care, but in the mean time try this. \nMaintain good posture.\nUse correct posture when lifting.\nSleep on a firm surface providing support for the lower back and under your knees if it feels more comfortable.\nApply ice or cold packs for 20 minutes every two hours. Once pain has lessened decrease this to 20 minutes two times a day.\nWarm showers with water directed at the painful area can help. \n***** If you have or develop any of these see a doctor at once*****\n1.Severe pain that goes down into the leg or groin.\n2.Burning or painful urination\n3.Unexplained fever of 100.5,chills, nausea, vomiting or weight loss.\n4.Numbness or tingling in leg or foot\n5.Chronic pain that does not improve after two weeks of self-care.\nOnce again if you haven't done so please seek a doctor's care!!!!!
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I to have RSD/CRPD and know what you are going thru. Get yourself to a pain management center where you can get more help. You don't need to suffer. Also, keep moving and think positive. A good attitude will help you and moving is very important. Once you stop, your done for. But its important to see a pain mangement specialist. I know your frustration because people don't understand what we go thru. This is not a wide know illness and no one who doesn't suffer from it can understand what we go through. We need more information to be out there and this needs to be talked about more. This should also be on every single surgery consent form in every hospital in the USA. People don't know about the risk of RSD and how they too can get it. I got mine from bunion surgery but anyone can get it from anything. You can get this from just having blood work or a simply bee bite. If your uncomfortable with people touching you, open your mouth. Explain you have a condition and if they don't understand after you explain, TO BAD FOR THEM. I know how you feel. But get to a pain management center and get help, demand help! Stay moving and remember your not alone with this illness. There is help for this, you have to be patience and look for it. Good luck and remember, you are not alone.
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The longest I didn't go to 'the little room' was 3 weeks. I ended up having a bowel investigation only to find that I had an intestinal blockage. Alongside stomach cramps however, I was loosing a lot of blood from my back passage. If not going for a few days is your only sympton, then I suggest drinking lots of water, eating more fruit and vegetables,fruit juices, licqourice in either herbal tea or tablet form and prunes (no matter how bad they taste -dried are least offensive!) Cut out red meat completely while you are constipated because it is very hard for your already struggling system to cope with. Please don't take endless laxatives, your intestines will become lazy if you do, leaving you in an even worse position long term. Good luck from someone who knows only too well how you feel xx
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Crohns Disease is an inflammation that affects your intestines.  Most common symptoms are chronic diarrhea, abdominal pain, fever, anorexia, weight loss, and a full heavy feeling in the right lower part of your abdomen. There are also many complications that can result from Crohns.  These are just SOME of the symptoms, check with your doctor.  The sooner you see your MD, the sooner you'll get relief. It's thought to be hereditary so don't wait.
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Hi Helpful\n\nHere are some ideas on how to help the healing process.\n\nCauses\nCrohn's disease can be caused by a variety of factors, including poor diet and nutrition, food allergies, imbalanced levels of hydrochloric acid, impaired immunity, infections, lack of exercise, "leaky gut" syndrome, pharmaceutical drugs, and stress.\n\nQuick Action Plan for Crohn's Disease\n\n\n1. Diet is of primary importance. Avoid all sugars, refined flour products, and carbohydrates, milk and dairy products, processed foods that contain preservatives and artificial sweeteners, alcohol, hydrogenated and trans-fatty oils, as well as foods that are common allergens.\n\n2. Emphasize organic, fresh vegetables and non-citrus fruits, organic grains, as well as organic, free-range meats and poultry and wild-caught fish.\n\n3. Drink plenty of pure, filtered water throughout the day.\n\n4. Enema containing butyric acid two to five times a week. (Add one tablespoon of butyric acid to one quart of warm water.)\n\n5. Supplements with vitamin A, beta carotene, vitamin C, calcium, magnesium, potassium, and zinc, taken with a multivitamin/multimineral formula. Essential fatty acids, especial omega-3 oils, are also recommended.\n\n6. Stress reduction through the use of various mind/body medicine techniques, such as biofeedback, hypnotherapy, meditation and relaxation exercises.\n\n7. If you smoke, stop and if you are currently taking aspirin or other NSAIDs, consider replacing them with safer, more effective natural remedies.\n\n8. Soothing baths two to five nights and alternating hot and cold water packs placed over the stomach and upper abdomen.\n\n9. Juice remedies include aloe juice; wheatgrass juice; cabbage, papaya, and carrot juice; and carrot, beet, and cucumber juice.\n\n10. Juice of half a lemon with warm water, especially in the morning.\n\n11. Allow yourself to receive emotional support to help you embrace some of the common underlying issues identified with Crohn's, such as abandonment, anger, disappointment and rage, which often settle in the gut. Seek out a therapist or other skilled practitioner that can guide you through emotional healing work.\n\nBest of health to  you\n\nCheers
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1. Apply a cold compress directly to the affected area until the pain subsides. \n2. Tepid water baths.\n3. High-roughage diet to ensure regular defecation of large, soft stools. \n4. Ointments, creams, and suppositories containing corticosteroids. \n5. Avoid stress; it can make hemorrhoids flare up.\n6. Avoid strong spices such as red pepper and mustard, and drinks such as coffee, decaffeinated coffee and alcohol. \n7. Tobacco can also cause flare ups. \n8. Treat constipation by eating more fiber.\n9. Drink lots of water -- 8 glasses of day works well. \n10.Sitz Bath - sit in a bathtub filled with enough warm water to cover the anal area for 15 minutes several times a day. \n11. Instead of toilet paper, which will irritate the veins, use compresses or cotton balls of witch hazel to clean the anal area after bowel movements. You can buy witch hazel at any drugstore.
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please tell your friend to get tested for crohn's,i also have it and this is a big possibility...i was mis-diagnosed for years and nothing that i was treated with helped at all,but when i was finaly dianosed with crohn's and got the proper treatment i started feeling better.
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I have Crohn's (13 years of 20) and my gastro has always told me to eat whatever i can tolerate. excluding corn and other hulled veggies. smoothies are the best thing.you can put supplements and such. avoid lots of orange juice though. it'll really cause diarrhea. of everything i've tried, smoothies have been the easiest on my guts. like the last poster said, avoid lots of seeds(strawberries, raspberries, kiwi, black/blueberries)they do not digest. there are so many recipes and you can buy them pre-made. it's something easy that you won't get burnt out on. also, while having a flare up, don't eat raw fruits and vegetables, they are incredibly hard to digest. owww! if you want your 5 a day, cook them down to mush and then chew it very well. or if you can handle it try v8- although it's rather acidic, and your bowel movements will be red. just keep that in mind so you don't panic when you go to flush and see red. hope this helps.
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Since your pain is acute, I will go to the doctor or the emergency room NOW for you could have appendicitis. It isn't related to age. You shouldn't be having this pain. Get going and let's not guess about this one...go to the doctor NOW!  Good luck and I hope you feel better soon.
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Take your butt immediately to the ER... right now.  Stop waiting for answers.  Your life is important and health should be your main concern at this very moment.  I am not questioning your pain, but I have been through this and I know that it is serious... so go!  NOW!
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well i have had 7 boys but never heard of this.. one of my boys did get a hernia that was real painful.. but you know if this does not go away then you will have to seek medical attention.. i know this is probably the last thing you want to do but when you start feeling pain it is a sign that something is wrong.. i read the other answers that said take a stool softener and i do not think that is where you would hurt.. but i really do not have the answer either.. have you had any unusual exercise lately?? or could you have a disease that could be treated if you are sexually active??? best thing to do is go to the doctor...granted my boys did not tell me everything..so this is what i would do if i was faced with this...
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Tell your parents or who ever is responsible for you. You may have a serious problem going on. You gave a very breif description. But if it has been going on for more than a day, you should get medical treatment right away. Sometimes gas pains will be very sharp, but they go away & don't last very long.
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GO SEE A DOCTOR.  Being uncomfortable is one thing, but if you are in PAIN, go see a doctor.  It could be anything from gas to a tumor to appendixitis.
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80% of back pain will resolve itself in around 8 weeks.  If you have tried, physicial therapy, chiro, accupuncture, anti inflammatories, low dose steriods, and epidurals  and nothing has worked, your next step is surgery.\n\nBe mindful of any leg weakness.  That is a "go to the doctor right away"  symptom\n\nIf you experience foot drop (where you can no longer flex or point your foot) that is a "Go to the ER symptom"\n\nIf you experience a loss of bowel or bladder control, that is also a "Go to the ER symptom"\n\nGood luck
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Poor baby!! I'm afraid you're going to have to go bland for a while, until your system gets accustomed to the gall bladder being gone. The good news is that the rumbling & running will get better about a month or so after surgery. As far as grains go, they can cause excess gas so maybe cut back on those. Also, certain types of veggies, broccoli or cauliflower can cause upset. When you do yogurt, be sure you get the kind with active, live cultures in it. You might try toast & boiled eggs for breakfast, or even scrambled eggs as long as nothing greasy was used to cook them. Oddly enough, I can eat Mexican any time I want & not get sick, so it's going to be a trial & error thing for you for a bit after you heal. Apple sauce, jello, pudding, soups - nothing fatty or greasy. Sorta stick to the BRAT diet - bananas, rice, apple sauce & toast - it helps. Plus the yogurt!! I think you're on the right track, but it really does take 4 to 6 weeks for the rumbling to calm down. If it doesn't, a gastroenterologist can prescribe a medication you can use with your meals to help your system adjust. It's a powder you sprinkle on your food. Good luck & hang in there - it does get better!!