can crohns disease be caused by stress?
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Yes and eating certain foods.
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diet and/or stress probably.
711933
It could be stress, diet, disease....what has the doctor said about it?
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wow...gained weight! i have had crohn's for six years and have never had a problem with gaining weight...just keeping it on. \nhope all goes well
912060
Stress usually causes these things!!\nget some Zovorax!!!
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You "can"...\n\nEmotional stress starts to drag down the immune system and when that occurs,  you start becoming vulnerable to illnesses quite easily.  \n\nStart taking vitamins and mineral suppliments so that you wont be dragged down that much, and try to relieve the stress that is affecting you as much as possible...\n\nAlso, take time out for yourself, like a soothing hot bath and relax for an hour or so...  Its not only stress relaxing but good for the mind and body too...\n\nMeditation is a great relaxer also...\n\nI wish you well..\n\nJesse
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We all genetically have different tolerance levels for one.  The genetic component of why people suffer from certain diseases comes into play when a person's tolerance level has been reached.  When you're taxed beyond your body's ability to tolerate toxic elements of your life, diseases start to appear.  Environmental factors and emotional and mental stress factors all need to be taken into account together.  When we're emotionally stressed our bodies produce things like cortisol and inflammation.  Inflammation is the root cause of most illness.  If you really want to delve into the subject, you might enjoy the book called Feelings Buried Alive Never Die.
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Crohn's disease is a type of inflammatory bowel disease. It typically affects the terminal ileum (last portion of the small intestine) and colon (large intestine) but it can affect any part of the digestive tract from mouth to anus. The inflammation is transmural and affects all the layers of the intestinal wall. There are typical pathological features that distinguish Crohn's disease from other intestinal disorders. Patients often present with abdominal pain, fever, weight loss or diarrhea. Delayed growth and maturation can occur in children with inflammatory bowel disease. Rectal bleeding is less common. Perirectal involvement with fissures and abscesses are also a prominent feature of Crohn's disease. Extraintestinal manifestations (features of inflammatory bowel disease affecting areas outside of the intestine) include skin rashes, joint pains and inflammation, eye problems and sclerosing cholangitis (disorder of the bile ducts). Colon cancer is more common in patients with inflammatory bowel disease as compared to the general population. The development of colon cancer depends upon the extent of colonic involvement and the duration of the disease.
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I have had this in the past, and still do sometimes. Does it get worse with stress? If so, it might be something like Irritable Bowel Syndrome (spastic colon). you can suggest this to your doctor and see what he/she thinks, they can run tests to find out if this is your problem, and give you medicine to help with the symptoms, but don't expect it to be cured or to go away until you get rid of the stress causing factor in your life, or find other ways to releive the stress, or learn how to handle it better...but eventually, you'll be able to get by without the medicine, especially if you eliminate the stress, or find ways to lessen it. Don't let your doctor do to you what mine did to me...mine ran up a $1000 plus bill on me (even though I had insurance that covered 80%, the $1000 was my 20%), and never diagnosed me with anything being wrong until one day I suggested to her that it might be IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome), and she agreed and gave me medicine that helped me...had I not suggested it, who knows how much more I would have had to pay for getting no diagnosis from her!!! The pain in my abdomen got so severe one day that I passed out in my bathroom floor (that's what made me go to the doctor). I don't like going to doctors because I beleive they don't try to help you when they know they can, and they are overpaid for doing nothing, not to mention the bills they run up on you before diagnosing you.
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definitely stress.  dont watch TV, read, be in settings with lots of lights and/or noise for a little while. \nalso try eating a banana, its got lots of potassium as this might be a muscle issue...and muscles tend to feel much better after you give them much needed potassium.
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My teenage son has also had Crohn's disease for about 3 years. It's very difficult....I hope you are able to keep it under control. \nHe takes more than 20 pills/supplements/vitamins a day. We're going to see if accupuncture can help him next week. I'm trying to find more natural ways to heal him, rather than all the meds.\nIt's important to talk with others about this....you're not alone!\n\nHere's a couple links:\nCrohn's and Colitis Foundation:  http://www.ccfa.org/\nand to chat with others with Crohn's:  http://p081.ezboard.com/btwcmessageboard79543
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One of the best ways to control the pain and other symptoms is to find out what foods set off the symptoms and control it with diet. Yeasts, processed foods (including white sugar, white flour, white vinigar, white rice etc), spicy foods and preservatives are often big triggers. \n\nThere are also medications and antibiotic type drugs that can minimize the effects. \n\nAlso if you are taking drugs such as paing killers, anti-inflamatories and anti cramp medication, make sure you eat before you take them or take them with milk (as long as you aren't sensitive to lactose) so the chalk and acids in the medications don't irritate your stomach.\n\nMost of all, speak to a doctor and google-wack crohns disease support groups, there are sure to be online as well as local groupls that will be able to help you out with advice and understanding. Don't underestimate the power of your friends too, tell them what you are going through and they will be far less likely to try and get you to eat things that set you off and they will be glad of knowing why you may be under the weather at times.\n\nGood luck with it :-)
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I'm so sorry to hear you (or someone you love) has Crohn's disease.  I just read webmd.com about it.  Doesn't sound good, though it does appear to make a turn: "Abdominal pain may turn to a dull, constant ache as the condition progresses".  I can't begin to give comfort or advice to such a horrible scenario other than perhaps some lame sentiment like... you might learn from it...\n\nConsider this:  America is one of the biggest meat-eating countries and also one of the countries with the largest population of digestive-track difficulties.  It's easy for me to advise more fiber and no meat or chicken knowing that relief is not in sight.  But just know that there is someone in the universe who feels for you, has heartrending empathy because I too have some digestive tract problems that must be addressed.   But I don't think I have anything that serious, maybe stress bloating and cramping.\n\nWrite me if you need a hug morphola@hotmail.com
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IT COULD BE STRESS OR ANXIETY
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none building a comp only causes stress, bad 4 health
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My Uncle has Crohn's Disease.  Its an auto-immune disease that I believe is initially caused by a viral infection.  When he first started getting sick he had just finished high school and that was around 40 years ago.  At that time, the doctors didn't know about Crohn's, and he was diagnosed with colitis.  He had severe abdominal pain an ulcers throughout his digestive tract.  He ended up having a colostomy (having his intestines re-routed, so his solid wastes empty from a hole in his abdomen and into a bag instead of the normal route).  Despite that, he has been plagued with fatigue and extreme pain ever since.  Some days he feels well and other days he is completely incapacitated.  He never knows from day to day what to expect.  If your boyfriend has Crohn's he is going find life very challenging.  Fortunately, more is being learned about the disease and treatments have improved.
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Stress is caused by many different factors not only in youth but in people as a whole.  Many things cause stress i.e. - world issues, family issues, school issues, friends, health, work.  Stress can lead people to become depressed, lose sleep, become ill, do drugs, argue with others.  Everyone handles stress different ways and how they handle it may not always be the best - doing drugs, seeing a Dr., talking about it with family or friends, attempting suicide.