u/4lien4ted

I am newly diagnosed with Crohn's. I've gotten some cookbooks, done some research, and I see a lot of the common trigger foods, but also know it varies from person to person. I know that with caution many of us can safely consume certain foods while in remission that are bad during a flare. What I'd like to hear is personal stories of regret, cautionary tales of certain foods that repeatedly brought on flares when you were doing well. I know such experiences can vary from person to person, but I find value in hearing different people's experience with triggers.

I am curious to hear from others. I had my colonoscopy last week where I was diagnosed with Crohn's. I have been suffering in agony for months with bloody stools, severe constipation, crapping my pants, every day just waiting for the colonoscopy, it would have been even longer if I hadn't gotten in from a cancellation. I have read that prednisone is commonly prescribed for relief and helps a lot. They scheduled me for a 2 week followup after my colonoscopy, but didn't prescribe any meds. They said they needed to do some blood tests to check for compatibility of drug treatment.

But I also didn't get any prednisone. And I'm a little irritated. I have suffered for months with this condition, looking for answers, looking for relief. They make a diagnosis and send me out the door with nothing? "Go suffer some more for a couple weeks. Have fun. Enjoy the inflammation. We'll get you something when you come back to our office."

Is this a normal experience for people? I'm just curious.

It seems that most new rods are moving with this style, and I hate it. Hate. I mainly fish jerkbaits from shore, and this placement puts lures where I used to carry my rods. At the top of the handles. The jerkbaits are so close to the reel and the dangling trebles can potentially grab the line or rub on the reel. You can't carry the handles anymore, so you have to squeeze multiple rods together higher up, invariably the hooks come in contact with the line from the other rods and get tangled. I never had any problems with traditionally placed hook keepers. Why are so many rod builders moving in this direction?

I am almost finished with the 2nd season, after watching SG1 and Atlantis, I think the biggest thing missing in SGU is not a shred of humor. Nobody jokes, nobody laughs. Everything is serious, 24/7. Both SG1 and Atlantis have moments of comic relief interwoven throughout that create a more believable and endearing human element. There were hilarious one liners and humorous interactions. Whether it was Jack's flippant behavior when facing death, Tealc's alien dry humor, Vala and Daniel's weird love/hate relationship, or Rodney's social awkwardness with tough guy Ronon, there was always an element of humor in both shows. But SGU is grim seriousness and angsty drama the whole way through, and despite the explicit spotlight focus on character development to the point of losing the storyline, all of the characters fell short because nobody and nothing was funny at all ever. I kept hoping the series would get better as people said it would, but honestly...the disappointment almost outweighs the entertainment. I really hope whatever format they choose for the new Stargate series, they include some humor.

49m. I am still awaiting the results of my upcoming colonoscopy, but considering I've already been diagnosed with Mesenteric panniculitis, and the inflammatory markers from my stool test, and looking at everybody's symptoms...I am pretty sure this is going to be it, either that or colon cancer. I have to stay at home until the early afternoon. Sometimes my bowel movements are so urgent, I won't even even make it to the toilet in my own house and end up shitting my pants. Blood and mucus in my stool for 3 months now. Severe constipation. Our medical system is sad here, the whole process of getting in to a physician, then a gastro specialist and getting a colonoscopy was a 2 1/2 month span. I'm still waiting for the colonoscopy. However, I've started managing my diet as if it were UC, and started taking Miralax with dinner every night and I've noticed some improvement in the last week where I'm not seeing blood. But the bowel movements are "shit your pants" urgent every time and frequent with amounts of several tablespoons coming out in tiny ribbons. On bad days I have maybe 10 tiny bowel movements a day, on good days I'll have a few good bigger ones where I actually feel like a normal human. The gas is frequent and always juicy with risk of sharts. I have had to clear my calendar. I am terrified of shitting my pants at public gatherings with lots of people. My stools smell foul and there's no way I would escape without being noticed. I drink prune juice to clear out and stop eating for a day before my daughter's concerts so I don't shit my pants. That is my most worst fear is shitting myself during the middle of her concert surrounded by an ocean of people. The job I had involved long hours driving on a busy highway, I just could not renew this season. I just can't do the work without shitting my pants. But even remote work from home, lots of it involves customer contact, meetings, or other work with limited flexibility. You do not have the freedom to bolt to the toilet within 3 seconds whenever you want. I've been selling things to help supplement our income, but I've been depressed at how my condition limits me. I look at jobs and I just imagine shitting myself at the job interview. I don't even feel like a human anymore. Just an explosive shit bomb that could go off at any minute. My entire life revolves around trying not to shit my pants. This is what I've been reduced to. I want to be optimistic that things will get better with treatment/surgery/whatever happens, but optimism doesn't pay the bills.