#Crohn's Symptoms

[agentxpoe]

My mom: Yeah I think I have an intestinal infection I'm having [concerning symptoms]

me: Yeah those are my Crohn's flare symptoms you should go to a doctor

[featherymainffins]

One thing I hate is when people are supportive when you say that your doctor refuses to conduct further tests and claims it's psychosomatic until you say that you DO happen to have a diagnosis or two. Then suddenly your doctor is right for not sending you anywhere and actually it's because you be on that anxiety medication. I'll kill you.

[catboyfurina]

The problem with Crohn's is that it makes me into a huge flake but I can't actually explain to people Why I am being flaky because !!! It's TMI!!!!!!!!

[space-spring]

ooouhjghghg <- person who has definitely not eaten an entire batch of slowcooker cinnamon apples today

[arctic-hands]

Them: stop drinking so much Gatorade! You need W A T E R! Just water!

Me: *drinks mostly water for the last week*

Me: *constantly dizzy, nearly faints twice, blood hypotensive as fuck*

Them: ...

Me: well this fucking sucks

Them: ...it's all in your h–

Me: SHUT THE FUCK UP AND PASS ME THE ELECTROLYTES

[maidofmetal]

had an appointment with a different gastroenterologist today and she was very nice n seemed thorough. she was a nurse practicitoner and in my experience they are usually nicer. also gonna talk to my primary doctor about getting tested for autoimmune disorders cuz iv had a ton of health issues this entire year and everything is coming up normal and negative but i'm nauseas and dizzy all the time so :/ (plus i have every mental illness / neurodivergence under the sun and i have been in severe emotional distress for 29 years :)))))))) )

[sankttealeaf]

writing fever dreams is so fun because i have been sick for like. the past 3 months. i get to project my weird dreams onto characters and theres nothing they can do to prevent it

[ghcstcd]

Ah yes, today the suffering begins.

[daz4i]

i haven't weighed myself in literal years but my mom got an electric weight thingie bc she needs to document it daily for health reasons so i thought i may as well check too bc doctors keep asking me and i never know what to say

anyway apparently i lost like 15 kg/33 lbs. what. how

[hellolovelypeople42]

I’ve been having severe gastrointestinal issues for over a year now, but my first calprotectin test came back negative. I was diagnosed with ibs but supposed to take another test soon

Anyway I just started a new biologic for my arthritis last month (one that’s specifically prescribed for crohns) and suddenly all of my gi symptoms are completely gone

[flibbertiggibit]

Me, suffering from sulfur burps because of a Crohn’s flare-up: i’m in my dragon era

[byteofsoup]

BREAKING NEWS WE HAVE REASON TO SUSPECT A MEDICATION IS ACTUALLY HELPING BYTEOFSOUP'S IBS. My life was a nightmare for a bit but then i got prescribed something and i noticed significant improvement??? I'm not cured or anything but it's only been two days

The one thing is that i don't have the usual marker for the disease this medication is treating... it very well could be just the upswing of a particularly bad week.

[voidandnull404]

Fuck my period for coming on the first day it fucking rains in 3 months I'm in AGONY

[drydak]

every so often i accidentally hit 'finish journal' or whatever on mfp and it goes 'YOU HAVE AN ED' no motherfucker it's 12pm

[dollgutted]

tumblr is just gonna become my thought dump now that i can't use quotev to update everyone abt my interests and how i'm doing: and can i just say, i'm not doing well. i'm gonna throw a FIT actually. my doctor's appointment went pretty poorly, and i'm not really on the road to recovery at all, i'm still at the beginning basically.

crohns fucking sucks and i'm angry about it. it actively effects my daily life and i'm just sick and tired constantly. i want to feel better for once. i swear to fucking god, crohns is making my MDD worse. and to top it off, on these antibiotics i'm taking for my current crohns related inflammation problem, i can't take my antidepressants. so like, i can't even begin to manage my depression alongside managing my physical symptoms. and of course, the steroids they have me on to manage the physical symptoms? yeah that causes insomnia. which also worsens the depression. because i sit up all night thinking about any and everything when i should be sleeping. which in turn worsens my already existing daily fatigue that just comes with the territory of being disabled.

it is pure misery right now boys and there is no sun on the horizon. my doctor basically said there's nothing she can do to help me at the current moment because my insurance won't cover the tests i need, and i can't afford that shit out of pocket either, so it's just a waiting game. waiting until i get so bad i have to go back to the ER and they HAVE to take care of me out of necessity OR waiting for this new insurance to accept me and help me cover the tests. whichever comes first. sigh.

[erik-christine]

do you ever start to vent something and then just delete the post? think we should all do that more often