Sorry, but WHAT cardiovascular risk?!?

Thanks, Judy.

The article (mine) implied that we had the same sort of risks as RA patients, but that RA patients are told, and we aren't...?????

Very, very, interesting that you didn't know about it either.

Great article! Thanks.

Ivy.

Well,

hyper = prefix meaning over, above, excessive or beyond (I think we all know this)

homocystein = an amino acid. Ther is evidence that a high level of homocysteine in the blood is associated w/an increased risk of developing coronary artery disease. Blood hoomocysteine leevels may be lowered by eating foods rich in folic acid, such as green leafy vegetables and fruits.

aemia = I couldn't find.

anemia = if this is what was intended = low red blood cells (which I think we all know), but anemia is NOT a disease, it is a symptom of various diseases. Some symptoms are tachycardia, palpitation, angina pectoris (I just listed the ones we don't usually think of in conjunction w/anemia that pertain to this subject).

Curiosity killed the cat, I HAD to get out my Taber's Medical Dictionary and check it out.

Sounds like we've been reading about lately - chronic inflammation is not good for the human body and it seems to be an underlying cause or contributor to a LOT of health problems.

My family physician told me about this a few years back. She said that everyone who has chronic inflammation in the body is at risk for heart issues and should be taking folic acid daily.

Thanks for bringing this up Ivy.

LoL
Thanks Vickey for the laughter of the day!

Love gallow humor.

Have heard of it but nowadays I don´t take it in because I´ve realised that when it´s time it´s time.
As a Crohnie with AIH and Ps-artrithis and many gynecological issues as well I´ve gotten sick and tired of having so many increased risk of geting everything and anything that I had to try and take a stand- try to focus on living and not get scared of whatever may come before it comes.
But I´ve been there getting angst and scarring my brain of reading about it about risks of cancer in the intestins, heartproblems, risk of cancer in the liver and risk of liverfailure and of the complications of being treated with preds and biological drugs like Humira and so on..

I use to think: well I can get overrunned by a car when I cross the road tomorrow as well no one knows what tomorrow brings.
Getting this darned diseases isn´t exactly getting the highest prize-winnig but it has made me met friends I wouldn´t have done otherwise.

Live today and if it´s a bad day let´s hope tomorrow get´s better.

Consuming whole grains, whole raw vegetables and fruits (and getting exercise) is the best way to prevent heart disease (along with many other diseases).... I'll go out on a limb and say alot of people with IBD don't eat enough or actually avoid those foods. Take that with the chronic inflammation and I don't find this surprising at all, although I've never been told by my doc.

The past couple of years I have had heart palpitation issues which I thought were do to med, but someyimes I notice my rate increase after I eat and when I am having a bad bowel movement. I am considering surgery and one person said her standing heart rate slowed, improved after getting colon removed. One more in the "reasons to do surgery" box

I had a heart issue when my intestines swelled up so much that it pushed my heart and lungs into different positions. I had to wear a halter monitor for well over a month on that one. But this was back when my disease was pooing 30-40 times a day, and I was puking 3-5 times a day.

My heart problems are usually more active when I am flaring also. I have always believed there was a link between the Crohn's and heart issues in some people, me specifically.

As we all know Crohn's can cause cronic anemia (especially iron defecient anemia)-I know as I have this. Now a little high school bio lesson: cronic anemia means low hemoglobin and hemoglobin carried the oxygen to the body after it passes through the lungs. When the body does not get enough oxygen, the heart receives messages to pump more blood. Well, the heart is a muscel and more pumping means enlarging the muscel.

All my doctors agree that enlargement of the heart causes all kinds of problems like palipations, AFIB in the short term and then more severve conditions like left ventricular hypertrophy which makes the heart pumping even less effective. I have them conditions so I am aware of them,

I do have long standing hypertension that Ihave had for over 20+ years. it has been hard to control as I take 6 different high blood pressure medications a day. the crohn's has causes a double wammy on my heart becasue out of control high bloow pressure has similas bad effects on the heart just like the anemia does.

Finally, all my Drs agree that those of us who have thesse heat conditions with crohn's makes for a difficult patient to manage, especially during flares. most with hbp take a diruetic-think about the dehydration from 20 poops a day couple with fluid loss from a pill!!!!! Then this about those of us who are on blood thinners for a-fib to help prevent the worse thing possible which is a stroke. but if we are bleeding from crohn's the blood thinner makes it worse.

I hope this helps. I am still learning myself and the first thing I have realized is that I must be in constant contact with my doctors when anything seems not normal. otherwise I go downhill rapidly

Mirowpl

Matthew! 200 possible complicatons??



not sure I want to know

I seem to have the Anemia, I was dx'ed with it back in early 2010. It might explain why I no longer seem to have High Blood Pressure. Or maybe not, this is a confused area for me.
But getting heart complications from it seems perfectly logical.
Alas, yes TWO HUNDRED possible complications. Sometimes I wonder if I'm going to get some more samples of this. The Kidney Stones & arthritic complications & mouth ulcers are quite enough!!

Matthew