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Posted 8/31/2016 10:02 PM (GMT -5)
Last year in May I was diagnosed with moderate Crohn's disease and they found some ulcers in my stomach with a colonoscopy. They put me on remicade for every 2 months but for insurance reasons I stopped taking remicade and it's been 6 months since my last infusion. Ive felt fine these past 6 months and I've been taking probiotics everyday, but today after some exercise and eating after being hungry there's this pain in the pit of my stomach. Should I be worried? It's subsiding now. Also I'm always afraid I'm going to die someday. Will I die? I'm only 22 and afraid but it's moderate crohns so it shouldn't be too bad, right?
Posted 9/1/2016 6:23 AM (GMT -5)
Actually, moderate Crohn's can very, very easily turn into severe Crohn's. The category of mild, moderate, or severe just means what you have at that moment. It is not one that you will always be in. I was originally diagnosed with mild Crohn's; in the last 4 years, I've been hospitalized over 30 times. The fact that you stopped your Remicade and aren't on any maintenance medications is very serious. I know Remicade is expensive and that you don't have insurance, but multiple hospital stays and surgeries will be much more expensive. Yes, you can definitely die with untreated Crohn's, and sometimes even with treated Crohn's. I am not trying to scare you, but I'm trying to impress upon you just how seriously you need to start taking this. You need to get in to see your GI doctor and see what options you have.
Posted 9/1/2016 10:46 AM (GMT -5)
I agree with scifigal but I also encourage you not to freak out about this yet because it could just be a blip. One day is not enough to know if there's something serious going on.

That said, if you haven't seen your GI in six months and you aren't taking anything for the Crohn's, it's probably a good idea to schedule an appointment and at least run some bloodwork. If symptoms continue to develop/progress, you and your GI can talk about reinstating a treatment protocol.

I also wouldn't focus on the type of Crohn's you were diagnosed with but your specific symptoms and how you feel in general. They will be a much stronger indication of whether the disease is active. Crohn's is pretty scary, especially when you're feeling horrible, but it's a treatable disease. It's just important that you regularly check-in with your doctor and become more aware of what's going on with your body so you can recognize when something is off.
Posted 9/10/2016 6:09 PM (GMT -5)

Chroxy111 said...
Last year in May I was diagnosed with moderate Crohn's disease and they found some ulcers in my stomach with a colonoscopy. They put me on remicade for every 2 months but for insurance reasons I stopped taking remicade and it's been 6 months since my last infusion. Ive felt fine these past 6 months and I've been taking probiotics everyday, but today after some exercise and eating after being hungry there's this pain in the pit of my stomach. Should I be worried? It's subsiding now. Also I'm always afraid I'm going to die someday. Will I die? I'm only 22 and afraid but it's moderate crohns so it shouldn't be too bad, right?

I've had crohns since 1999. I was getting really bad pains in the pit of my stomach, mostly after eating, several months ago. I had had them before but they always wanted to check my gallbladder. Every time my gallbladder was fine. A few months ago when I started having them again I thought I may have had stomach cancer, when that came back neg, we thought it was an ulcer. That came back neg. we then found out it was really bad acid reflux. My dr prescribed me an anti acid and I haven't had those pains since.
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