My Experience of Chron's Disease

************WARNING THIS IS QUITE LONG*********** Firstly i would like to introduce you to Fred. Hes my crohns. I much prefer to call him Fred as it sounds more personal, as crohns is different and personal to every person who has it. Plus it sounds less scarey and more friendly. Whom be Fred? Tell me more about him. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Crohns is a disease. It is the inflammation of the digestive tract, this includes, the mouth, throat, small intestine, large intestine and anus. It is named Crohns after the person who discovered it Burill B Crohn, an American Physician in 1884. It is not infectious, it ...  Read the complete review

In May this year (2002) just before I got married to Michael I was diagnosed with Crohns disease which is infecting the lower part of my bowel. Many people, even I, have never heard of Crohn's disease or even Ulcerative Colitis and medical practitioners even seem a little baffled. It all started in about July 2001 (ps do not read on if you are squeemish) when I went to the toilet at work and couldn't pass a stool. Instead all that came out was a very thin, light coloured substance - supposed diarrhoea but none like I'd had before. At the time I also remember having a very bad run of flu where I vomited alot (not like me at all - stomach like iron) ...  Read the complete review

As of 9th Decemeber 2002 I have added my recent experiences at the end. I warn you there is one swear word as well. Crohn's Disease is a misnomer. It isn't a disease so don't worry, you won't catch it from me just by reading this rant. It is a condition which affects the digestive tract and it has no cure at the moment, it is classed as a chronic illness. I have written about the illness followed by my own experiences, it is not for the squeamish so be warned! My motivation in writing this is to help others who either suffer or suspect they may suffer from the illness, there is hope and my story illustrates this. ...  Read the complete review