The Crohnsicle

Once again I am up in the middle of the night with feverish dreams.  When the happen I usually get up and tinker for a little while to let my body cool down. It sucks because when this happens it usually takes my body a few hours to get tired again. Oh, the joys of [...]

Sorry folks, I have been incommunicado due to the holidays and fighting the eventual  outcome of them. It seems this time of year is pretty hard on folks with Crohn’s Disease. With the holidays, increased stress, large family meals, lots of sweets… all things that are tough on a person with Crohn’s by themselves, and [...]

Hi folks,
Before I continue, I just want to re-iterate that there are some great resources out there which contain a wealth of information pertaining to Crohn’s Disease, IBD and Colitis. Some of these are where I have gathered a bit of my information. Here they are…
http://www.webmd.com/ibd-crohns-disease/crohns-disease/what-is-crohns-disease
http://www.mayoclinic.org/crohns/
http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/crohns/index.htm
In my last entry I covered Crohn’s Disease Complications. In [...]

Do my kids have Crohn’s Disease? I wonder this on occasion and I sure as heck hope not. Sometimes they have the usual kids illnesses which can on occasion also include diarrhea. (especially due to the drugs prescribed) During those bouts I can’t help but wonder if they too have this sneaky and disheartening disease. [...]