Dear all, thank you very much. I really do appreciate it. I'm very blessed to belong to a family like HW. I'm trying my best to cope. I know I'm under a lot of stress and am trying now to think...
As you know, I"m a college teacher and have a lot of academic and administrative responsibilities. Since my brother passed away last year, I have gotten new responsibilities like taking care of my...
I can't tolerate probiotics. I tried several brands, too. But everytime I took them they exacerbated my diarrhea so I forgot all together about the idea of taking probiotics....
Newmommy26, thank you. That sounds a great idea. I'll give it a try....
73monte, thank you. There's a little of dark yellow discharge. I don't think it's a new fistula. I think it's my old fistula acting up....
I have been absent from this forum for some time and I was trying to cope with life hurdles and with my disease. I tapered budesonide and went down to 6mg. However, since last week, I woke up with a...
For the second time, 10-11 hours after I take Dexilant, I get this horrible rectal pain. I checked the side effects and found proctititis which I already have as a side effect. It's weird that a PPI...
SharonZ and Jump1959, thank you. I gave Dexilant another chance and hope things go on well. I think one dose of Dexilant is not as effective as 2 doses of Nexium. I read some threads in this forum...
Interesting. I can't eat it, too but I will try from now on to juice it and see how things go on....
RosieinOz, thank you. Well, it seems my Crohn's got jealous or what. After only 1day on Dexilant, I had to return to Nexium because of severe rectal pain. I can't figure out how to control it esp...
I couldn't overcome my panick to undergo the impedance test esp after doctor instructed me to stay in hospital and not to move a lot. I told him that the purpose was to measure reflux while I'm...
Denise, thank you very much. I was instructed to take my meds normally even the PPI, Nexium as my GI wants to assess whether I get reflux on it or not....
Had an upper GI endoscopy which showed GERD LA A and incompetent sphincter. My GI explained to me that I have to undergo a 24-hr impedance test to determine the cause of reflux since I'm on a double...
Dencha and SharonZ, thank you very much for your positive feedback. I upped the Baclofen dose and it does not seem it's going to work. Tbh, I'm thinking of calling my GI to schedule an endoscopy...
Have had GERD for 20 years now. Have been on Nexium 40x2 for 12 years in addition to Zantac, Baclofen and Gaviscon. Saw my GI again because my GERD became worse. My GI discussed with me all options...