http://crohnshelp.com/blog Information on Crohn's Disease Wed, 31 Jan 2007 16:40:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Not very long ago I blogged about a report that scientists had found a gene that seemed connected to Crohn's Disease, you can see that here... That gene was the interleukin-23 (IL-23) receptor. However, according to a release from BioResearchOnline.com, it seems that another gene may have been found ... http://crohnshelp.com/blog/crohns-news/crohns-research/new-gene-associated-with-crohns-disease-found/ What is Dilaudid? One of the most prescribed narcotic pain killers, many Crohn's patients are given Dilaudid when in the hospital. A while back I talked about how much of a life-savor Dilaudid had been for me in 2006 every time I ended up in the hospital or had surgery, however, ... http://crohnshelp.com/blog/crohns-news/dilaudid-you-should-know-this/ Well, I am very happy to report that my surgery Thursday night went just as planned and had no complications. The surgeons were very happy and said that now "all I have left is to recover." Their has been a major difference between this surgery and the other 2 I had ... http://crohnshelp.com/blog/personal/a-successful-surgery-now-just-recovering/ My doctors finally decided that I do need surgery. They are going to do a 4 to 5 hour surgery where they do a full mid-abdomen incision to clean out all the adhesions and scar tissue. They will also have to re-do my anastomosis by creating a bigger hole. The surgery ... http://crohnshelp.com/blog/personal/having-surgery-today-at-4-pm-et/ Well, I thought I was done with the complications when my iliostomy was reversed and frankly, I was very excited. But to be honest, I always had a bad feeling that something was going to go wrong. Well, here's what happened in greater detail...When the surgeon re-connected me after the iliostomy ... http://crohnshelp.com/blog/personal/im-back-in-the-hospital-for-a-blockage/ Recently, we reported on an article that was published inside the Scotsman paper (and on the web) - here is the link... The article reported that researchers in Scotland feel firmly that they have found a vaccine for Crohn's Disease based on the theory that MAP causes Crohn's Disease. Now, ... http://crohnshelp.com/blog/crohns-news/crohns-research/vaccine-for-crohns-disease-sparks-major-debate/ I had a little bit of a scare today, thank god I quickly caught the reality of it. I *thought* I sensed blood in the stool, but I realized soon afterwards that I had just chugged an entire bottle of red gatorade! For those of you with Crohn's who's system seems ... http://crohnshelp.com/blog/personal/red-gatorade-can-be-confusing/ As many of you know, I have been struggling in my efforts to recover after my last surgery where I got the illiostomy reversed. Well, I knew it was coming time to take my next Remicade shot but I was taking it lightly for 2 reasons: 1. Because I felt that ... http://crohnshelp.com/blog/personal/remicade-does-it-again/ Hey Crohnees, the CCFA needs our support. For those of you who don't know, CCFA is the largest support and advocacy group for Crohn's and Colitis patients and helps fund millions of dollars in research! Well, the CCFA is talking about budget cuts that are extreme and not fair. Please visit the ... http://crohnshelp.com/blog/crohns-news/crohns-research/put-a-stop-to-nih-budget-cuts-for-ccfa/ I have tried many things in the past but about 9 months ago when I had to get a temporary illiostomy bag, my surgeon recommended that I would need Imodium. Well, that was the first time I had ever heard of it so I thought to give it a try. Since ... http://crohnshelp.com/blog/crohns-news/putting-a-stop-to-diarrhea/