Hello forum. Thanks for the encouragement in your posts.
First off, I will go to the doctor eventually. My insurance doesn't kick in for about another 8 months because of pre-existing condition. Of course, I'll go before then if I have to. Not the ER, though, unless I'm dying because last time I spent four days in there and went almost bankrupt.
Basically, I've been managing this disease for the last couple of years through diet and supplements. But I used Immodium to control diarrhea every few days. Well eventually it got to where I was using Immodium every other day and then almost every day.
Now when I take Immodium the right-lower-side of my stomach, ileocecal region, becomes very painful and hardens. When I lie on my back and press down on this area of my stomach it feels almost as hard as a rock. In order to make the hardness go away I have to stay off Immodium for almost a week but there's still pain and some hardening. Sometimes the pain extends down into my right thigh and that usually occurs the following morning after taking the Immodium.
So I guess that's it for the Immodium. I just hope some severe damage hasn't occurred. I never have blood in the stool and only get the black tarry stuff if I drink wine which isn't often.
The symptoms from person to person seem to vary so much with this disease. But if anyone has experienced anything similar to this I'd appreciate some input.
When I was younger, about 20 years before Crohn's diagnosis, my appendix was removed and I suspect this is one of the culprits. It just seems strange to me that the pain is right there where the scar is from the appendix removal. And there have been studies that those who have had the appendix removed are more likely to get crohn's.
First off, I will go to the doctor eventually. My insurance doesn't kick in for about another 8 months because of pre-existing condition. Of course, I'll go before then if I have to. Not the ER, though, unless I'm dying because last time I spent four days in there and went almost bankrupt.
Basically, I've been managing this disease for the last couple of years through diet and supplements. But I used Immodium to control diarrhea every few days. Well eventually it got to where I was using Immodium every other day and then almost every day.
Now when I take Immodium the right-lower-side of my stomach, ileocecal region, becomes very painful and hardens. When I lie on my back and press down on this area of my stomach it feels almost as hard as a rock. In order to make the hardness go away I have to stay off Immodium for almost a week but there's still pain and some hardening. Sometimes the pain extends down into my right thigh and that usually occurs the following morning after taking the Immodium.
So I guess that's it for the Immodium. I just hope some severe damage hasn't occurred. I never have blood in the stool and only get the black tarry stuff if I drink wine which isn't often.
The symptoms from person to person seem to vary so much with this disease. But if anyone has experienced anything similar to this I'd appreciate some input.
When I was younger, about 20 years before Crohn's diagnosis, my appendix was removed and I suspect this is one of the culprits. It just seems strange to me that the pain is right there where the scar is from the appendix removal. And there have been studies that those who have had the appendix removed are more likely to get crohn's.
