I believe that many of us have had years of flares or years of remission, but I need to point out that as far as we seem to know about Crohns, the definition of "remission" equates simply to "lack of symptoms". I keep seeing people state that they've been flaring for 10 years or 1 day, or that they've never been in remission for the same. This sometimes gels with all I've read/been told because IBD has 2 states: 1--Remission 2--Flaring. You are either one or the other is what I've encountered everywhere but here. Some people will say they "flare for a few hours" or a day or two....symptoms should translate to flaring, absence of them should indicate remission...But what Wiles says actually makes some sense, the scarring/strictures....in which case, that COULD be remission with some residual symptomology from severe flaring....?? Like Han Shan and Katie said though, remission to me means no sign of this demonic leech of life.
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-diagnosed with Crohn's Disease in Sept. 2006, currently 28 years old
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