Tag: crohns
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IBD – Is It Crohn’s Or Colitis?
I see so many posts from people who don’t know which type of IBD they have or saying they have both – which just is not possible! I thought I would do a post to explain the two diseases and the differences between them. I understand how confusing diagnosis is, and the doctor’s often don’t…
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Health Update
Well, what a month! For anyone not following me over on social media, I am now out of hospital, yay! I was released on Monday 16th March after three weeks in hospital. Although my symptoms haven’t all been rectified, they are a lot better than they were.
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Deep Vein Thrombosis Awareness Month
March is national Deep-Vein Thrombosis Awareness Month, a public health initiative aimed at raising awareness of this commonly occurring medical condition and its potentially fatal complication, pulmonary embolism. What is Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)? DVT is a blood clot which develops in one of the deep veins in the body – usually in the leg What…
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9 Vitamins & Supplements I Use and Recommend
AD ] Post contains gifted items The week of March 11th sees the beginning of Nutrition and Hydration Week This week is an annual event which aims to highlight, promote and celebrate improvements in the provision of nutrition and hydration locally, nationally and globally. I have previously written posts about hydration as this is especially…
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The Hospital Diaries Days 10 to 13 – Wednesday to Saturday
Happy weekend everyone – I really hope you are all enjoying yours more than I am stuck in here. Update Unfortunately my potassium and now also magnesium levels are still crashing into my boots so I am constantly having to be hooked up to drips as well as take supplements to keep my body functioning.…
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The Hospital Diaries Day 8 & 9 – Monday & Tuesday
I’m at the point of losing track of days and it seems to be suddenly flying by. Each day sort of mingles into one as it gets so repetitive and a mixture of tests, medication, pain and sleep. Gastroscopy Test On Monday I had my first ever gastroscopy test – where the camera goes down…
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The Hospital Diaries Day 4 & 5 – Thursday/Friday
So apologies for not having caught you all up yesterday but it’s not been a great couple of days and I’m sure you understand. The pain and nausea/vomiting have become pretty relentless and even the medication isn’t relieving my symptoms to the point of comfortable at the moment for the most part. Update So far…
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The Hospital Diaries Day 3 – Wednesday
Today wasn’t a good day for me, my pain and nausea/vomiting certainly ramped up. Doctors Rounds I didn’t see my normal consultant as she isn’t on the ward this week but the doctor I saw today was lovely. He was worried as my ostomy output is extremely slow and my abdomen is very distended so…
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The Spoonie Mummy 