Crohn's Disease

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  • DocChicago wrote:
    This sounds like cholestyramine. It binds bile acids if you've had your ileum removed (the ileum normally reborbs the bile acids, which can irritate the colon). But it tastes like ass.

    I can not recall the name of what I took...this was around 2001. I drank that stuff for...maybe 6 months. After that, I decided I would rather live with frequent bathroom visits than drank that vile concoction.

    PBM
    "We paced ourselves and we didn't rush through it and we tried to be as creative as our collective minds would let us be over some course of time instead of just trying to rush through a record"

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  • Heatherj43Heatherj43 Posts: 1,254
    Heather,

    I'm speaking as a layman here, but I would rather travel to Vanderbilt for medical attention than go to local doctors in town.

    Most of the time, I rely on local doctors because it's convenient and I already have my diagnosis.

    However, if I were having problems and needed medical care, I would try to go someplace that specializes in medical studies (like U of M). Doc Chicago may disagree, but I don't have too much faith in local practices...just my opinion.

    PBM

    The local university is Wayne State. They are good in my opinion. I am going to go there first. If they can't help then I will go to U of M. At this point I have very few choices. People are suppose to eat. Thanks.
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  • Heatherj43 wrote:
    The local university is Wayne State. They are good in my opinion. I am going to go there first. If they can't help then I will go to U of M. At this point I have very few choices. People are suppose to eat. Thanks.


    U of M is suppose to be top-notch aren't they? Do you need a referral to get an appointment?

    I think I had to be referred from my family doctor to Vanderbilt when I had my Ankylosing spondylitis checked out.

    PBM
    "We paced ourselves and we didn't rush through it and we tried to be as creative as our collective minds would let us be over some course of time instead of just trying to rush through a record"

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  • Heatherj43Heatherj43 Posts: 1,254
    U of M is suppose to be top-notch aren't they? Do you need a referral to get an appointment?

    I think I had to be referred from my family doctor to Vanderbilt when I had my Ankylosing spondylitis checked out.

    PBM
    Yeah I need a referral, but the docs here will easily give me one. They are at wits end.
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