So do you see any simalarities?
Holidays
Half way through the school term and I’m already wanting holidays! It makes me think if my last OS holiday to Samoa! 2 weeks of pure bliss, sun, relaxation and culture. I need to set my sites on my next destination. Ah, Samoa I miss you!
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MJ
MJ gives me so much joy every single day. He loves me no matter what mood I’m in, is excited to see me when i get home, and most of all he gives me the companionship I need without the drama of a relationship!
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Understanding
SO, lately i have been doing some research on Crohns disease as over the last weekend, i had another flare up.
So what is it exactly?
Crohn’s disease causes inflammation of the full thickness of the bowel wall and may involve any part of the digestive tract from the mouth to the anus (back passage). Most frequently the ileum, which is the lower part of the small bowel (ileitis), the large bowel (colitis) or both (ileo-colitis) are involved.
I had surgery in April on my large intestine, which is less common than on the small intestine. Usually, crohns sufferers tend to have infections in their small intestine. On the weekend i was submitted to hospital for cramps that were occuring, which were similar but different to what i have had before which raised alarm bells in my head immediately.
Other crohn sufferers know that toilet habits, are a constant topic of conversation. Majority of sufferers also loose weight rapidly, where i was loosing weight but now have stopped since surgery. So after visiting the hospital, i was told that i need to have another ultra sound as there maybe some swelling in my small intestine. So where to from now????
Treatment of Crohn’s Disease
The drugs used to treat Crohn’s disease are more commonly used to help control the inflammation and as maintenance therapy. Active Crohn’s disease is generally treated with steroid tablets (usually prednisolone).
Sometimes, antibiotics are also used.
Sometimes, antibiotics are also used.
Where drug therapy is ineffective, an infusion into the vein of infliximab (Remicade), (an antibody that mops up an important protein made by the body during inflammation), may be used.
However, some people do require surgery if drug treatment is ineffective, or if Crohn’s disease causes a blockage or leak in the bowel. Surgery may also be necessary for people with Crohn’s disease of the anus that which is not responding to tablets.
I really need to sit down and sort out what is working for my body, and what is not. What foods are sitting well, and what foods are not.
Its critical i give my body every chance to function properly, and so be it if it means not being able to eat or drink certain things. I need to be strong, and believe that i can do this, and my body can get through this.
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Day after bootcamp
Wow, I have not been this sore in over a year i think. Now you know you worked hard when you get up to go to the toliet, and you cant sit down. Like the pain of torture, not stinging, but throbbing. We have all been there and all felt it. But there is no way to get rid of it.
I have tried to walk it out, stretch, hot and cold showers and basically keep moving, but alas, none of that has worked. Instead i find myself stuck on the couch.
Here are some pics from yesterdays work out from their facebook page.
- Lunges with the Bulgarian Bag
10 KG sand pipe for lunges and PPWarming up on a tad chilly day
I sent my trainer a msg this morning letting him know i couldnt walk! His response “Welcome back! See you next week”!
I think i will spend the rest of this week, preparing my food for the first couple of weeks back at work, freezing and measuring my portions. I will probably do some light work outs as well, KB and some lifts and some slow stuff on the C2!
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