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[chris6040]

Hi there thank you in advance for all the help and direction that you will give me. Ok i'm a 24 year old smoker i have been smoking for the past 6 years and very fit and very active i have an ok deit, i eat 2 big meals a day and one samll meal, i eat some greens and some friut a day. i have had blood in my stool every now and again for the past year or so. but the past 2 months or so it has been in the stool almost every time i make a movement. there is blood on the tissue and it drips from my rectum. its is very hard to pass a movement almost 95% of the time i have to force it out. i used to go to the washroom twice a day and now sometimes i only go once every two days. please tell me what i can do.

[sickagain]

Chris, it is time to quit smoking.  Smoking is known to exacerbate Crohn's,  it make the symptoms worse and less tolerable. Crohn's is going to be with your entire life, and if you can quit now, your life will be better for it.  I am 52, and quite smoking at age 25, and I am so glad i did! I am not saying that you will revert to normal, you won't, just that in the long run, you will have a better quality of life.  I wish you well.  

[jadesm34]

I have been having similar problems for the last few months. It has been hard for me to pass gas and stool just like you. I have upper pain just below my rib cage that shoots down the left side all the way to my rectum.  Everything feels swollen.  Also my left side quivers occasionally. I stress out quite a bit and get bad anxiety attacks. Sometimes I get restless leg problems... I crave sugar as well which for some reason I believe takes part in all this mess.

Anyways, I went to the doc. and had almost everything looked at. They haven't actually inserted anything into my body, like a camera, to look at the walls of my bowels but they have done a Kat scan, felt my ovaries, and tested my blood and urine. Fortunately they could not find a thing and ended up giving me pain meds for an unknown muscle issue.

To get to the point, I finally decided to go a different route.  I picked out an Alternative Medicine Doctor. (Who I found over the internet).When I went to her office she ran a few tests and found that I was having digestive issues. She put me on a complete detox program. No Dairy, meaning no cheese, no milk, and no yogurt.  No sugar, meaning no pop, no coffee and so on.

This might be easier for me if I can explain what I can eat.  I can eat rice, white meat like turkey and chicken, fruits and veggies. But no citrus fruits like oranges and grape fruit because that can upset the tummy. Oh and no Eggs and no condiments. Also drink lots of water and no fruit juices because juice from the store is packed with sugar.

So yes you pretty much have to eliminate all the tasty stuff.

Then with this diet (which I have not completely stuck too) my doctor gave me Enzymes and a tone of supplements (which you would have to get from your own doctor).

Anyways after about four days of eating like this and taking the supplements I realized I wasn't going to the bathroom at all! I was almost completely blocked and the pain was still there if not worse! So I called her back and told her everything. She then came to a good conclusion. I was very deficient in magnesium!  She told me to get magnesium silicate. Which is a laxative in itself but the weird part about it is that after I drink that stuff all the pain goes away. This in my mind means I am headed in the right direction.

Now! I am not saying that this is the complete answer but just today I did some digging on magnesium and found that it is a very important part of the body. It helps keep our bodies in function and with out it can cause all sorts of problems. Like sugar cravings and even restless leg problems. It also helps with IBS.

So tomorrow I am going out and buying foods with high levels of magnesium. I found out that Almonds and the fish Haddock both have high properties.  I am also going to by the supplement as well.

I will keep you posted on my detox diet as well as the results of eating more magnesiam rich food.
Last but not least, I am not saying stop going to your regular doctor’s visits or that being defiant in magnesium is the answer. I am not a medical doctor; I am only speaking from my own experience. My best suggestion is do you research when looking for doctors, and when finding answers. Always!!!!!!!!!!!! Look at more than one avenue and never give up!

If anyone has any questions or comments feel free!

Good Luck,