It started almost ten years ago. at least that is when i really started to worry. but thinking back i have had issues since i was a teenager. there is no part of my body that is not affected. like i said before when i was a teenager i was having alot of stomack pain. i have always gotten sores in my mouth too. they liked into the female stuff found ovarian cyst gave me birth control to control those. still had problems with stomach pain they did a barium and ct scans.they found nothing. fought stomach issuses. i had my gallbladder remove when i was 24 becuase it was diseased. till i had my second child at 31. a year after having her the pain got worse. but that is when the bleeding started. i have not had any insurance since i had her so i work on limited funds. after about 4 years and 4 er visits and nothing found. i went and saw a GI specailist. she did blood work and a colonoscopy. she found some precancer polps, onset of diverticulistis, hyhated hernia, but she said non of that would cause the pain and bleeding that i was experienced. she sent me on my way and said come back in 3 years for an other colonoscopy. since then i have had many more problems. i found a general practioner that only takes people without insurance and charges a reasonable fee. she looked at all the tests that the GI doctor did and noticed that the blood test that (not sure what it is called) but the one that could mean crohns was positive. she has been treating the flares with stariods. it that bentyl for the cramping, and an anti anxitiy but becuse nerves tend to make it worst. other symptoms are a very itchy rash on my legs. after doing just very light activites i get lower back pain the feeling like i have to move my bowels and when i do the toilet is full of bright read blood.the stomach pain is like someone in tearing my apart from the inside out and sometimes in fells like my insides are going to fall out. i also have joint pain. mostly in my kness but occationally everywhere. i experienced numbness in my hands but but that as most likely carpultunnel. things seems managable for awhile but now i noticed that the stariods are not helping as much as they use to just making me gain weigth. i work 6 days a week and i cant eat all day or i will be run ning to the bathroom and that is hard when u deliver mail. i eat once a day and still gaining weight that has me baffled. i would love any suggestion to might help, maybe any cheap or free studies going on out there, or maybe i will help someone know that they are not alone in the world on unknowns..  i also have had problems with  blocked salivary glands. pain is my feet when walking. i could be bleeding for 5 days just have a bowel movement with blood go to the ER and they do their test and say there is no trace of blood. sometimes at nigth my whole body aches  but mostly my legs.

 

 

 

 

thank you