Nick Battles with Crohn's Disease - Webisode 1 (Dramatic Health)

[lov2shop123]

I have crohns and it took me 12 years to get diagnosed.

[socceric17]

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If you don't know what Cat's Claw is, look it up. A week on Cat's Claw and I was able to go off all my medication. My intestines have healed up, no more blood, it gets rid of flare ups in minutes, and is completely 100% safe! I recommend a dosage of about 4000mg/day but everyone is different.

[sarahk1000]

ive had croh'ns 3 yrs now i was diagnosed straight away which was good but it feels like im a hypacondriac cos when i go to the doctor about weakness pain u know the usual they give me paracetamol as all my blood tests come back clear wot does this mean? cos im really in alot of pain and no-one will help can anyone recomend a good pain reliever that i cud tell the doctor to give me?

[sjc564]

I just had a colonoscopy yesterday and I most likely have Crohn's disease. Sort of suspected it for about 5 years beforehand but didn't do anything about it until it caused me a great deal of discomfort and pain. I'm a college student and it really affected my attendance - and quite possibly my grades too. If I can give anyone good advice, it's if you suspect that you might have something wrong with your health, get diagnosed as soon as you can. I wish I did that before.

[BruceGiron]

why as soon as you can, i mean can the doc help you, i thought you were just shit out of luck

[juventuspwns]

I most likely have crohns... I'm going in for my colonoscopy tomorrow morning. I beleive I have minor crohnes disease... I had it for a year with out knowing what it was probably since it was minor. It makes me nervous that its actually a disease and not curable. But having it never prevented me from going out doing things or playing sports. I feel it hurting inside me right now but it is bearable. I wont let crohns live my life.

[UltraDOG17]

dang

u cant get rid of it?!

i know how ya felt man

i got the same thang

tried not 2 give up

[amina2855]

i was diagnoses today with chrons diseaese , i have the mild form but it can get worse, as i get older. and what i get is really bad ulcers in my mouth.

[TTFMAC1290]

i was diagnosed with crohn''s disease in 2006 wen i was 15. its is so crazy how when i listen or read about other ppl that have it..they say the exact same things i said about it.. CHANGING YOUR LIFE, HOW YOU FELT..ALL THAT!! crohn's made me so sad man!! =(

[lane0065]

i'm 22 and was diagnosed with crohns a year ago. at the time i was just about to start my honors year in history and i never imagined it would be so hard to handle. this year has been really rough, i have yet to complete my thesis and i am about to go back to a specialist because i appear to be relapsing. i can only hope it gets better cause i'm not sure if i can deal with another year like this one.

[lsanfey]

I'm 20 and was diagnosed with crohn's when i was 16, I was in and out of hospital for a while and when it flares up, it can be the most crippling pain, i'm on 6 tablets a day(pentasa), but heard from someone the alternative medicine route is the best, does anyone know anything about this?

[WebResearcher]

A great place to get help with Crohn's disease is crohnssociety (dot) com. It's a site made to help teenagers and college students cope with Crohn's disease.

[Kimianne24]

I'm 22 years old, and have been diagnosed with crohns since I was 16. I have been on remission on and off since then, but this year has been rough. I have had to drop out of two semesters of school, and have lost a lot of weight. It's been rough, but it's so inspiring to realize people are going through what I am.

[247boogyman]

I had been having symptoms of Crohns since the age of 17. I was finally diagnosed when I was 23. My case is not at all rare. I have it in both my small and large intestines. I'm 37 now and I feel great. I'm on Sulfasalizine and have been in remission for 7 years now.

[jaybaluk]

Hi everyone has anyone ever heard of SCD (Specific Carb Diet) this diet has cahnged my life and allowed me to live a normal life I also have crohns

[rmcatholic]

jaybaluk, I have Crohn's disease and I'm also on the SCD. It's a hard diet to follow sometimes but I've been off of all medications for over a year now. How long have you been on it?

[LilLazy650]

Just wondering what is the difference between Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis?

[judgementalfish]

theres a clue in the name lol, with people with UC they tend to have ulcers as well as the inflamation

[tanyatimberwolf]

I relate completely: trying to ignore it and then assuming there must be a pill to cure it. Who would think that bloody diarrhea would be such a big deal after all these medical advances?

[pkmbyte]

Medical science hasn't advances too much at all. In regards to incurable diseases it hasn't advanced. All they can advance with incurable or chronic illnesses is the drugs you take to control the chronic illness and not get rid of the illness. Other advancements are desguised as advancements when they are only achievements like operating on a person in two diffrent parts of the world.

[ColossusofVita]

Who cares.

[pkmbyte]

You would if you had it me thinks.

[judgementalfish]

*punches ColossusofVita in the face*

[beaumontjames2007]

Hi

Im 16 and i have Crohn's Disease. i got diagnosed at the age of 7. I live in the UK and have had Surgery to cure a section of my gut. feel free to contact me about this.

good video

[i3riannnnn]

Im 15, and was diagnosed 2 years ago. Luckily i have had only one major flare up. It was hell, but with propper meds i got better. Im trying to gain weight right now because as of this morning i weigh 89 pounds...(im 15) which isnt bad bcuz 1 year ago i was 75... but just trust ure doctor and take ue meds.

[leedy883]

thespencernator is wrong it can be done I am a doctor. We have diagnosed people with it before in a short amount of time.

[thespencernator]

there are a couple things that lead me to believe this video is not real. first of all you don't get diagnosed with crohns in an hour...It took them a week to diagnose me with crohns because you have to go through extensive testing before they can rule out bacteria poisoning or even just the flu let alone know it was crohns rather than ulcerive colitis and if it was bad enough you had to be rushed to ER than more foods other than candy and redbull would give you pain.

[dramatichealth]

Hi Spencernator,

The video is as real as Nick's story.

Nick was rushed to the ER because of a fistula, a rare complication due to Crohn's, not because of the severity of his disease. Also, many doctors claim NO food, let alone Red Bull or candy, has any effect on a person's Crohn's Disease, even if it is a severe case!

[thespencernator]

ok thanks for clearing that up

[MyPinkRainbow]

exactly and i got diagnosed at 11 after tons of tests and a initial sugery then they diagnosed me

[Txsray]

@thespencernator

Well of course, any video that asks for money can be subject to some degree of enhancement. It doesn't necessarily mean it's "false". Sometimes stories have to be condensed to make a long complex story more digestible. And the narrator may not even know all the facts. He's trying to be as efficient as possible for raising funds. A study of the organizations spending record would be a better judge of its reliability. There are a lot of frauds in the world.

[yourecoolhahaha]

@thespencernator it only took you a week? it took me two months of testing.

[benlm]

This video is funded by drug companies to sell more drugs. Viewer beware!

[dramatichealth]

This video is completely unsponsored.

[dramatichealth]

As are all videos on our channel.

[arwen2]

I don't know about you but I'm thankful there are medications to keep my Crohn's under control. Without them id be dead.

[Cboyis1]

Thanks for sharing your story and and posting it! I know what its like to be fisrt dianosted with crohn's. I didn't know what it was,nor did I think that finally getting an answer to something I hide for so many hard years would mean that I will have this rare disease for life but after I started getting healthier I find that life will get better and my condition will not pervent me from success. I even made a show about it and I will post it soon!!!

[dramatichealth]

That's great to hear, let us know how it goes/when it comes up.

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