have been told by docs to give up smoking as it will aggrevate my crohns is this the case or is it just an excuse to make me give up coz of goverment nannying ?

oooh - brave of you to admit it - i always lie and say i don't smoke.......................  i seen a trailer for 'house' once and he was telling someone with crohn's that it was probably smoking that saved them from getting worse but never have managed to see the full episode!  

hi eva i saw that but he never said why probably because smokers can refrain from eating lol ie rather have a coffee and a fag for breakfast

I'm no doctor, but I'm sure that I read that smoking is bad for Crohn's, but good for ulcerative colitis, or rather ulcerative colitis is more common in non smokers than smokers. I used to smoke and gave it up a couple of years ago. It's impossible to say for sure, but I reckon that giving up has helped my crohn's symptoms for the better.

crazy i kinow but also they want me to stop drinking coffee as well already reduced my foods,on a low fibre diet really really boring

Aw no - no ciggies or coffee - c'mon!  What's a girl to do - I don't bother with alcohol tho so only two vices instead of the possible 3............

i am not allowed booze as im on morphine so cant even have that so as you say what vice have i got left sulk sulk lol

Hi

I've recently given up after many years of so called trying.  In fact, I just stopped as my consultant really scared me.  He was very blunt, blaming smoking as the cause of my crohns but added that I was more likely to die from a crohns related condition due to smoking than I was of lung cancer.  I'm not sure of the truth in it but it scared me into giving up.  I can't actually believe that I have given up.  Strange thing is that I no longer like coffee and I do know that coffee was an irritant and caused the runs.

I also read that smoking is bad for Crohn's, but nicotine is good for ulcerative colitis.

Good luck if you do decide to quit
Lou

Hi folks, have been told smoking actually helps crohns,something to do with nicotine,but gps
arnt going to tell you to smoke are they? I smoke a pipe,and although on morphine do like a pint
of real ale,or red wine.Iam not giving in to this illness and become a cabbage for the rest of
my miserable life...


chin up folks......David

***WARNING**  If you have Crohn's disease, stop smoking. Smoking can prevent remissions in Crohn's disease and make it more active. After Crohn's surgery, the illness recurs sooner, and often more severely in smokers than in non-smokers.

Please Crohn's sufferer's, don't be fooled.  I used to be a smoker and quit in 1980, following my first bowel resection.   The warning above is posted from the Crohn's Colitis Foundation, and deemed very accurate.  If you continue to smoke, you will take away your better chances of remissions.  
Smoking also causes emphezema, asthma, lung cancer, cervical cancer, birth defects in children, heart disease and other stuff.  There is absolutely no good to come from smoking.  

I used to be afraid I'd gain weight if I quit. (imagine that, it was pre-crohn's days).  I personally lost a child due to birth defects from smoking. In 1983 I was diagnosed with Cervical Cancer, caused by smoking.  

My husband has severe asthma from smoking,  he also has 5 stents and a triple bypass in his heart, from smoking.

My mother died from Emphezema (smoking), my aunt died from lung cancer (smoking).

Quiting is very hard to do, but we both did it 'cold turkey'.  We put the smokes down and didn't pick them up.  Please consider your own health, the health of your children (from second hand smoke).  Think of the money you can save!  Cigarettes have been proved to contain added carcenogins to keep us addicted.  That in itself should be enough to make you mad enough to quit.  Health care costs are astronomical because of smoking.  
Now there is proof that dipping snuff and chewing tobacco is just as horrible.  

I'm not a former smoker on a band wagon, I just think you should take in consideration the risks.

Crohnsproof

hi am trying but have no incentive really no kids.live alone and on 160mg of morphine  and dont sleep much even with sleepers feet keep me awake due to spinal stenosis so am bored . had heard all the above but ..................

I guess if you have seen the destruction that I have, it would make a better impression.  My little auntie (lung cancer), didn't have children, and was totally addicted to smoking.  She smoked until 7 days before she died of the cancer that took her prematurely.  

I see it this way.  My life has improved greatly since I quit.  Did you know that your lungs improve within 24 hours of you having your last cigarette?

I understand the boredom, for sure.  I took up Violin lessons @ age 50; 7 years later I learned the Viola; I read more now, I have started a Crohn's blog for my own personal sanity; there are many things out there that you might use to get you out of that boredom.  Go for it.  

The Doctors have said that my Osteoporsis is elevated by former smoking and Predisone.  Now I'm trying to improve my quality of life by helping to reduce my bone loss.  by taking bone builders, lots of calcium and exercise (walking).  

Is there anything you can do to help your spinal stenosis?      

Just chattin' with ya, again not preachin' a sermon.  

Crohnsproof

i know you not no probs just know i should give up but finding it difficult thats all, have a heck of a lot of bone and joint problems i have something called elhers danlos means im hypermobile all my ligament are to stretchy so i dislocate easily hence permanent prolapsed discs top and bottom of spine ,tenosynavitus carpel tunnel in both wrists half a collar bone rest removed due to bone growths going into nerve ball in shoulder, have to use sticks to get about or on bad days my wheelchair so contending with quite a bit so as i say my head keeps telling why not. ps they cant do alot for stenosis because of other conditions.crikey sounds like im a moaning minnie sorry,relativley a cheery soul usually thanks for dialogue its been good your input valuable

And I should moan!  Your condition sounds horrible, but I have found that bit of humor within your typing!  That's the type of person I like, one that keeps on going, no matter what.   Is the stenosis related to Crohn's or Colitis?   I'll try to get in a little research on it.

Thank you dear for the cheery words.  And keep on posting!

Crohnsproof

not sure about any link between them i was told i was far to active  when younger ie; legs round back of neck the bending over and placing flat hands almost forearms on floor with legs straight my friends and i used to see how far i could push my joints more than them crazy but fun at time as now they are saying i pushed my self to far dislocating joints has damaged them thats why i have spinal arthritus & stenosis  and others but hindsight is such a wonderful thing dont you think . lifes for living and giving,   . i once went to dentist to have a molar removed and dislocated my disc in my jaw didn't even know i had one there mouth shut for 5 months lived on soup and noodles ( i had to suck on them but hated it when came to end as they slapped me in the face) and ended up with sauce all over my face not a pretty sight , worse thing was couldn't yawn oh how deprived  was i lol. thanks cp you cheered me up  

Dang.  I just had a molar pulled 4 weeks ago and I can't imagine (with horror) what that was like.  I too, used to do the back bends, hands to the floor, etc.  Was it our age group?  Nah!  My grandkids do the flips, turns, and bends now.  It's a child/kid thing, I'm sure.  

I laughed as we have hi-jacked your thread from smoking to personal stuff!  

Back to your first post......your doctor has advised you correctly.   You don't need another slap in the face do you?   Ha ha ha ha

Crohnsproof

yeh your right  so here goes i'm probably going to be a grumpy old git lol hey i can still do those things all be it a lot slower , doctors are amazed they rarely see my condition. so much so they didn't believe me about jaw and that i couldn't open it enough to even put little finger in, one even knocked me out under anasthetic he tried for nearly an hour using a fine crowbar ( he said it was a needle type thing but it felt afterwards more like a tyre iron) but ligament holding it had twanged back so he couldn't slip it back i was dumb struck honest ......really, spent a long time in physio but eventually it went back but am not allowed to see a regular dentist just in case................  so wish me luck no smoking here we go aaaaagh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

hope this helps - you should not smoke if you suffer from crohns as it can seriously aggrevate it, cause more problems such as liver problems, gall stones and increased risk of bowel cancer. It does NOT help crohns in any way. In colitis, it is said you are at a lower risk if you still smoke rather than if you are an ex smoker.

thanx it will .already have gallstones and on a fat free diet to aleveate the symptoms  but am trying to resist have one of those fake fags but not sure how long it will last as chewing it like crazy not that i chewed fags !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey Buzzyb......hang in there.  If you can make it one day, that's a good start.  If you relapse, keep on trying.  

Crohnsproof

on im very trying cp l.o.l. thinking if changing my screen name  to .............. grumpy old b*&(%    any suggestions lol

just change that avatar to a frown!  ha ah

nice one giggles l.o.l

I LOVE the avatar change!  Hope you're grumpy today and smoke free.  I'm hanging with ya sista'.

oh yes still a grump just had 2 so far this week absolutley shocked nearly poisoned myself though , am using an inhalor which is great till i tried to light it that wasnt one of my best moves i promise it twas an accident mind else where silly sod that i am l.o.l. laughing out loud alot and am getting some odd looks of my friends oh well i won't be doing that again in a hurry  

Is that comparable to lighting the filter end?  I've done that before and set my nose hairs curling.  YIKES!  
Hang in there, and keep those friends of your wondering what you're up to.  tee hee

still going strong  and yup very similar doesnt taste to good either , friends think im a daft old bat anyway .thanks for your support you have been a great help  , haven't snarled at many people YET today but theres time ..... big grin

wonderful news to hear.  you can save your snarles for me, i'm so far away i can't hit back.   you can do this...you are just onery enough it sounds.  tee hee

growl growl there just for you l.o.l im not doing so bad just the odd lapse which isn't bad from a 60 a day smoker is it quite pleased with myself really(ish) thanks for your support

You've been 6 days smoke free!  Hip Hip Hoorah!  Tomorrow will your first full week...how much $$ have you saved thus far?   Smokes are quite expensive here.  That's the reason most stores have them in a controlled area or under a lock and key.    I've very proud of your success by the way!  

thank you have lapsed this morning and had one as i am seeing my specialist about test results as have gallstones and a stricture which i have been told by my nurse and G.P. that requires surgery so a bit of nail biting and plastic inhalor chewing( no i havn't lit it again) and an awful lot of growling l.o.l. let you know how things are when i am next on line