Health Chain-Reaction
Hello Crohnies! I was diagnosed with Crohn's disease when I was 7 years old. I have had very severe symptoms, but ultimately it was brought under control with Humira about 7 years ago.
I have noticed a strange chain-reaction and I'm not sure if anyone else has experienced something similar.
Although my Crohn's is generally under control, under periods of intense stress, I can have flare-ups. However, the flare-up is markedly different than it was before Humira.
First, I assume due to the inflammation, I have inguinal hernias surface. Then, for some reason, the pain and location of these hernias leads to panic attacks.
Stress -> flare -> hernias -> panic attacks.
Before this, I had more normal (although similarly rough) Crohn's symptoms.
I have tried to get the hernias spotted through tests but they are too small to show up? I am not 100% sure they are indeed hernias, however they are in the exact spot of inguinal hernias and I can somewhat push them back in.
Has anyone experienced anything similar?
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