Crohns disease being mistaken for simple partial seizures?

Question

I feel that many people who are diagnosed with crohn disease are actually having simple partial seizures. Anyone who is educated in epilepsy need only reply. They are the ones who would understand what i am saying. What other input can you add to reinforce my theory. I think my theory is very valid and could change the way we look at these both diseases. I am sure many docs would disagree but what do you think about this theory. Sometimes EEG's do not indicate any seizure and that is why it is so hard to diagnose. Could the reaction of medications be the future of diagnosing medical problems rather than all these crazy tests. What do you think about this theory and what input could you submit to prove otherwise or reinforce this.

OH Oh see it depends on the oart of the brain that is seizing see these seizures can creat stomach aches or cramping. Even abnormal feelings in the pit of your stomach. I expected to get some misunderstanding from people and that wy this is contraversal. You do have Serotonin receptors in your stomach. Not that , thats the cause but yes, certain partial or simple seizures can reat abdominal discomfort and when all the intestinal tests are done and nothing shows up they just assume its crohns. Again I understand the disagrrements and my theory is out of the norm but I feel more research needs to be done to prove this theory. If you have had a seizure where your stomach hurts then you would probably agree.

By the way my spelling sucks but who cares. I got my point across right lololol. I just type way to fast with disregard to spelling. Hey I am not a scholar nor am I wiritng a award winning novel. ahahahaha its the tooomer

One more thing, LOLOL all my EEG's came up normal. but they are not 100% accurate at all. Plus I hate the 24 hr eegs where they put electrodes through your temple and behind your eyes. talk about pain and that probabaly epxlains my TMJ I have now. I walked out after they tried3 times and were not able to get it in. Needles behind my eyes, just take my workd for it. Beside I did later have a craniotomy for eplispy where they did in fact find epilepform activity but whre unable to remove it all becuase the risk of screwing up the occipatal lobe.

DO NOT ASSUME that doctors have figured out the body 100% they say they have facts but its not. I have had terrible stomach cramps, just terrible that wnet away after taking some valium. I would say anything is possible and lets all keep a open mind because nothing with the humane body is fact.

Come on people (man I am sorry for this long thing i got going ) but who is to say that the epileptiform activity is not the area of the brain that controls your digestive system. That is fact. You could have a seizure in the area of the brain that causes you to sneeze and you would say what does epilepsy have to do with a sinus infection or allergies. Or maybe it affects the part of the brain that controls muscle contractions in you back. what does epilepsy have to do with back pain? right..or even maybe you have carpel tunnel syndrome, who is to say the part of your brain that controls your hand or pain is having epliptiform activity in that particular part of the brain. What does epilepsy have to do with carpel tunnel. Again my spelling sucks but I dont care ig you want to attak me on my spelling then thats fine. Its the point I am trying to convey

Answer 1

Granted I don't epilepsy or know much about it, but I do know a lot about Crohn's Disease. A lot of my friends and family suffer from it.

Crohn's is detected with a variety of tests including blood work, stool samples, endoscopes, radiology tests, and many more. When those come back, they are placed together to find out if it is Crohn's. It is next to impossible to get all of those test results to say a digestive disease, but in reality it is epilepsy.

I listed some websites that will give you more information about Crohn's. Hope they help you.


Edit: To respond to what you said about seizures causing you to sneeze being confused for allergies. Again, it's about the testing. I got tested for allergies to confirm that I have allergies. So if you're having the symptoms, they will test you. If it comes out negative they will test for other things. It appears that you have it set in your mind that seizures are causing your digestive problems. Be open to what doctors have to say. They didn't spend all that money and time learning how to misdiagnose people.

Answer 2

I have a hard time believing one has anything to do with the other.
Seizure is a nervous system disorder which takes place in the brain.
Chron's is a gastrointestinal issue and takes place in the digestive tract.
They are two completely different body systems. It is like asking if pregnancy is related to the flu or could be misdiagnosed as such.
You are right that EEG sometimes does not pick up seizure activity but I don't see what one has to do with the other. You wouldn't even see the same type of specialist for these two very different diseases.
Medications are often used in the diagnosis process. A doctor can give certain meds and if it is successful in the treatment, that is an indication that they are on the right track in terms of diagnosis.

Answer 3

I have Complex Partial Epilepsy and have never heard of it being anything related to Crohns. My symptoms are disorientation, deja vu, abnormal mood swings, and inability to concentrate. Have used meds in the past but have been seizure free for a couple of years now. I was placed on several meds: Dilantin, Tegretol, etc. but the one that worked best was Val Proaic acid. In the beginning i was misdiagnosed with bipolar disorder until EEG's proved differently.

You are all over the place and yes your spelling has a lot to do with the answers. Try calming down before you ask. Sounds like you are already having a seizure.

Answer 4

my sister has crohns disease. certain foods can cause a instant uncomfortable reaction of the digestive system. crohns disease is a chronic inflammatory intestinal disease. the cause is unknown, but it is felt that certain bacteria causes this disease. if it was a seizure, it could not cause inflammation of the intestinal tract. the inflammation is caused by bacteria, and if your intestines are inflamed, certain foods will aggravate chrons disease. in severe cases of crohns disease, part of the intestine that is inflamed has to be removed, and some people have to wear colostomies. i worked in a hospital for over 20- years, with a lot of epileptics , and none of then had chrons disease.sorry i do not agree with your therory, and feel it does not make sense , but thank you for the effort and time u have put into this.

Answer 5

Crohn's disease is a disorder of the digestive system, whilst siezure activity stems from the central nervous system. Neither causes the other.

Answer 6

what does having seizures have to do with a gastrointestinal disease?