Crohn’s/herniated disc/feminine health issues

Hello,

I am joining this forum because my 29 year old girlfriend has had a slew of health problems over the past year or so and we are looking for other opinions and answers to get her some relief.

She has been in chronic pain due to a herniated disc stemming from an injury that is several years old, but is only recently giving her problems. She had had three sets of injections that haven't given her relief. They are trying not to perform surgery. She is unable to stay in the car or sit for extended periods of time.

She has recently had severe nausea and abdominal pain. Two endoscopies later, they say that it is small bowel crohn's. Thus has been a long process, but she will begin medication now. There have been times where she needs to be carried to the bathroom because she is in too much pain. She also had an episode where she almost passed out while driving. She has lost a lot of weight including muscle.

She also gets very frequent UTIs as well as BV. Having a UTI on top of her other symptoms is too much to bare. She is very distressed and says she can't handle this, especially as she needs to continue working as a busy school psychologist.

Some background info, she has hyperthyroidism and takes medication daily. She has been a vegetarian for 14 years or so. Until less than a year ago, she was very healthy. She enjoyed a lot of activity and traveling whenever possible. Her father is a great family doctor who sees a lot of patients. Unfortunately, we are hoping to find some other people in the medical community to get another opinion.

My main concern is that her body's ability to recover and her overall health has gotten very bad. I am wondering if anyone has an idea of root causes we can address. We would be overjoyed if it were all tied to a treatable condition or something as simple as diet. We would love it if anyone has an idea of people we can reach out to. We live in the Dallas area.

Thank you for your time,

Gordon

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