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Rachel
At Fri, 24 Jun 2005, Laura wrote:
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>Good morning! I have been posting a little more than usual because I
>think my body is taking a turn for the worse. One thing I noticed is
>that when I am in severe pain, my body temp drops between 96 and 97
>degrees. I have been suffering quite a bit lately and last night, I
>started to feel really bad. I had the pain, I started shaking, diarrea
>and feeling like I was going to pass out. I took my temp out of habit
>because I am supposed to do that often with the Crohn's disease. My
>temp was 95.1. It's a new thermometer and I took it several times. My
>family wanted me to go to the hospital but I didn't want another night
>of that. I know that a temp dropping like this can be just as bad as an
>elevated temp. Has anyone had this happen? Do you know why it happens
>and what can be done to fix it? Please let me know. I am getting
>scared.