Perianal crohns (it's all fun and games!)

Hey folks, quick question : Does anyone else have perianal crohns? I get fissures, fistulas, a stricture, and I have significant scaring down there, I was just wondering if anyone else with these symptoms is planning on giving bith vaginally or if you're having a c section? I'm going to my gastro specialist in February and I'm hoping to hear about other people's experiences and plans so I can go in fully armed with the facts because this doctor is a bit of a bum hole 🙃 long story short I moved to the area from my original team who were fab, to my current one, who at first didn't believe I had crohns refused to reinstate my infliximab in this county and then was shocked when I started developing abscesses again 🤷‍♀️ anyway funnily enough, im back on infliximab now... I mean who'd think a person with a diagnosis of perianal crohns would have perianal crohns 🫠 anyway I digress, my second question was if anyone who on here who has perianal crohns has given birth naturally has had any issues healing up after tears ect and how it's affected your condition going forwards? Thanks for your time and support, and I hope you all have a lovely evening x

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I do not have this type of Crohns that I’m aware of, but here’s a bump! Hope you find some good information out.

I have perianal Crohn’s and Crohn’s in my small bowel and was recommended by my obstetrician who took a special interest with women in pregnancy who have IBD to have a elective section as I would have been at risk of fourth degree tears back passage and frontal (also had fissures, fistulas and a peri anal abscess which I had to have emergency surgery for) and because it would also be safer for baby in case things didn’t go smoothly which she thought may be the case. I went ahead with the elective section and I’m so glad I did! Sorry I can’t give any insight on natural birth, just my experience with perianal Crohn’s and birth x

@Haley thank you lovely! x

@Olivia That's extremely helpful thank you so much for sharing! I'm so glad you found someone so knowledgeable to guide you through your pregnancy, its scary enough as it is without sprinkling crohns in there too 🙀 Did you find you healed up nicely or did you have any complications? x

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