HI, I have been suffering from Ulcerative Colitis & Crohn s since I was 10 years old, When I was 11 the UC had gotten so bad we had to take out all of the Large Intestine. Then when I was 17, it was only a month and a half before I turned 18, we had to take out almost all of the Small Intestine, I only have about 5 feet of Small Intestine left. I am now TPN dependent, because without it I get severely dehydrated. So, for the last year and a half we have been trying everything the doctors could think of to try and find a way to rehabilitate what s left of my intestine, because over the last 18 months I have had 12-15 central line infections. Now if we could find a way to reduce the number of infections I would be okay for awhile, or at least until my Liver starts showing signs that the TPN is affecting it harmfully, and it already is. So test show that I have an enlarged Spleen.