How long does it take to get out of a flare?

i have been in a flare since october, i started remicade two weeks ago and still flaring.
just waiting :S

Earlier, I was given Azathioprine and Controloc, but I only used them for a month before stopping. They did not work.

It varies from person to person and from flare to flare.... Sometimes a flare can last a month.... or several months... It really just depends....

This question is for everyone. when you have a "flare up"does it have to be severe or can it just be feeling bloated and uncomfortable after any food and tired. Or is that remission and just what you put up with day to day...i have had crohn's for 9 years and i'm still so confused, I just can't figure it out :-(

I would say it does mean 'active disease.' It's just that the level of activity varies so much and I think this is where the confusion begins...so probably say 'active' enough to affect your ability to function normally.
Still, I wonder sometimes too. I feel all right enough to go to school, eat, and sleep for the most part for example, BUT I still get cramps, can't eat certain things or suffer the consequences, still have to be careful about the level of my physical activity, and have other possibly Crohn's related problems(how we can ever tell?).

As for how long it takes to get out of one, I think it depends on the person really with the severity of their disease, the medication they take and how well the patient reacts to it, how careful the patient is with their diet and exercise regimen, and stress levels, as well as external influences. I really don't think we can put a universal number on this. Maybe not even an estimate either since some are in a flare for years and some for only a few weeks.

So much uncertainty about autoimmune diseases right now...

I flare "once a month" for about a week I feel lousy. I have dizzy spells with nausea on and off for a week. I'm going to get a Rx for Phenergan today--maybe that will help.
Other than that I'm fine with minimal D and pain.

I have been much sicker than usual for about 5-6 months now...I guess that would define a flare for me. I went from 223 lbs down to 200 back up to 212 and now i'm back down to 199 again. Bad pains in stomach, bleeding, tired all the time, mentally a mess...normal life style has come to a screeching halt. Haven't been out to dinner with friends, gone for drinks, scared to take 3.5 yr old daughter out alone without wife for fear i'll be dragging her to the bathroom over and over...AAAAHHHHHH!