New member

Hello everyone,  I just joined today.  We don't have any groups around here for Crohn's, and I thought this would be a nice way to talk with other people with some of the same problems.  Since I was in my teens I suffered from severe diarrhea at times and they said it was irritable bowel.  I started losing weight and had severe pain to where I couldn't hardly function.  Finally testing done in 2005 showed Crohn's.  I've had multiple flare ups since then.  Hospitalized 3 times in the past year and a half.  I've been on low dose of prednisone for awhile now.  Everytime I try to stop taking it I end up having another flare.  I'm on a high dose again now for a recent flare,  caught it before it ended in a hospital visit.  Some of my meds for Crohn's are Pentasa,  Prednisone,  Omeprazole,  Flagyl when needed, Phenergan when needed.  I recently added a probiotic which seems to help with diarrhea.  Some of the probiotics are costly, but I found one not expensive.  Sometimes it feels like a roller coaster ride, never knowing when the next flare is going to hit.

Welcome!

Welcome to HW - I agree with Nanners - you need a maintenance med other than prednisone - you should probably bring this up with your GI at your next visit.
Jo

welcome HI! whats up? I know..its hard...all of a sudden...boom...you are having a flare...thats why we MUST appreciate the times..when we feel good!