Tired ALL the time

Could it be a lack of B12?

I have B12 injections and take iron tablets and am still tired all the time so I feel for you!

I am considered borderline anemic, so I am always tired too. I just found out I am low on Vitamin D, and doctor has started me on Vitamin D daily to see if I can get some improvement. I was reading up on it, and one of the many symptoms of low Vitamin D is fatigue. Hope that helps a little. By the way I take B12 shots bimonthly.

I'm in remission and have suffered from severe fatigue the last few months. Colonoscopy is clear. I have been suffering from constipation so no "d", no bleeding, no symptoms of Crohn's at all. But, I just can't seem to get any energy. I've even retired and that hasn't even helped. I went to the doctor on Tuesday and she is doing a complete blood work-up to see what is going on. I haven't heard back, but as soon as I do I'll let everyone know.

I feel that way right now, Its weird because it comes and goes. I get bloodwork all the time and nothing ever comes up, no lo b-12, iron nothing.

When I am feeling like that it seems to be from bacterial growth in the SI. That can be fixed (for me) by going on a liquid diet for a day - no starches or sugars and mostly water or broth. It is possible that those of us who have this on/off fatigue just have a diet issue that goes away because we don't eat much when we are so tired. I look on it as a bacterial infection, but not of the throat/sinuses etc. - just the gut. Just like getting the flu, but no plugged nose/sore throat and so on.

Not me - if it was an abscess, it would not go away. And all my blood tests show high B12 and normal iron, so my supplements are adequate. It is more like a bad allergy than an abscess. My guess is that there is an overgrowth of bacteria in the SI and a day of liquids allows them to be flushed away.

I'm always exhausted. I never figured out why either.... my bloodwork always came back with no anemia or anything like that either... except when I had the GI bleed. It gets ten times worse when I flare, even if its just for a day. I wish there was some kind of reason....

I was recently hospitalized for a flare up and of course each morning they do blood work.  My CBC (iron) was reading normal, but as I got more fluids in my body from IVs and was hydrated, my CBC level was going down.  If you are at all dehydrated, you will get false readings from blood work.  It is important to stay on top of your iron levels, I am now receving iron infusions weekly.

I am so glad to find out that I'm not the only one who feels tired all the time!  I don't know anyone else with Crohn's in real life so it's hard to know what's what!  And people you know look at you and think you look perfectly healthy and fit and well, and you tell them you're tired/worn out/drained, and they just look at you funny, and don't understand why you're so tired.  I feel so much better having read about this on here (though of course it would be better if none of us were tired!)

Ria

Ya I am constantly tired too! I can sleep for 24 hrs and I have done this on multiple occasions. It sucks. I really hope you feel better!

What are all of your guys' blood counts? Normally, I am around 10.5 for hemoglobin. Midday I want to sleep for a 2 hours or so. I hate it. It kills my day.

I hope your doctor is right that inflammation causes fatigue, because they are going to start me on Humira. I hope that solves it.

I've been exhausted and foggy for almost two years now, even with monthly B12 shots and "only borderline" anemia. Two weeks ago, on the advice above, I started taking D3 and a multivitamin. The improvement hasn't been huge, but it's been noticeable. I saw my GI doctor this week, and he said I should supplement with daily calcium. Keeping my fingers crossed that it will all help. (Of course, the 4-5 hours of sleep I get a night probably doesn't help at all!)