What comes next?

Hello:

For the past one month, I've been experiencing my first Crohn's flare (first diagnosed two years ago). I experience 2-3 BM's per day and a feeling of unfinished bowel movement. My GI first increased my dosage of Lialda (3.6 to 4.8 gms), then after a week into my flare, he prescribed Canasa-first once a day and then twice. Last week, after seeing no results, he put me on 40 mg of Prednisone a day. However, the BM's haven't stopped even after being on Prednisone for nearly a week. What comes next in medications to control the BM? Imuran, Remicade, 6-MP..?

My blood tests which were done last week all came normal with the ESR and C-Reactive Protein, although showing some inflammation, being within the normal range.

My GI has scheduled a colonoscopy for me next week. My Crohn's is so far limited only to my colon.

Thanks,

I would say probably something like 6MP, but any medication like that takes several months to see any effect. 2-3 BMs a day isn't a whole lot, are you in a lot of pain while going? Any blood?

I think colonos. to see what's up. then my course was immuran, no good, then rem. decent. still need pain med's. I think rem has helped me from my 5th surgery. I've had 9ft of sm.bow. removed. I'm on ssdi mostly from post op. issues. that is alot of gut to remove without ramafications. It has taken 22 years since my last resec. for it to get to me. I was approved within 7 months. Once the board of dr's that work for ss read my gi's report, they approved it within 3 days after reading it. But i'm 60 so I'm sure that was one of the reasons for quik approval. I work part time at our own art business, my wife and I are artists. But I still can't do what I would like to. ss is aware of that. I'm a willow furnioture maker, and ss just said good luck dude, let us know if you can make any money. I struggle daily, darn them, I want to try to prove them wrong. lol