I was diagnoised with Crohn's in 2007, after 6months of Pentasa 2pills 3x a day I decided I was no longer ill and to ignore my Crohn's. I had flares that I blew off as the flu, stomach virus, or stress. Fast forward to 2011, I found a GI doctor that I liked and thought maybe I shoud get a check up for maintence, unknown to me at the time by ignoring my health all I was doing was making things worse. The new doctor started me on Lialda, by January I was in the hospital with pain, it was diagnosised as a ovarian cyst, by February I was back in the hospital this time for 4days. With horrible pain, raging fevers of 105, then chills. When I stabilized they started me on prednisone, after a month I got off it and started on 6mp. In April I was moved from 50mg of the 6mp to 100mg and last week he told me to start taking 150mg as soon as the insurance sends the medicine. I have experienced all sorts of side effects from the meds hair loss, nausea, weakening of joints, headaches, loss of energy. Today I got new symptoms black tarry stool and abdominal pain from hip to hip. I have never had constipation with my Crohn's, but now have a hard time going. Any suggestions? I'm kind of lost.