desperately seeking answers for fiancée

Hi my fiancée was diagnosed with crohns disease in 2010 he's been in and out of the hospital every since he doesn't have insurance and the medication asacol is extremely expensive. We have told the doctor he can't afford it every time it's prescribed to him but they still do he's not getting better so I've tried giving him vitamins unfortunately those only go so far and so nothing for the pain he's in if anyone knows a company or medicine he can try please help! Thank you!

If the doctors think biologics might help, then Remicade and Humira have financial support.

Better luck with the move and a new set of doctors. I think it's appalling when doctors don't explain anything; I had doctors like that for years. Never again. Luckily my current GI is quite communicative for an NHS consultant, plus I know more about what to ask. But at the very least, you are entitled (by law) to see your own medical records. Your fiance needs to know the basic facts about his disease, like where it's located! The location and type of disease will influence treatment decisions to some degree, particularly if surgery is required.

For example, big betty mentioned enteral nutrition. That's been proven to work better for small bowel disease than colonic disease (though may still be worth a try in the latter case).

As for Asacol, the active ingredient in that is mesalamine. You should be able to find generic mesalamine from a Canadian pharmacy, or wherever, for a fraction of the price. But I think stronger meds will be required, especially if it's Crohn's and not UC (mesalamines are not so good for Crohn's, unfortunately. But for colonic disease they are still probably better than nothing).

One last word: if your boyfriend is losing that much blood, he is probably anaemic and will require iron supplementation (maybe in the form of iron transfusions). When you move to the new place, he should have a new set of tests done: bloods, colonoscopy, etc. I really hope he gets a decent doctor this time.

Thanks everyone for your help and he's blood level is good right now because I've done as much research on his condition and found put what supplements and vitamins to give him I'm hoping when we move from WV to Columbus Ohio where its much bigger we will find better resources of health care and a better selection of doctors... maybe someone who is willing to tale their time to actually help and not accuse him of being on drugs before they even take a urine or blood sample .... I really appreciate all the comments and info!