intense pain

I was diagnosed with crohn's about two weeks ago now. I was started on prednisone today (40mg for two weeks, 5mg/week taper from there). I was out when I took my first dose and at a bagel with it - bad idea. The pain normally comes and goes but it was pretty consistent today. about 10 minutes ago it got BAD. Like writhing around, breathing heavily, increased pulse...bad pain. It was in my back. It seems to have just subsided but it is still lingering and I am terrified that is going to happen again. The bagel was at 11 and I have had D once since then, which is normal. I have also been peeing normally. Since then I have only eaten certified safe foods (scrambled egg whites and soup I eat daily right now).

I have Asthma and I did take my inhaler for the first time in over a month just now and it was about 15 minutes after that when the pain came on really bad. I am not sure if that is connected at all. It is now starting to start to feel bad again and I am terrified that this may be a kidney stone...

Anyone else here experience a sudden increase in symptoms with ventolin? Could the prednisone be doing this to me?

I can't imagine it's the prednisone, and I can't imagine the ventolin is doing anything to your gut. Please go back to a liquid diet until the pain goes away! I hope you start to feel better soon.

It is still worse than normal but the writhing and wanting to die because it hurt so bad has subsided and not yet started up again. I have percocet for pain but I am always a bit reluctant to take it because I want to know what is happening and feel it all. Having said that I am on a low enough does it doesn't really stop pain anymore - it just takes the edge off enough that I can exist comfortably.

That really was not fun. I really don't want it to get that bad again!!!!!!