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leek
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Joined : Sep 2012
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Posted 10/27/2012 6:12 PM (GMT 0)
my joints still hurt, bad leg cramps, i drink water all day pee all night take patasium and calsium,,,,,headaches everyday.
taking asacol 800 4 2x a day probiotic,vita, patasium calsium folic asid
Myrne
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Posted 10/27/2012 7:13 PM (GMT 0)
How long have you been on the Asacol? Where is your CD located? Asacol is a very mild CD med and is not always effective, especially if your CD is localized only in the small intestines. You may want to discuss switching meds with your GI if you are not feeling better.
kazbern
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Posted 10/27/2012 7:13 PM (GMT 0)
Did you talk to your GI about
sulfazine for the joint pain?
leek
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Posted 10/27/2012 8:44 PM (GMT 0)
i go back nov 14th.... he is also sending me to a back dr.. when i lay on my rt side fills like im laying on a ball in my back....my blood sugar has been 78 to 102 so thats fine i have cut out all the cokes and i drink tea maybe twice a week......
leek
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Posted 10/27/2012 8:54 PM (GMT 0)
i was taking penz but he took me off and put me on asacol....i was told i had crohns jan 2012 but i have had this going on for about
5 yrs thought it was ibs...........
kazbern
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Posted 10/27/2012 10:15 PM (GMT 0)
Leek, joint pain is pretty common with inflammatory bowel disease. You should go back to your DR and tell him how you're feeling. Pentasa and Asacol are pretty much the same med; Pentasa works higher up in the bowel and both are about
as effective as any other similar medicine, but if you're still having diarrhea, or poor appetite, or low blood iron, or any other Crohn's symptom, this kind of medicine may not be enough for you. Also, sulfazine, the drug I mentioned, is particularly good at treating joint pain from Crohn's. But you need to talk to your DR about
it.
leek
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Posted 10/27/2012 11:08 PM (GMT 0)
thanks im having all these leg cramps last 3 nights in the inner thigh area, diarrhea is down to 2 or 3 times a day. the weight was 213 oct 9th now 203
leek
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Posted 10/29/2012 8:04 PM (GMT 0)
my joint are in pain today.........sholders re killing me
leek
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Posted 10/31/2012 12:51 AM (GMT 0)
thought i would sneek a drink of sprite boy was that a mistake.....i hate taking the tramidal makes me drowsy the next day....ive sost 70lbs love that part but what a way to lose.....
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