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Posted 5/22/2014 11:27 AM (GMT 0)
Hi guys

I am new to the forum - I have often come here for advice through reading posts in the past as I have had Crohn's for over 7 years now (I am a 29 yr old female). I have really appreciated everything I have read and learned from here and really believe it has helped me get through the tougher times.
Unfortunately at the moment I am going through a long flare...I think Gastro triggered it off as I work in a school as a teacher, always exposed to viruses and germs!
I was wanting advice because I have been on prednisolone to stop the bleeding but it does not seem to work because right after I went off it, after a week , the bleeding has come back. I am also on imuran (immunosuppresent) 100mg a day.
Bleeding has always been my main symptom of Crohn's...and cramps/bloating, not so much diarrhoea. At the moment though, it has been at least 3 BM's a day and bleeding and for me, that is a lot. I am more concerned about the bleeding and want to go the natural way as I just came off Pred and do not want to go back on it.
CAn anyone suggest any 'emergency stop' bleeding remedies for me? I am on slippery elm capsules and a mix of licorice root with cats claw and tumeric but it tastes so bad...I try to drink 20 ml a day.
I am at a loss here...I feel like I will always have bleeding and nothing I try works.

Any info would be so appreciated :)
Posted 5/23/2014 1:55 PM (GMT 0)
I went off drugs and went natural after a horrendous experience on Humira and Imuran too. Could you get a second opinion and maybe see a natural doctor too? Keep moving forward as you are the only advocate for yourself to get some relief. I agree that Prednisone is horrible and I refused to take it and they don't even suggest it for me anymore. For me, it felt like a temporary fix with side effects I couldn't live with. Have you had a colonoscopy lately? Bleeding isn't something to ignore, so see another doctor or go back in and tal to yours Don't give up searching. I went to the University for a second opinion once. Do what needs to be done. Take care.
Posted 5/23/2014 4:38 PM (GMT 0)
Could it be hemorrhoids? Or a fissure? Those make me bleed like crazy.
Posted 5/23/2014 6:54 PM (GMT 0)
Ask for Rowasa and/or Canasa.Take Rowasa at night and Canasa in morning for couple of weeks and then try to taper.But keep using couple of days a week for maintainace.If it does not stop bleeding you can use cortifoam/steroid enema instead of going to prednisone.
If your crohns in colon. Check out UC forum. You will get lot of advise as blood is very common symptom of UC than Crohns.
Posted 5/24/2014 12:52 PM (GMT 0)
Thank you all for the responses.

I had a stigmoidoscopy in November and that showed ulcers in the large intestine I think, which is why Doc put me on cortisone.
I tried Rowasa (salofalk granules) in the past but my Doc took me off it as he thought it didn't work and the Imuran worked best. It did for years as I was basically in remission with little symptoms. However now that bleeding is lingering and I guess the last 5 months have been bad on and off.

I am going to see my Doctor this week and he wants me to do a stool sample (gross) incase I did catch some bug in my system which triggered the flare.

As for hemorrhoids /fissure, I have not thought of that...I will ask him at my appointment. Would that also cause little to no bowel m/ments ? So difficult to know what is going on in there!!!!!

Can't give up on the natural therapies though...yoga too. What else do you do Crohn'snme ??
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