Upcoming colonoscopy

It should be alright to have a colonoscopy while still bleeding. Lialda is VERY ineffective with Crohn's....studies show it's not much more effective than a placebo. What meds have you been on for 4 days?

In order to have a clean colonoscopy, eat light foods: soups, etc.

Yes, it can. The Pred should kick in pretty soon. Cipro and Flagyl are both antibiotics, which can have side effects of diarrhea. Some people get good results from them, but I never have. Entyvio is a good med. Some others that are common are Remicade and Humira, which are some of the most effective we have to treat Crohn's. With being on those heavy-duty antibiotics, make sure you are taking a probiotic as well so you don't get c. diff. One of the best ones is Florastor, although it is a bit expensive. Florastor is yeast-based, so you don't need to wait 2 hours before or after an antibiotic dose to take it.

Kathy, Flagyl is a nightmare for me. Zofran was not much help at all. I did a 10 day course several months ago and I was sooo miserably nauseous, awful chemical taste in my mouth, had no appetite, AND on top of that I developed C-Diff from it! Some people are fine with Flagyl, but a lot of people have terrible side effects.