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Posted 9/21/2015 3:30 AM (GMT 0)
hey guys! sorry ive been bugging you but a lot of things are starting to click for mee. and a lot of connections from prediagnosis to postdiagnosis are being made.

is crohns arthris a real thing or what? i know that some people get pain from having crohns but is it the same thing as crohns arthritis? if anyone can give mee any information about it , where it can occur. and things i can do to help the pain (its effecting both work at school at this point). im willing to do pretty much anything
Posted 9/21/2015 11:42 AM (GMT 0)
Here is a fact sheet from the Crohn's foundation. I hope you feel better:

http://www.ccfa.org/assets/pdfs/arthritiscomplications.pdf
Posted 9/21/2015 2:11 PM (GMT 0)
thank you!
Posted 9/21/2015 6:06 PM (GMT 0)
Short answer: Yes. Unfortunately for some of us it's a very real thing, it can be debilitating, and a horrible addition to the symptoms we already have to deal with. It's like the sadistic sprinkles to an already depraved and demoralizing doughnut.
Posted 9/21/2015 8:39 PM (GMT 0)
I know people who have been diagnosed with Crohns and arthritis is their only symptom.
What worries me is that you are on Remicade and experiencing this kind of pain.
Usually, people with arthritis aren't on such heavy hitting drugs. :(
I know that I had arthritic pain before I was diagnosed and put on meds, but they went away as soon as I started medication.
Posted 9/21/2015 10:05 PM (GMT 0)
There are extraintestinal manifestations that can go along with having CD, I believe RA is one of them, that's how they discovered that biologics designed for RA were helping IBDers as well with their IBD. Having IBD can involve eye, skin, and joint issues.
Posted 9/21/2015 10:18 PM (GMT 0)
CDASinCO, i love that description! haha its perfect

gypsyfp, i dont really have any other symptoms, ive had achy knees for as long as i can remember, and things didnt get really bad until the morning after my fourth treatment, which was on tuesday afternoon. if it is arthritis, i have a super severe case of it. i've been home from school for three days now

pb4, im absolutely positive that i have joint issues haha
Posted 9/25/2015 1:14 AM (GMT 0)
Unfortunately, it is a thing. I have it. Specialist drs. indicated that over time, as I improved on the treatment for my crohn's, it would reduce the overall inflammation in my body, and the leg pain I had would subside, eventually. It has taken a long time, but when I first started on this forum, I could barely walk. I had to push through the pain during exercising, but eventually it worked. My blood work, C-reactive protein started at 20 at the point of diagnosis 6 years ago and is now down to 1.8. I use to joke, that I had to go to the bathroom all the time from crohn's but couldn't make it there because of my leg pain. Stretching and yoga are my go to when I get that type of pain. As for meds, savella works for me for leg pain. It's a non-narcotic and does not affect my daily ability to think and function and it works!
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