No problems for me. I'm set to cut back to one pill a week on Friday. (I have had bleeding problems the last 3 weeks but I don't think it's related to the entocort)...
Good idea pb4!! Thanks!...
haha!! I'm already cutting the visit short and escaping to my mum's friend's house before I travel to see my mum ;-)...
Thanks sjkly! I think most of our issues will be about food (once she realises I'm not dying!) - she's very much one of those people that believe that you're not happy unless you're being fed. And...
I haven't had a problem with either of these medications. I can't take Tylenol so those are pretty much my only options. I guess use them at your own risk but don't be surprised if your GI doctor...
Thanks FitzyK23. It definitely isn't about making her sad (I've already broken her heart by living here for 5 years ;-))it's more about her reaction and having to deal with that. The way she reacts...
"I don't see why this would be a big deal to tell your family" It's only my grandmother I'm worried about telling because she is famous for making a mountain out of a mole hill and will go all "woe...
My immediate family knows as does my BF's family, our other close family members and close family friends know as well. I've been very honest with the people around me about why I've been sick or why...
They don't want you to vomit during the procedure and aspirate it. Last year, a lady here drank coffee the morning of her operation and died because she vomited during her surgery and breathed it in....
On Thursday I'm flying out for another test (MRI) I'm going to be staying with my grandparents. They don't know all the health things that have been going on (my grandma would probably worry herself...
CrohnieToo - Sounds like you've been to see my GI doctor!! I'm getting extra hair growth on Entocort. I'm getting ready to taper down to the lowest dose this week and I'm hoping the hair will go...
indigosunrise - For the most part the blood won't leak out. I've only ever had two incidences of spotting in the 4 years I've had the problem (and they were in the last 2 months - and it was really...
*raises hand* I have bleeding and the doctors can't seem to agree on where it's coming from. One doctor thinks it's from a fissure but then can't seem to find a fissure, another doctor decides that...
I'm big on naps too lol I need a ridiculous amount of sleep to feel well rested and generally on my days off I take a nap. I don't have any advice for you just commiserations!...
I don't have any problems with Boost or Ensure. The Ensure I have is lactose free but the Boost has lactose in it....
I don't know either, I'm new at this :-) I got the last box from the pharmacy so they'd have to order it in and that would be a week or more. Man this whole thing is a hassle!!...
I only got a prescription for 7 days... I'll use it up and then I'm out of town for two weeks... My mum thinks I should go in on Monday if I'm still bleeding but I'm afraid it might mess up the...
The doctor I saw on Tuesday figured if I had a fissure or a hemorrhoid then the enemas will work but he didn't say anything about if my bleeding was coming from somewhere else. Because he didn't take...
I saw a doctor on Tuesday and mentioned my continued bleeding since having the SBFT. He decided to put me on Entocort enemas. He wasn't sure where the bleeding was coming from (and said that due to...
I'm taking entocort and I'm on birth control. I talked to my pharmacist about it and she said it wouldn't make that much of a difference - if it did make a difference, it would only enhance the...
Hey Ne Ne, Do you know what meds your doctor wants to put you on? Last June I was diagnosed as cyclothymic (a really mild form of BPII) and I was put on lithium with a prozac augmentation. I didn't...
Make sure you drink a lot of water!...
I had the phospho-soda and had a really hard time drinking it. I think nausea is pretty normal with this sort of thing. Best of luck!...
Good luck! Shingles isn't something to worry too much about (and the more you worry the more they'll probably bother you) :-) I got them when I was 16 (on my boob of all places!). We didn't know what...
Talk to the receptionist at the doctor's office (phone in if you don't want to go in person). It's none of their business why you want your records and as far as I'm aware, you don't have to specify...
I drink a lot of Ensure and I'm fine with it - it's sort of similar. A friend of ours moved last year and left us all her groceries. In the stuff she left was a few containers of powdered slimfast...
Hi irish63, I have hip pain but I'm not sure what it is yet. I'm going for an MRI in two weeks to hopefully rule out avascular necrosis. When I saw my GI doctor about a month ago the only symptom I...
I've been on Entocort for almost as long as you (Feb 28th - down to 6mg in April) and I'm experiencing the anger side effect too. My pharmacist gave me a few pages of information and mood changes...
Quote: Howlyncat "I do make sure I sleep in a sleeveles t shirt to try and help and have window open and ceiling fan on but to no avail....." That's totally how I know that it's night sweats and not...
I had night sweats when I was on Pentasa....
I have arthritis symptoms too and this was my primary problem long before I got intestinal symptoms. My main complaint are my hips and I'm getting an MRI in two weeks to rule out anything severe but...
pb4 - Thanks for the info! I have no Crohn's activity in my large intestine. My Crohn's is in my terminal ileum and possibly higher up. I have had a fissure in the past but all of the doctor's I've...
gumby44 - When the ulcer in your small intestine bleeds, what colour is the blood? Is it bright red or more a dark red/brown colour? I suspect my bleeding is coming from higher up (where my Crohn's...
Hi, I don't have any advice or insight as to why this is happening but I'm going through the same thing too. I had a SBFT on Friday which caused diarrhea and bleeding. The bleeding lasted until...
Well I had my SBFT on Friday and the bleeding is back... Went to the doctor and they did an anoscopy and coudn't see anything (no fissure, no hemroids, no fistulas). Once again, the bleeding started...
If you're scared you probably should go in. I had bleeding on and off for 4 years. Because Drs kept passing it off as nothing I just let it go. It took some pretty prolonged bleeding (along with...
It took about an hour and a half - two hours for it to kick in for me. Drink A LOT of water - when you think you've had enough, drink more. It'll help things move along faster and it'll stop you from...
I figured the side effects I was experiencing were a combination of the two meds - ie: by themselves I was fine but taking them together was giving me side effects. I seem to be more prone to weird...
I'm having one on Friday! I've already been diagnosed with Crohn's we're just checking to see what the rest of the small bowl looks like. I called the radiology department at the hospital and the...
johnnypa - Are you still on the Pentasa? I was on Entocort (9mg) and Pentasa and I actually found that all the side effects I was experiencing was due to the Pentasa and not the Entocort like I...
Kittikatt - You story sounds really similar to mine. I gained 43lbs in 4 months due to medication (pre-Crohn's). I lost 13 of it due to a flare at the beginning of the year. A few people at work...
From what I've read, it should only cause problems if you're on it long term and at a higher dose (say 9mg). If you're having blood sugar issues though you should probably ask your doctor about it....
I'm on budesonide. I've done 6 weeks at 9mg and now I'm on 6mg for the next 6 weeks then 3mg for 3 months. On such a low dose of budesonide you shouldn't have too many problems (if any!). I was going...
From what I understand, a small bowel follow-through looks for inflammation and narrowing. It gives the doctors a better idea about how much of your small intestine is affected since traditional...
The surgeon that did my scope typically does not talk to patients afterwards due to them being out of it after sedation. After my scope however I decided to go and talk to him - it would have driven...
WS Gator - I wasn't directing my comment at you specifically so thanks for misinterpreting MY post. It seems whenever things like this come up people decide that's where their Crohn's came from (not...
It's marketed as TLC here in Canada too....
Sorry but you don't get Crohn's disease from dirty hotel glasses (just like you don't get Crohn's disease from going to Mexico like that thread a few weeks ago said). Sure, it's unsanitary and...
I've gotten Toradol a few times - once when I had my wisdom teeth taken out and once when I had a migraine and didn't want demerol. For some people, toradol works really well but the second time I...
I've never used osmoprep but my suggestion would be to drink as much water as you can stand. Things should start moving soon. Best of luck!...