Hi, I am not sure where you live but in Canada you can't get Remicade for the use in children. It was available but they now will not allow it to be prescribed to a child. Shoshanna...
I am glad that your doctor increased your prednisone....though it is a drug that I love to hate. Methrotexate can take time to kick in and in some people it can take up to six months to work. I hope...
All feces are green till it mixes with your bile to make it brown. If you stool is green then you have had your food pass through you system to quickly. It can happen in Crohn's patients depending...
I agree "Show Us The Money" hehehe I thought I was bad only needing to loose 20lbs due to prednisone. I guess I should rethink my thoughts. Any way congrates and wish you the best if you are trying...
I am sorry that you ended up with the contraindication of the drug Levequin. I am not sure if in the US you get a print out of all the information required for the patient with your medicaitons. I...
I take Methotrexate and have taken it before....it can take up to 12 weeks to begin to have the full function. Also are you increasing your doasage as you go. I have taken this drug in prior years...
Hi Lily, I am really sorry that you having to go through all of this. The doc's have said that they feel that there is more well Gastroparesis is usually a disorder that goes with diabetes. Diabetics...
Jamie, I am sorry to hear you are having problems with your eyes. I have Uveitis and I know that I have to do a slow tappering of prednisone eye drops or it just comes back quickly. As for the humira...
I really don't know didn't forget anything and every hospital is different. Though I want to wish you the very best with your surgery....
I have to agree with Nanners.....a short course of pred may help. The longer you wait the longer to get through the flare up. I have never taken immodium and won't. I know to many people that it has...
I right now am going back to school. I have had Crohn's for 34 years and worked as nurse through it. My bosses were understanding and that was good for me. Over the last thirteen months I have been...
I hate dealing with the same getting up in the morning and being thin and by the end of the day I have a belly. Some times I look six months pregnant and I can't nor have I had any children. (had a...
I agree with you. I drink every day 2 liters of water on top of the other liquids every day when I am not in a flare. If I flare up I drink any where from 2 - 4 liters depends on how much I sit on...
I know that I have Oestoarthritis, Ankylosing Spondylitis and Uveitis and they are secondary to my Crohn's. I also suffer from lower back pain to the point of siting it aches. I know that I have been...
Hi Ivy, When I lived in Peth, WA I used to eat vegan foods at times when my CD flared up. I have just found a site that states they sell in Australia and even though they don't state on the boxes or...
Before you start Remicade, your doctor will do a TB test. Remicade can activate dormant TB, so that has to be cleared up first. I agree with Matthew before any one starts Remicade they should have...
If you have taken barium then it could be the cause....but if not then I would suggest that you have a problem with your bile. If it continues then I would mention it to your doc...if not then keep...
I agree with the fact that too many doc's order CT Scan's....more so in the emergency department than else where. I really can't tell you how many CT Scan's that I have had done over the years. My GI...
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I was on it from the point it came into Canada. I was in the testing of the drug. I took it for four years at every six weeks. I thought it was great and they thought that it worked well too. I came...
It could be all of the above...I am sorry I an not the one to ask. If it was me and I had insurance then I would be going to the doctors office or the ER and having it checked out. Good luck...
LBJ never mind talking to the docs....just go to the hospital. You need to be seen by someone. Good luck...
Here is a website for you to look at: http://www.fibromyalgia-symptoms.org/fibromyalgia_crohns.html according to them there is....
I am glad for you and hope that it continues...and I always don't question it just accpet it....
I have had CD for 34 years and have gone through 3 GI's only due to retirement of the first two. May be I have and advantage to understanding the disease due to my ex-husband being a GI himself and...
I am not sure if we are talking about the same blood test. I had one sent from Canada to the US (California). It came back negative but when they did my resection the biopsy came back positive. I was...
I have TMJ and had it really bad earlier last month. When my flares there is nothing that takes it away except a a couple of antihistimines (releave the swelling) and then one each day for a while. I...
I have spent years on not only a low residue diet but also an elemental diet and a SCDiet. With this I have been off and on a TPN feedings both at home and in the hospital. They are all good and some...
Weaning is always good...and some doc's do it before placing a person on other meds for maintanence. Prednisone is a good drug to be hated. It works well to get everything under control but as a...
I have been off and on prednisone for 34 years there have been times that I haven't put on weight. It depends on the dosage for me though. If it is low I eat normally. If it is high I like you eat...
I like Ides go through the same with my lower back except that I can not move to get out of bed without assistance some days. Also some nights that all I can do is to lay still in one spot and not to...
I am one that ended up with lymphoplasmacytic due to Remicade so I am not a candidate for Humira. I was not taking anything else at the time with remicade. Shoshanna...
Osteopenia is a precursor to Osteoarthritis (which is what I have). It is more prevaliant in females than males. Prolonged use of glucocorticoid medications such as prednisone can be the cause of it....
Waiting is the hardest thing to do. I am glad that I see all my doctors at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto so the wait is never long. I can get my answers within hours. I will call the office of the...
I have never had any blood in my stool that was visable though it has shown up in tests. As for remission I agree with Jason that the CDAI is a good basis to follow. As for remission I am never in a...
Over the years I haven't told any one in the offices that I have worked except where I was a regular employee and not a temp. Temp was the best for me because of having Crohn's, Ankylosing...
I am back on methotrexate and thankful for it every day. I have also taken every drug that is on the market for Crohn's, Ankylosying Spondylitis and Uveitis. There are good and bad in all drugs. Not...
I may be connect; it may not be connect. Have your doc check you B12. If it is not that then you need to look further. Good luck. Shoshanna...
Yes it can....Crohn's can be found any where from the mouth to the anus....
Arthitis is the most common extraintestinal complication of IBD. It may affect as many as 25% of people with Crohn's. I have Ankylosing Spondylitis and Osteoarthritis in hips and joints. Another...
Hi there, I know all about[b] GI's and specialist, my first GI and the one I have now, they were the best. I have had 3 others, and they seem like they must be in it for the money because I see them...
I a sufferer of Uveitis (inflamtion of the uvea). Iritis (inflamaition of the iris) is the same type of disorder just a differnt part of the eye. In both of them you not only get red eyes; but, you...
I have problems with my gums and my teeth have been breaking. the doc says it is due to my CD. shoshanna...
I never get a high fever becaue my normal temp is below the norm so it is hard when I go to a doctor that doesn't know me. I have been told that mine is low due to having immuno disorders. So if I...
Zinc ointment is great for it. I hate having to use almost a half roll of toliet paper after going to the bathroom. The worst is after having a release of gas....and some stool comes out when you are...
Have you ever thought of arthritis? this is common with crohn's and colitis. from experience when my arthritis is flared up i drop stuff too. also, i have had both the arthritis and crohn's as the...
I think it may be all of what you talk about . Wheat and sugar can both be culprits. Here is a sight for you: http://www.wikihealth.com/Crohn's_and_colitis:_foods_to_eliminate Shoshanna...
There could be a number of reasons for this. You need to have a stool culture done. I would see your doctor about it. There are many reasons for blood in the stool to include possible hemeroids or...
My heart goes out to you. My daughter now thirty was the same at three months of age. She (and I) dealt with projectile vomiting for months between being six weeks to almost six months caused by what...
It is being tested at the University of Nottingham in England. It has been used for asthmatic's in the past. Here is a site for you to look at:...