Hello All, I posted here quite a bit when I was first diagnosed 3 years ago. I had been doing great solely on pentasa...had a baby girl just over year ago. In the last month or so I've been noticing...
I take pentasa four times a day. I take it at 6 am, noon, 5 pm and 11 pm....
I just gave birth 2 and a half weeks ago and was on Pentasa the whole time. It was fine with all of my doctors. I am also currently breastfeeding....
Hello All, I know I have not posted in a long time, but I do read your posts almost daily! I just wanted to let you know that my baby girl arrived safely. I had to have an emergency c section because...
Fifths Disease is a virus. It is contagious before the rash appears. Once the rash appears, you are no longer contagious. Since it is a virus it would need to run its course. There is nothing to put...
I was diagnosed in January of 2008. Since then I had been on over the counter prenatal vitamins...I think I even took the walgreens brand. When I got pregnant in February, my OB gave me prescript[b]...
I didn't read the study, but wanted to say that I have stayed in complete remission using only pentasa for over a year now. /community/emoticons/smile.gif ...
I've been on pentasa for a year and 4 months, since I was diagnosed. I was on prednisone at the beginning to help out and then entocort later for a flare, but other than that, pentasa and only...
I have been on pentasa for over a year...2 pills, 4 times a day. With no side effects. I just recently became pregnant and am due in November. Pentasa has kept me in remission! Hope the same goes for...
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I saw your post on another topic. I was curious what dosage of pentasa you are on and breastfeeding. It didn't say in your signature. I am curious because I am currently 10 weeks pregnant and on 4000...
Hello All, My husband and I had our first appointment today. Everything looked great! Back in 6 wks to hear the heartbeat!! /community/emoticons/turn.gif ...
thank you all! I appreciate it...I have my first OB appointment next Monday afternoon!...
Hello All, I just wanted to pass on some great news...I am pregnant! Due in November...very excited!!! /community/emoticons/smile.gif I hope that this finds you all well!!...
Hello! I teach kindergarten...this is my 5th year teaching, however, I was only diagnosed January 2008. I did work while VERY SICK until I was diagnosed though for almost a year and a half....
I am a kindergarten teacher. This is my fifth year teaching. (I am 28) I was diagnosed last January (2008) after being sick for almost 2 years. I am only on pentasa, although my GI said my crohns was...
Hello All, Well, it's officially been 1 year since I've been diagnosed. If any of you remember, I was super sick for almost 2 years and then was admitted to the hospital and was diagnosed after a 6...
oh and my shopping and wrapping is done as well....
I have my christmas cards sent. My tree and outside decorations done. Inside decorations done. Cleaned house one time...have to do it again before Saturday when family comes over. Need to do laundry...
here in Janesville, wi (near the wi, IL border) it is -4 with a windchill of -8. Supposed to get to -2 with windchils -10 or so. And to top it all off, our furnace went out earlier and they can't get...
check with your college. I know my college had insurance I could get when I could no longer be on my parents' insurance. I knowit might be kind of expensive, but it's better than paying $6000 a...
I was diagnosed with migraines before my crohns. After I FINALLY was diagnosed with crohns, my migraines seemed to go away once everything was under control. So, I think they may be linked in some...
what about entocort?...
I have been on pentasa for 8 months and yes I see the beads everytime I have a BM. It is normal. In fact, I think it is a good thing...it's doing its job! /community/emoticons/smile.gif If you see...
okay that was wierd...on one of your posts it wasn't lit up, but I found one that was! So, I will be emailing you!! /community/emoticons/smile.gif ...
Hey Kaycie, When we were chatting last night, you told me that I could email you about questions with medication and pregnancy. But I need your email address...your envelope next to your name is not...
congratualations! I have no knowledge of imuran, but wanted to give you some more happy thoughts! I will be trying to get pregnant soon now that my flare is under control...although I would like to...
I have been on it for about 2 months and have had no side effects, except an occasional headache....
Thank you all for your replies. I will see what my PCP says. :-) I will probably get one, although I have been very healthy (flu wise) in the last few years!...
Hello All... I have gotten a flu shot only once in my life and it was the year I was the sickest with the flu. I know that the shot only covers certain strains, but I have avoided it since then. I...
Thanks for the replies. I'm not going to worry cuz we all know how that helps! /community/emoticons/smile.gif And especially since I'm going to the doc tomorrow anyway to follow up my ER visit 2...
The other day when I had a BM I noticed that one spot was black, maybe about the size of a nickel. Then yesterday, everything was normal, and this morning when I went there was another spot about the...
thanks for all the replies! i am doing much better, though not back to 100 percent yet. Now i'm trying to get the bleeding to end (it has decreased substantially, barely there anymore, but my bottom...
Thanks for the replies. As to the advice of the ER doc I have pretty much been on clear liquids since Friday. I am starving...I ate a few noodles in my soup today instead of just the broth and had a...
LMills thank you for the reply. I am not losing as much anymore, just when I wipe. Which I am obviously still bleeding but not as much. I'm just trying to rest and only get up when I absolutely need...
okay just went again and there were only a few drops in the toilet and some when i wiped and it took fewer wipes to clean it up. any advice would really be appreciated! thanks...still haven't slept...
hemmi bleeding? Okay...hopefully I am coherent enough to type this. I am exhausted and cannot sleep. As some of you may have read on an earlier post, I was in the ER Friday (my time) with a high...
So, I went to the ER today. I had been feeling pretty well, although was having a mini-flare starting at the end of July. Dr. put me on entocort to try to help out. I was doing fairly well...the pain...
I have the exact same thing. My PCP says that it is exzema and gave me a steroid cream. That coupled with the entocort has made it go completely away. I was miserable! Couldn't sleep or stop...
Thanks guys. I will keep on eye on it for next month and if it happens again I will call my doc. According to what I read online I shouldn't be too worried about it, unless it continues to happen....
okay..wierder thing...so when I posted last night I thought my period had started. When I wiped there was blood and I know it was from that area not others and then I had some brownish-pinkish...
Hello All, This may be off topic, but I wanted to start here since you are all wise with knowledge...much more than I am! Anyways...as you know I am 27 years old. I had been on birth control for...
Thank you all for the answers and suggestions. I will talk to my pharmacist when I go next week to pick up other prescript ions. I appreciate your help!...
NeNe, How long have you been on it? I am only going to be on it for 6 weeks. Maybe that's why...not sure....
I am very sorry Closure! I know just how you feel about docs not listening to your symptoms. It took 2 years for me to be diagnosed! And I was so frustrated. All of my tests came back negative, even...
Thanks for the reply Ides! I appreciate it. I knew it was a different type of steroid than pred, but just wanted to be sure. Also, another question for anyone. I read all the info given to me and it...
Hello! I have been in remission for the last 3 months or so. I am now in a mini-flare I would say. Just not feeling right, change in bowel habits, low grade fever, and very tired. My GI wanted me to...
My PCP is an internist and I also have a GI...
Pentasa is the only medication I am currently on. I was diagnosed in January and was on pentasa as well as prednisone to stop my flare. I have been off of prednisone for 3 months and am doing fine. I...