I have a 6 month old daughter and was on Remicade my 1st and 2nd trimester and stopped during my third. I had an infusion 2 weeks after giving birth. My daughter is very healthy. I had to make the...
I started Remicade 4 weeks ago. Yesterday I started sneezing and am alternating between all stopped up and runny nose. My throat was sore this morning from the drainage but is not sore anymore. I do...
My Crohns is also in my Ileum. I was on Entecort for awhile and my symptoms did not fully go away. I had just enough relief to feel almost normal. (I felt pretty good but with some pain on and off...
I had my first Remicade infusion this past Thursday. I have been waking everyday since crying my eyes out for no reason. I didn't read that mood swings are a common reaction to the med. Anyone else...
All great replies above! I especially agree with the fact that when I am flaring I am so tired I can't even think of talking on the phone. I grin and bear the pain while working and going to school....
I am the same as jdiane. Constipation.......
Will I feel "crummy" after my infusion? Does it hurt? Can I go to class after? Can I bring my laptop and work while I am getting the infusion? Anything I should do before to make it a smooth day? Any...
My GI told me last week that if I did not 100% quit smoking there would be no reason for me to go on Remicade b/c he says I will not heal unless I stop smoking....Did you know smokers are 30% more...
I was on Entecort for 4 months. The first month I felt great!! No symtoms at all. All of a sudden it stopped working. I ended up having surgery due to a large abcess and a perferation. I starting...
I have both Crohn's and HPV...I am starting Remicade on Thursday. My GI says they don't worry about HPV getting worse with Remicade or 6MP. (I was on 6MP which only worked for a short time.) My gyno...
I am trying to make the decision to start remicade. I wanted to know if any of the moms on here used remicade while pregnant. I am not planning on becoming pregnant for a few more years but want to...
Sorry to hear it Nanners. Your in our thoughts!...
No family history of CD but my paternal granfather has IBS which we beleive is a mild CD. I think my CD is genetic but I always wonder what exactly triggered it. I had several UTIs over a period of 6...
Hope your son finds releif from the pain soon and it's not crohns. Hang in there....
Escalador- this was a post from a year ago when I had my resection. I was feeling better, passed gas, was tolerating liquids and went home. I felt ok for a few days and then the vomiting and pain...
Is it typically expensive? I have good insurance but what can I expect to pay for Remicade?...
How often will I need to have injections? For how long? My entire life....I'm only 26. Can it affect my future fertility?...
Ended up I had a pocket of liquid in my lower pelvis from the surgury. It was drained and a week later I started to heal. 1 year of remission and now flaring again.....Thought I was done iwth this....
My new Gi is adamant about[b] me starting Remicade or Humira and I am not sure how I feel about it. [3]History- I have had digestive problems most of my like….constipation, diarria and just general...
I had my bowel resection last tuesday and i have been home sense friday. I have had 2 vomiting fits with very bad stomach pain, has anyone else experienced this. My surgeon told me that if i have a...
Hello All, I had a left side ilectomy on Tuesday. I had my cath removed last night arounf 7pm and started on clear liquids. I have been on water and juice for a little over 24 hours and have not...
Veebo- Thanks- did your gi say how long you have to wait between courses of Xifaxan?...
About 3 months into the start of my problems before I was dixed, I was given ciproflaxin for a bladder infection. For about 10 days I had no symptoms. 2 weeks ago an abcess was found and I was given...
I have had this condition since I was a little kid. Little bubbles that itch then pop. My skin peals off when they open. I used to have it very bad on my hands and feet. I also had it on the back...
I am very lucky my husband is in the Marine Corps and ALL my healthcare is 100% paid by our insurance. He is supposed to get out (his contract is over and his family wants him to come home a take...
Thanks Beth. Good luck to you too...
What is gut motility?...
L- 1)I don't understand how it can not work. Do you mean that my symptoms might not stop at all after? I understand that it can and almost certainly will come back but a few years of possible...
Why is surgery used as a last resort? What is so bad about a resection? I see so many people who are dependent on steriods or who take remicade or humira (with the many risks they present). I guess...
I had never heard of Crohn's untill ads for Humira started playing on TV. Drug ads are always so vague. I wondered what Crohn's was so I investigated. 6 months later I was dxed. I have discovered...
Thank you nanners and everyone else for your concern!...
Thanks Ides- Yes, my GI found an abcess in my TI. Also, I am not responding to treatment at this time. My walls are very thick and a blockage is next if we don't take care of the situation. I am not...
My GI found an abcess in my terminal iliem. He wants me to have a resection asap. First- Is there anything I need to do different b/c of the abcess? Can I go to the gym normally? Eat normally?...
I had a CT Scan w/ barium enema yesterday. My GI just called and he wants to see me immediatly. I'm going in in an hour. What can he possibly have to see me so immediatly for? Please share your...
You have to be careful of the ingredients. There are many colon clensers that will cause a flare. I actually had a barium enema yesterday with a CT Scan and it cleaned my colon right out. I will...
I don't know if you can handle or have tried weight gainers like True Mass. My husband (who does not have cronh's) drinks this stuff to keep his weight up. He is naturally very skinny. He also lifts...
My GI just put me on tramadol. I was on vicodin but my GI says that it actually makes your immune system kick in even harder which is obviously bad for us. The tramadol is a synthetic med close to...
I used an ob tampon without a string. That made it more comfortable to know know one would see the string hanging out. If I were you and couldn't use a tampon I would remove my pad at the very last...
Thanks guys I feel much better knowing that it may be hard but I can do it....
a wonderful member of this forum suggested a book by Jill Skler called The first year: Crohn's and Colitis. I just finished reading it and it was very helpful. You should check it out. I feel more in...
So my GI tells me today that he wants me to take short course of Prednisone. I know this sounds bad but I'm very scared about the weight gain. I am thin but work very hard to be that way. It does not...
me too rider fan. I still have tons of gas stuck inside me though....
Thanks Zanne and everyone else- That's kinda what my hr friend told me too. My new job will start June 1 and I am covered with the military insurance intill September 1 so hopefully there will not be...
Wow that's awesome. My family doc has suggested some herbal cures for me in the past. Actually, that's how I new he was a good doctor (and the right one for me). His prority is my heathly and welling...
Hello All, My husband is in the Marine Corp so we have Tricare (insurance). It pays 100% for everything from doc. app. to lab work to meds. My husband's contract is up in August and he has decidied...
I forgot to add a few glasses of a good merlot...
A CEASER SALAD, VEGGIE PIZZA, AND A HUGE BOWL OF COOKIES AND CREAM ICE CREAM!!...
I had light sedation for my last colonoscopy. I do not remeber anything at all but was awake. My husband joined me in the recovery room right afterwards and he says I kept asking him the same...
Fish oil (enteric coated) has really helped me. Also probiotics....
I just started Pentasa 2 weeks ago in addition to Entecort. I started Entecort 2 monthes ago and it worked very well for about 3 weeks. My symptoms came back and my doc added the pentasa. No results...