Oh, and pregnancy, delivery and the year after have been fine, no signs ofa flare....
Hi, will just share my bit with you. My last pregnancy was not planned and I was 3 months on Imuran (same asi 6mp) when I concieved. Since it takes about 3 months for the drug to start working and it...
Hi Vicky, sorry you have to deal with CD. I have been taking Imuran (Azathioprine) for a while, on and off, and it works fine for me, keeps my CD quiet. I was on Imuran for about a year, then had a...
Hi, I was in your situation, I wanted to get pregnant but had a narrowing and my GI was worried it could cause a blockage in pregnancy- that could be of course life endangering for the baby as well...
Noories, thank you very much, I was hoping for someone saying something like that :-), much appreciated....
Yep, this was me. I never had any digestive problems until I felt really ill after having a home made pizza with LOADS of onions when I was 30 weeks pregnant. Went to hospital, they thought I was...
Thank you, anything would help me to feel a bit more secure about the move.....
Hi, we are going to be moving to the UAE soon and I was not worried about getting my meds there until I read a post here on HealingWell (from 2008 mind you) where a lady says she had problems getting...
Hi Octobergirl, sorry you are worried, it is hard to stay calm in pregnancy. I was diagnosed with CD in my first pregnancy, had surgery at 32weeks and that´s when they found out. Didn´t get...
Hi, congratulations on your pregnancy! I have been on Imuran for just over a year now. Got pregnant (unexpectedly) shortly after I started taking it. Took it the whole pregnancy (150mg daily) and I...
Oh, with the genetic counselling-not that bad idea, I had blood test done in second and third pregnancies as the illness causes your cells to deteriorate, including your eggs. Normally, the number of...
Hi, I was diagnosed with CD during my first pregnancy-felt ill, had severe inflammation showing in blood results, doc thought it was my appendix but during surgery they diagnosed CD. I was quite bad...
Hi, congratulations! Don´t come off the 6-MP! Has been proven is less risk than a sick mother, especially when you are having a flare! I just gave a birth to a healthy 4,3kg baby girl a week ago, was...
Hi, have been on 150mg Imuran for a year now and I did take it in the past, too. It works great for me, have no side effects so far and my blood tests are as they would be of a healthy person....
Hi, I have had a resection in 2007 before becoming pregnant with my second baby. I was very lucky I´ve had no problems in pregnancy (was on Pentasa and Entocort), birth or breastfeeding, nor flare...
Hi, I was on a pill for 10 years before I got diagnosed, no problems. Got diagnosed in my first pregnancy. Was on a pill again for 2 years between pregnancies, no problems. There could be a problem...
Thank you all for comments! That sounds encouraging, I found only that Mirena could mean a greater risk of pelvic infection. However, I never had any problems in this area and even though I am on...
Hi, I am getting closer towards the birth of our third baby and, since the pregnancy was unexpected and we are not planning having more children I really want to make sure this does not happen again....
Thank you Nanners, I know there is not much point worrying about it much, if they catch we´ll deal with it, just wondering......
Hi, I´m 25 weeks pregnant and our neigbour´s children (who we went to visit the other day) developped chicken pox. I had this desease when I was little, so theoretically it should be fine should my...
Hi, sorry congrats on your pregnancy and sorry you are not feeling well... I have to say, neither my Crohn´s nor my two stomach surgeries were as painful as childbirth (no medication), but neither...
Hi, this concerns me immediately, in fact I started one of the threas on Imuran and breastfeeding here. I took Imuran before my resection, then I was put on Entocort fot the time on my second...
Hi, sorry you were disappointed by Imuran. Not sure it works so quickly though, it takes 3 months for it to kick in, says my doc. Am on 150mg/day, even pregnant on it, never had any problems....
Hi Timnlay, congrats on your baby son ! Do not worry about Pentasa, I was on Pentasa and Entocort whole second pregnancy and I breastfed with Pentasa (2x2)for a year, I have a healthy 19-month-old...
Thanks for the comments! I am on Imuran 150mg daily (2-0-1) throughout pregnancy as the pregnancy was not planned and it made no sense stopping it now. It makes sense what Tara28 wrote about the...
Hello everyone, I am back with a BF question- done some googling and did find that breastfeeding on Imuran IS theoretically possible, my doc said it is but she said she would not advise me pro or...
Congratulations ! That´s great news, enjoy your little girl :smile: ! Wishing her all the good things :smilewinkgrin:...
Ad Azathioprine: My doc believes that it is obviously better not to be on it when trying to get pregnant, but if there is need for it, it is not impossible to carry a baby whilst on it. I certainly...
Oh my, I´m afraid there only is one thing that helps to get pregnant quickly-do not think about it. I know,easily said, impossible to do. But very true. Was trying for 5 months to get pregnant with...
I got a gastroenterological appointment and sono at 12 weeks when pregnant to see how my illness proceeds (last chance to see anything apart from the baby in my stomach area), apart from that, no...
Hi, and congrats ! Will disappoint you, but everyone´s illness is differrent and every woman feels differrent things in pregnancy, an every pregnancy is differrent, too. Just wishing good luck, hope...
Hi, I have to say that when I read your saying the desease is coming back a bit I thought "that´s not good". I was told by my GI the same thing-they´ve had women pregnant on all sorts of...
Hi, don´t worry about the prosedure, prep is always the worse thing for me. I used to be given Fortrans (4l of liquid to drink over 4 hours) and couldn´t do it-max I could was about 2,5 litres, then...
Hi, really sorry to hear you are unwell. Definitely start taking meds before it gets worse and believe me it will get worse unless you start doing something with it. I have been taking Pentasa and...
CrohnieYogi, sorry to hear about your worries and pain. Thinking of you and your baby boy, every day he stays in there counts! Good luck !...
Hi, I had a bad flare after giving birth in 2005 and it took 2 years and a resection to get me in remission so that I could have another baby. Our girl is going to be 1 year in a few weeks and I...
Hi Wren12, I am fairly confused about food myself. Basically, when I was having a flare, I felt really bad after having onions and lettuce. After my firts surgery I had to be on low residue diet and...
Timnlay, I donť know if someone already mentioned this here- I came here to get advice on Entocort while breastfeeding and someone recomended Dr. Thomas Hale´s book, he specialises in medication in...
Timnlay, I realize that you are feeling bad and that you wanted to avoid medication in pregnancy, but definitely is true that a healthy mother means a healthy baby. In our case-mother made feel as...
Hi, yep, remission is when you can eat when you want what you want and you have normal stool, no pain... Have been lucky and have been in remission for 2,5 years after a resection. Fingers crossed,...
Hi, I´m sure that hearing a no to breastfeeding when talking to your doc about a future pregnancy must be upsetting for you. Do get a second opinion but be prepared that it will be a completely...
Hi Aimee, sorry to hear you´re unwell... I had a resection of terminal illeum in July 2007 due to thick scar tissue. I wanted to get pregnant and docs were worried I could have an obstruction during...
Hi, sorry to hear you will need a surgery, no wonder you feel anxious... I had mine done in order to be allowed to have a second baby, didn´t really think about it that much-wanted a baby asap and...
Hi, hope you will heal well after your surgery ! I myself had my first surgery (appendectomy which revealed I had Crohn´s ) when 32 weeks pregnant with our baby boy. He was born at 40 weeks, classic...
Hi, congratulations on your pregnancy ! I don´t have any personal experience with breastfeeding on Imuran, but I do follow a thread of Crohn ´s patients on pregnancy here (Czech Republic) and all...
Have been on Pentasa (along with Prednisone or Imuran or Entocort) for 4 years, have no side effects and seems to help, although I need something more than just Pentasa. Stopped Entocort to...
Wow, what a story ! Congratulations on your baby and on surviving all this !!! Hope both of you will be fine and the illness will stay away... And hope you chose a better GI this time, really scary !...
Hi Iram, I took prednisone for 18 months, when my doc tried to wean me, illness came back when I was between 7 and 5mg a day. Am corticoid dependent...Doc switched me to Entocort that has less side...
Hi Ryoten, sorry you are feeling bad... I don´t know if the GI thing is the same as enteroclysis, but if so, strongly recommend the colonoscopy for a start, it´s not as bad ... I personally hate the...
Did take Entocort for two years after doc tried to wean me off Prednison but illness kept comming back when I went back to 7mg Prednison, then she switched me to Entocort. Prednisone works better to...