I had no problems with Dairy until i started taking Imuran (on 225mg/day), now i am super sensitive to milk (only takes about 5 mins until i feel the internal organs start to rumble) but cheese still...
Deja Vu for me, just posted a thread a week ago about how my new GI thinks my old GI screwed up his diagnosis (well he knows he did because stuff was just plain missing). It sucks thinking for years...
Vit D is stored in your body like other vitamins (if you dont get any vitamin C for a week you wont get scurvy) so the basis for the large monthly dose is it elevates your blood serum levels of Vit D...
OHIO76, I might have used the wrong words with the patchy....it wasnt patchy just some sections were just a little more inflammed then others, bad choice of wording on my part, he said the lower part...
I trust the pharm. companies side effects list, says right under drug information for 5-ASA "Concurrent use of 5-ASA and 6-mercaptopurine or azathioprine (Imuran) may increase the likelihood of blood...
As suggested above, a high-calorie meal replacement drink would be the best idea in my mind, and since its a liquid i think it would be very easy on the system. Back when i used to do bodybuilding...
sgirl, Having being diagnosed with CD at 21 my input would be that if you are able to (not sure about your physical condition, how much excercise you can do) start an excercise program if you dont do...
Tink42, Rather then list the side effects, its probably easier for you to just go to Google and search "prednisone side effects", its a very common and very documented steroid used for a million...
For the mean time i am not switching drugs, apparently 5-ASA creates an enhancing effect on Imuran, meaning it would be like me suddenly taking a whole lot more, which wouldnt be very good for the...
For my input, personally no diet ever worked for me. While avoiding some foods helped control some of the symptoms a bit (like avoiding lots of fats or gassy foods) no diet actually made a difference...
My last colonoscopy i had a while back i got in trouble for apparently not being clean enough even though i followed the directions to the T, this time (March 12) i had a new GI and didnt want to...
Well i did find it odd that my first GI diagnosed me with CD as soon as i woke up from my first ever colonoscopy, turns out he never got any biopsies processed to support his findings....
So a little while back I had posted a thread about[b] how my new GI basically questioned everything my old GI did on the fact there was large gaps of missing information in my file that should...
As kind of covered above there is a reason why both Pred and Imuran are given at the same time, Pred is a short-term drug to get the disease into remission, while Imuran is a long-term drug that...
Just wrapping up the work day now (3:30pm ET)....last meal of course was like 6:00pm last night, so definitly hungry, downed 2 litres of lemon-lime gatorade today though so at least the sugar is...
My new GI says i should be fine by the end of the weekend, and i should be able to eat normally after the procedure...we will find out! LOL I just ate my last meal, clear liquids day tomorrow, ugh,...
I think alot of people focus on the fact that Vit D boosts the overall immune system, but the real fact that we should be focusing on is the following "Vitamin D acts directly on the beta defensin 2...
Agreed, some of the prices i see people quote on here for a 1 or 2 day stay in emerg, it boggles my mind! But i have sympathy for those who have been put in the situation where they are forced to...
The procedure he wanted done was only offered in the U.S., Canada didnt have any surgeons that specialized in the operation that he wanted....
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So after being in remission for over 2 years and going back into a flare that has lasted for the last month, thing have suddenly gotten better, but will guaranteed to be worse again by friday....
Has anyone ever been tested for heavy metals as part of there diagnosis/testing. I was reading an article today about how a lot of fish oil products are now being tested and being found to have high...
I dont think think its a guy thing, i have slept in a chair overnight for half a week when my ex was in the hospital with a severe kidney infection, for something that only takes an hour i would...
I have lived in the gym since i was 18, was diagnosed at 21 and am now 25. I usually train about 4 days/week for about 1.5 hours. After my first bought with CD i went from 250lbs to 200lbs in about...
I dont have any twisty internal organs, but i just want to thank you for making me laugh at work at your inflatable tube men comment, LOL, for some reason that really makes think thats whats really...
Ya, i am kinda in the same boat, i quit drinking about 2 years before my first CD symtoms popped up so i couldnt really comment on whether the alcohol has an effect on CD for me or not, lol...
That i was, a 6-pack of Ensure Plus provides about 2100 calories (6 X 360cals)....this is a little over half of my usual intake of about 3500-4000 calories, the 1500-2000 missing calories is hugely...
I just recently wrote in my own thread not too long ago about my trials with an all-Ensure diet. I lasted 4 days until i had to give up, i got the worst stomach pains from basically being starving,...
I am sorry to say, but i have noticed the opposite since i have been Imuran, i used to have light acne (only came out when i ate a lot of crap back in the day) but ever since i started Imuran 2 1/2...
I take both, have been taking fish oils in some shape or form for years for the Omega's, but Vit D is a VERY recent addition for me, and so far coincidentally my CD is getting better, knock on wood...
I wish i switched to my new GI years ago (which wouldnt have been possible since he would have still been in med school i guess and not had his own practice, this is only his second year having his...
Is your CD active? Whenever my CD is active i have elevated white blood count, i am on Imuran which helps control the fluctuations/keep my disease in remission....
So i was slightly ticked off last week, finally changed GI's because my old GI was a little too full of himself and was very old fashioned and unwilling to try anything "new" to the CD world. So i go...
I am a rock stuck in a hard place, after spending 7 years in university i have my so called "dream job" (this dream was embarked on before my CD developed) of running large infrastructure projects...
I live in Toronto, you can fire me off any questions you want and i shall gladly answer them. I dont think we have it as bad as you do in the states though as far as the financials go, our health...
I dont think anyone uses Imuran to actual induce remission, but to keep someone in remission after they achieve it through some other drug, mainly Prednisone. In the case of being ill with untreated...
Aside from the ultimate "Miracle Drug" we know as Prednisone, Imuran has been miracle #2 for me, without the side effects. After tapering off Prednisone onto Imuran i was in remission for 2 1/2...
I apologize in advance for going against the grain on parts of what most have said in this post, but i guess there always has to be a couple people who dont share the same views as the majority (alot...
That could be the case.....and if it is, maybe i will just eat like a pig tonight and stretch it back out LOL. Although i will just pay the consequence for that later. I do notice that its worst in...
Too be honest i had a hard time with the liquid diet. I am used to eating a 3000-4000 calorie/day diet, which is obviously VERY hard to keep up on liquids (if i was drinking Ensure Plus i would need...
So a little background, havent been on here in a while. Was Diagnosed with Crohns 4 years ago at 21 years old (was a VERY active, VERY healthy individual before Crohns out of the blue reared its ugly...
I just got my first DEXA done yesterday....my old GI never got one done in the 4 years i have been diagnosed, the first thing my new GI asked when he got my files from the other GI is "Where is your...
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I am just curious for the Americans on the board, are you in favour of getting standardized health care in the U.S. or against it? I keep seeing ads on websites rallying support against obamas health...
Not trying to shoot down some of the advice of some people above, just expressing my concern over some of suggestions, it seems some people are just suggesting you load up on foods high in fat to...
Well thats the main reason for keeping on eye through the forms of blood tests is too make sure they arent putting you on too much. I am just making an assumption about the counts since it would be...
Sounds about right to me, i am on 250mg at 240lbs , so that ratio is about normal, the recommended therapeutic of Imuran for Chrons in the big medical book of drugs says 2.25 mg/kg which is about...
Everyone is different with their experiences with Crohns, just like how no one can give you a duration of how long you are on each dosage level, because it all depends on how fast your body...
Only 6 or 7 days? Thats probably why you are back on the Pred now, with Crohns, 6 or 7 days of Pred isnt going to do much, give you a little rest from the inflammation for a couple days while you are...
40mg of Prednisone starting off for me 40mg X 2 weeks 30mg X 2 weeks 20mg X 2 weeks 10mg X 2 weeks 5mg X 2 weeks 2.5mg X 2 weeks Done...