I have been on Prednisone since January, and am just tapering off of it. I used to have a good memory and to be a great multi-tasker. Now, I can not keep a thought in my head for more then ten...
I am just about to start Humaria for Crohns disease. I just got it today. Do any of you suffer with extream pain in your lower extremities with Crohns disease? Joint pain and otherwise? I have had...
Thanks for replying! LIfe is complicated and confusing right now!...
Tx you for your reply. 15 mg does not seem to be helping the stomach with the Predinsone....
I have been taking Predninsone for over a month and become very irritable, constantly hungry, (and my diet it is still limited) and if I take it too late in the morning, it caused sleeping issues. I...
Wow, it is insane. What is the the lesser of two evils, anyway?...
Is this consistant, 5 mg drop, necessary, even if I have only been on it, for three weeks? And is he likely to keep me on it, for a year? Because I do not think I can stand it. I lost 30 pounds...
My husband has GERD too, very bad. He has a horrible time eating and swallowing pills....
Thanks for the warning. I will not cut back as drastically, I will take one and half pills, instead of two, tomorrow. I take two 20 mg pills for about three weeks, now....
I am on 40 mg, a day for the past month. I see my gastro doctor again, on Monday, where he is supposed to give me a Crohnes's specific medication. I am going to cut down to 20 mg on the steroid, for...
The Predinsone steroid, I am on, at such a high dose, for a month, is causing me a lot of bad side effects-anxiety, horrible headaches, memory loss, irritability, mood swings, excess hunger, etc. I...
Has anyone of you women lost your hair or your period from having Crohns? Did the medications help with these issues? And experimenting with foods is scary for me right now, as six Ritz crackers or...
Thank you everyone for your help and suggestions! I am eating only about 15 things at the moment that I know are safe, until the medication starts to help me. I am not dairy intolerant, except with...
How do you sleep once they put you on a steroid? How to you keep yourself from getting sick when you are put on immune suppressing medication?...
How do you get someone to diagnose this horrible pain in the butt and hips? What kind of doctor did you see? I have seen everyone and been told many things and tried Ph Th and it just gets worse and...
Puritins Pride has the best deals and quality on supplements. How much Cats Claw are people taking?...
I will check out the bile idea. I have had a lot of abdominal x-rays lately. I get a build up of stool on a regular basis and then I get cramping and try to get to the hospital before the nausea...
The doctor said if I started having leg cramps I should be worried about dehydration because I was having loose stool every time, and/or just going way too much. I do not urinate that frequently...
I work at Walgreens and know almost everything we have over the counter. I would not know where to look for these re-hydration packets. Do they have a name brand that is recognizable? Do you know...
What do any of you recommend for dehydration? I can literally drink a gallon of water a day and still be dehydrated. My doctor keeps telling me to go to the hospital to get IV's of water. I wasted a...
I had white rice cause my stomach to seize up one day for no reason, but most of the time it is very safe for me. I never used to have all the pain and limitations I have now. I have Chrones, but...
One more question.. does anyone feel like there is a 2x4 in their stomach after they eat? Very stiff, or like their stomach seizes up? Has anyone had an success with Cats Claw or natural remedies?...
I also continually feel like my left buttock is inflamed. This has nothing to do with the anal rectal pain, which is mostly hard to treat hemmorhoids.. It feels just raw, and if I touch the flesh on...
I have this horrible rectal pain as well, that is stabbing and horribly painful. It inflames each time I have a bowel movement, no matter how much I go. I have hemorrhoids that are hard to treat, and...