Hi everyone: I hope this is an okay thread to start; I realize that we're supposed to check that one thread for information on starting new meds. I just had some very targeted questions about...
Thanks for doing this! Some good info here. --Allison...
Here are my "you my have Crohn's ifs"... ...you carry spare underwear with you on a regular basis. (I do. ...the nurse at your GI doctor's office has added you as a friend on Facebook. I kid you not,...
Hi Missyjack! I am so sorry to hear about your recent loss, but I am glad you have reached out for support. Good for you! In 2007 I became pregnant. I was in as close to remission as I've ever been...
Hey indigosunrise: I was initially dx'ed with Crohn's three years ago-- first they ran some sort of blood test that was positive for Crohn's, and then a colonscopy with biopsies confirmed it. And...
Hi: I don't have any experience with Remicade (although I soon will), so this may sound like a really uninformed suggestion, but could it be the Crohn's itself that is causing your joint pain? When...
Hi, I agree with others in that you should mix it with something that you won't want to drink again for a long, long time...I did mine with Sierra Mist and it was tolerable. I don't think anything...
Hi Ginger, How did they find/diagnose the fissure? Colonscopy or other scope? Or just by symptoms? Last time my doc said the bleeding was coming from "rectal involvement" but didn't say what exactly...
Hey, I agree that this must vary from person to person, but I think the totally rapid emptying of the gut is a Crohn's related thing...my food used to always take 12 hours or so to move through (and...
Hey Pampers, I too have lost some hair with Crohn's...some before I started any meds (vitamin deficiencies from malabsorption, I think), and then again when I started Asacol and Imuran. When I became...
Hey all: Thanks for the input. I look forward to seeing my GI doc again tomorrow to see what he has to say. (But I hope I escape another rectal exam...ouchie!) He has previously said that if I wasn't...
The last time I had a colonscopy I took Visicol tabs for the prep, and it was hard for me as I was supposed to drink a whole glass of water with each dose of tabs. I found myself pretty nauseated...
Hi Hipsy: I've always been one to get leg cramps, and have gotten them sporadically since my early teenage years. However, when I was going through my first really major Crohn's flare up (before I...
Hi Hayley: Sometimes my intestines get sore...especially during a flare, but at other times too. I don't know exactly what it means, but I always assumed that it had to do with inflammation. I also...
Hey all: Sorry to start yet another rectal bleeding thread...I know it's probably not at the top of your list of fun stuff to read in your leisure time. I'm 26 weeks (6 months) pregnant and am...