Does your Doc have you taking a Folic Acid supplement? MTX is an anti-folate, it wouldn't hurt to take a 1mg supplement daily. The Folic Acid can help somewhat with the nausea....
I was originally diagnosed with ulcerative proctitis in December/07 with, has a colonoscopy where they got into my small intestine. Through a biopsy there is an initial diagnosis of CD, has an Upper...
I'm not sure if this has ever been asked before or addressed in the forum, but, I don't know for sure what's going on with my body. I'm 45 with CD - and I have had 3 periods since September 23 and I...
My recent colonscopy biposies indicated enteritis in the ileum - inflammation in the small intestine. With a question from the Doc/Pathologist (at the bottom of the report) who processed the samples...
Thanks for the complement FunGuy, very much appreciated. Have you considered changing your antihistamine? Over the years I have taken a few different antihistamines, mind you, this is over 30+ years....
Hey FunGuy, I'm more of a lurker than a poster, but, I felt I needed to respond to your post. Do you suffer from seasonal allergies? There is a relationship between hay-fever/pollen allergies and...
I have a book that I just started reading: Crohn's Disease & Ulcerative Colitis - Fred Saibil, MD. ISBN# 1-55263-543-0 It's a Canadian publication, endorsed by the Canadian Medical Association....
Boxermom2, I too, between the ages of 40 and 43 suffered multiple miscarriages, 10 to be exact. I was incredibly fertile, I just couldn't maintain a pregnancy. I had had the help of a Reproductive...
Boxermom2, I'm so sorry for your loss. My heart is with you during this difficult time... Michelle...
I have to ask this, cause I can't keep wracking my brain to figure out exactly why. When I have a BM, my stool is narrow - and strangely enough, triangular in shape. Do you think this is from a...
Peace&Harmony, I feel your pain. My Dad just doesn't 'get it' and probably never will. I've mentioned to him that I am currently in a flair, but, to no avail, it doesn't really matter to him that I...
I just took a look at the most recent CPS for Asacol. And some of the side effects are: Body as a Whole allergic reaction, facial edema, edema, peripheral edema, asthenia, drug fever (rare), chills,...
Thanks for the response "q", much appreciated. Would love to hear from others as to what they think as well. Have a great day! Michelle...
They were Benzamicin and Clyndamicin (not sure if this is the exact spelling), one of the options was Accutane, which I declined to use. I wanted to stay away from any oral medication if I could help...
At the beginning of February, I had an appointment with a dermatologist to get a consult/treatment for some cystic acne that I have had on my face or years. I had been given 2 different...
kazbern, no full scope as of yet, 2 sig's in the past. I'm hoping with the referral to the GI clinic, I'll be getting a full scope - I think I really NEED to get one done. One thing I didn't mention...
Hi ambs and welcome, I'm fairly new here to the CD forum and lurk the UC forum as well. I don't know enough about CD to comment on meds, but, I just wanted to say hi! Michelle...
Ides, thank you for the warm welcome back, much appreciated. I have no clue how long it will actually take to get in to see a specialist, according to the Dr.s office, the referral was sent in last...
(LONG POST!!) I joined the forum back in '07 after my UP dignosis in late '06. It wasn't until mid '07 that, after an 18 or so month flare did i finally acheive remission. For years, I'd always had...