This is an old post I ran across, but I figure I'd throw in my $0.02. I have Crohn's Disease and I always get this dry, scaly skin above the eyelid right before a flare, so in my opinion it's clearly...
PVT = Portal Vein Thrombosis, a blockage in the vein bringing blood from the bowels to the liver for cleaning. It's a simple blood clot in a very bad place....
My wife had bariatric surgery (sleeve gastrectomy) 2 weeks ago and last week we went to the ER for severe abdominal pain. A CAT scan was performed and a newly-formed PVT was discovered. She was...
Temazepam was the only thing that allowed me to sleep on my 40mg/4 month long stint on prednisone. It works fast and I did not have much groggyness when I woke up. It is habit forming though, so only...
Just trying to do a sort of informal poll on what people are doing *besides* medications to help control their disease... (I realize the disease affects everyone differently and what may work for...
I was on 40mg a day of Prednisone for four months. I have tapered completely off and have been off for about[b] three weeks. Has anyone had a similar course and experienced severe joint pain in ALL...
I'm going through the same right now. I finished tapering from 40mg a day for 4 months at a rate of 5mg/week with a final week of 2.5 about one and a half weeks ago. Ever since dropping below 5mg I...
I have been in a "flare" since early June, and have not once had a fever. My D has gone away at this point, and stool is normal and regular, but I walk around each and every day feeling as you've...
A severe GI bleed (where you output basically nothing else but blood) is definitely something that would (and did) prompt me to head in to the local ER....
I've been on 40mg pred a day since early August, and am finally starting to taper at a rate of 5mg a week (now at 30mg). Prednisone worked well for me, but at a cost. Since I'm also taking other...
I think my intestinal transit time is a little slow, don't know if it's all the drugs or the food i'm eating or the lack of fiber (I'm still pretty gun-shy about anything raw since the low-residue...
I was wondering what all you have experienced in the past as far as taper rate goes. I've been on 40mg for a few months now and my GI Doc is taking me off at a rate of 5mg a week - just trying to get...
I need some natural low-impact solution to moving my digestion along a bit. I'm currently technically in a flare, on pred and 6MP and Asacol, but my only symptom is abdominal soreness and a bit of...
My GI Doc suggested it too. I'm currently taking a packet a day. It's a mixture of several (8 or so?) kinds of beneficial bacteria. Your gut is colonized with good bacteria and bad bacteria. Some...
Store-bought plain yogurt is bad then?...
I don't (at this time) seem to have a typical bout of Crohn's Disease - I've read from lots of people on here that they will eat certain foods then immediately (even just an hour later) have bouts of...
I could swear my throat gets a little swollen either after taking Pred or 6MP, I can't tell which is doing it. Not like it's hard to breathe or anything, just a mild (perceptible) annoyance - does...
I'm on 40mg Prednisone and cannot sleep either. My doc wanted to try Ambien but I've read too many wacky things about that drug - instead he gave me Temazepam. Works very well, I take it shortly...
Anyone else experience this? Something I should worry about? Seems to fade after a bit, but almost feels like its swelling for a little while, and angry red....
The bloat is killing me, it feels like my insides want to make a special guest appearance. Right now this is my primary symptom, everything else is pretty normal. So, anyone tried peppermint tea?...
I want to move to this other guy (who I like better) that is closer to my internist. Called the office of the current GI Doc and they told me $1.00 per page and there is no way to make copies of the...
I know this is usually related to obstruction but I don't think so in this case. I'm not sure if it's the Prednisone or the Protonix weakening my stomach juices too much but every once and awhile I...
(Amusing warning sign) http://www.darrenbarefoot.com/hall/main.php?g2_itemId=49553 The rest are pretty funny......
I am currently on 40mg a day Prednisone. I feel it is helping me but the major side effect is jittery insomnia. I have to take a temazepam every night to sleep, which does the trick pretty well....
MikeB - when did you start on your 6MP course? Do you find yourself getting sick (regular cold, etc) more? Is it harder to recover from the occasional sickness? HabsHockeyFan - man, ya - the bloating...
dragonfly - excellent idea on the CCFA site and looking for new docs, hadn't thought of that - thanks!...
Matthew I think his short term goal is to get me out of this flare. According to him, the colonoscopy revealed what he characterized as "moderate to severe" damage to the large colon, including...
Since the leading theory is that CD is the body's auto-immune system attacking and inflaming the body's digestive system, 6MP's (I was prescribed one today, as a matter of fact) works to suppress the...
Hello all - new to this forum, and officially new to the disease. A little background: About 10 years ago, when I was 22, I got this "mystery illness" - chronic diarrhea and tremendous weight loss...