Hello! Quick background. I have crohns with a lot of perianal disease - fistulas and abscesses. Failed on multiple medications and the next step would be to have my colon removed and have an end...
Hello, Long story short - I have had Crohn's disease for over 3 years now (along with a temporary loop ileostomy) and it is primarily confined to my colon. I have had numerous fistulas and abscesses...
I have Crohn’s disease and am on Humira 1x per week. My gastro doctor advised that it could be possible that if I have my entire colon removed, there is a chance that I would be able to stop all...
My loop ileostomy output is fine, it’s the output from my rear end that annoys me. I constantly have to release myself multiple times a day, upwards for 10 times a day. It is liquidy bloody mucus and...
When you say limit bending because of the muscle, is that permanent? I have a little one and that would be very difficult having limitations wth bending over. I am also a golfer and that requires a...
Does anyone get facial/body acne with Humira? I never had a problem with pimples/boils up until i started taking Humira every week. I am getting recurring large pimples on the side of my jaw and on...
@riddlemethis Did you lose any mobility in your leg since they took muscle out? What is VNA and what was your recovery time to return t normal activities after the flap surgery? Also, do you have any...
Hello All, I was diagnosed with Crohns disease over two years ago and the disease has progressively gotten worse over time. I currently have a temporary loop ileostomy. I continue to have recurring...
Has anyone with Crohns failed on Remicade and Entyvio, and then had success with Humira? I was on Remicade for 2 months before my body built up antibodies against it and switched to Entyvio. I have...
I started to get swollen ankles and lupus like symptoms. My gastro doctor had tested for lupus and everything came back negative. I did get a test done to measure the remicade levels in my system and...
Hello All, I was diagnosed with Crohn's disease Aug 2015. I have failed on remicade shortly after taking the loading doses and am currently on entyvio every 8 weeks. I also have a temporary ileostomy...
I love having it honestly. It gave me my life back. I didn't leave the house from January to March this past year. I also ended up losing 65 pounds and gained 60 back within 2 months of having the...
Thank you for the response! As of right now, they believe that the Crohns is only affecting my colon. The two colonoscopies I had done last year, I was too inflamed for them to complete a full...