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    Has anyone ever had Cdiff with Crohn’s?

    Has anyone ever had Cdiff with Crohn’s? I’m a 26F and have had Crohn’s 5 years now. For the most part I’m well controlled on my imuran and unfortunately in June was diagnosed with cdiff. After two rounds of Vanco I’m about 2.5months symptom free (fingers crossed). I was just curious if anyone...
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    Grain and gluten allergy?

    Hi all, I’m a 26 year old female diagnosed with crohns about five years ago. End of last year I noticed I was having more frequent BMs where as before I would have 1-2 a day. It was getting more like 4-5 a day. I’ve been on 100mg of imuran ever since diagnosis. I decided to start keeping a food...
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    Doctor is taking me off humira

    Was on humira since February and put me in remission! However a few months ago it started making me short of breath constantly. After all my tests came back negative and it kept getting worse they have decided to take me off of it and put me back on imuran (which I also did well on). My question...
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    HELP. SOB on humira?

    Just started humira in February, was on imuran but new doctor thought since I'm a 25 year old female humira would be better since I'm at the age to have kids? Since about June I've had on and off shortness of breath that's getting worse. In the last two months I've went to the ER, pulmonolgist...
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    Shortness of breath and humira?

    Has anyone ever had shortness of breath and humira? It's only happened a few times for me over the 7 months I've been on it now but I'm also a nurse who works night shift. I can't figure out if it's from sometimes being dehydrated or switching back and forth on nights. It's never constant or at...
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    Humira site reaction?

    Hello all! I have been on imuran since being diagnosed with CD in December of 2013 and started this past summer/fall having a sun reaction and itching constantly with it. As well as its other risks I talked with my gi and we both decided maybe humira would be best. So today I did the 4 pen...
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    Humira site reaction

    Hello all! I have been on imuran since being diagnosed with CD in December of 2013 and started this past summer/fall having a sun reaction and itching constantly with it. As well as its other risks I talked with my gi and we both decided maybe humira would be best. So today I did the 4 pen...
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    Switching from imuran to humira and super nervous!

    I've been on imuran and luckily in remission since September of last year. This January I noticed random week long bouts of itching on arms and legs with no rash. I recently got a new GI Doctor and expressed how I'm 24 and would like to have kids within the next 5 years and just am worried...
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    Itching while on imuran?

    I've been on imuran for a little over a year now at 100mg. Since the beginning of this year, every month I get super itchy mostly on my arms/legs but no rash. Super frustrating because I'm 23, starting a new job soon and never change anything in my diet or home life such as detergent, shampoo...
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    HELP....going to Miami and am on imuran

    So I'm 23 y.o. female with crohns...diagnosed in december of 13' and was put on prednisone and imuran than once the imuran was in my system for two months I weaned off steroids and have just been taking imuran. I feel great! no side effects and I am told my crohns is in remission. About a month...
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