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Recent content by jimlaman8

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    Fistula flares with bleeding and hardness off and on, when to head to an ER?

    I think this may be common, but wondering how others that have fistula's fair day to day year to year. In 2014 I was diagnosed with crohns after dealing with ibs for years, that same year developed a perennial abscess and then fistulas with setons. A few years later had those setons taken out...
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    Stelara causing asthma/allergic issues?

    Thanks for the reply. Well early in the covid stage here, i had a video chat with them. I've been prescribed everything under the sun. The albuterol is the only inhaler thats helped and it doesnt always work and it hasnt fully eliminated the "exhale wheeze" or the inhale huff sound i get when...
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    Stelara causing asthma/allergic issues?

    Has anyone who has ever been on stelara ran into an issue with asthma attacks? I had a history of asthma as a kid, but for many many years zero issues, never needed an inhaler. Then one day we got a hypo allergenic dog, thinking it was the dog, probably 1 year into stelara at that point, now...
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    Weird side effects of Crohns/Remicade/6MP or something else? (skin pain etc)

    Back in 2014 I was diagnosed with Crohns.. i had had IBS for about 20 years though, so maybe it was longer than that, though tests didnt show much (runs about 3-5 times a day, same today too, no change).. I'm 41 years old at this point for a time reference ... For about 9 months now I've been...
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    Fistulas and snorkeling - ok to do? and Healing possibilities?

    Greetings all.. i have a what might be a dumb question and a serious, but no less here goes.. I have what started as an abscess.. then was drained.. turned out to be a fistula (anal, left butt cheek basically for the other exit point).. They did a seton.. it became uncomfortable so they...
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    How to know if Humira is working for Crohns? Side effects like Folliculitis?

    Just some background for reference: I'm 39, have had the runs to bathroom of about 2-5 times per day since i was about 22 (not well defined in size but not diarrhea either, mostly in the morning hours).. I was always told that i basically had ibs (not crohns).. These have been my only symptoms...
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