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    Pregnant

    pregnant So I have been feeling "odd" lately and my period is late. I took a test this morning and whammy! Pregnant. I was diagnosed in Feb and right now I'm on Imuran. I just stopped prednisone 2 weeks ago. I am feeling good. BUT my hair is falling out! It's been happening since Feb and...
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    Yet another hair loss question

    yet another hair loss question Hey Everyone. I've been taking meds since February. Started on 40mg of Predizone and 50 mg of Imuran. I'm now on 5 mg of pred (hopefully only for one more week) and 75 mg of Imuran a day. Starting a few weeks ago, my hair is coming out in clumps. Every time...
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    Crohn's babies?

    Hey everyone. I have been feeling pretty good for about a month now since my initial diagnosis 4 months ago. Yay! The mister and I were supposed to start trying for a baby this summer. That is soon. Now I am on Pred (10mg tapering off the next few weeks) and Imuran (75mg) and I've heard all...
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    Imuran as a maintenance drug

    So I just saw my GI doc. The first visit since I saw him when I was in the hospital. All went well, he thinks I'm doing well. He wants to get me off Predisone, which I am totally on board for. Right now I'm on 20mg and we're tapering off slowly over the next few weeks. Meanwhile, he wants...
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    NEW- my story if anyone wants to read it

    I've been lurking around this forum for a while now. Gotten some great info. I figured I should share my story with you all. Thanks for reading. First of all. I am a registered holistic nutritionist, who owns her own natural food store. I sell organic, gluten-free and all things natural...
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    New to the forum - concerned about Pred dose

    Hello everyone. This is my first post. I was diagnosed with Crohn's in early Feb of this year. I am currently on Prednisone, Imuran and various other supplements. I'm doing good so far. Been a few weeks since most symptoms have shown their ugly faces. I'm on 25 mg of the Pred and I take...
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