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    Almost every joint in my body just aches!

    Though I was diagnosed in 2012, I just really learned of the non digestive symptoms of Crohn's. I had suffered from lower back arthritis since before I knew I had Crohn's but for many years I had been able to manage it with yoga and wearing a small sacroiliac belt under my clothes. But that...
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    Need feedback on Encort

    Thank you for your response, Jennifer! When my Crohn's was first diagnosed my GI doc called it mild to moderate. I thought that the Pentasa along with some good probiotics and dietary changes would be all I needed. And that seemed to be working for a food year at least. But like I said, I...
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    Need feedback on Encort

    I was diagnosed with Crohn's in 2012, the only medication I have been on since my diagnosis is Pentasa. Until recently just the Pentasa seemed to be working just fine. However, over Christmas I experienced my first really big nasty flare and I just haven't felt the same since. And in the last...
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    Need advise, not well and can't do anything about it

    Hello, I was diagnosed with Crohn's in 2012, and have been on Pentasa 2 caps 3 times a day along with Promethazine for when I nauseated. When the Crohn's was diagnosed my GI doc classified it as mild to moderate and I thought if I took my meds and made the right dietary choices I could keep it...
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    Not the xmas gift I wanted

    As I said above, I've been dealing with my Crohn's diagnosis since 2012. When I was first diagnosed I put on a brave face, wore my Crohn's like a badge of honor really. I had some bad days, but I wasn't going to let it stop me. That was my attitude for the first year after my diagnosis. But...
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    Not the xmas gift I wanted

    Thought I'd reply to this thread because while I was diagnosed in 2012, the OP and I have one thing coincidentally in common, a Christmas present we didn't want. On Christmas Day this year I had the pleasure of experiencing my first nasty, full on, disabling Crohn's flare. Merry Christmas to...
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    Diagnosed in 2012, but just had first huge flare

    Thank you to those who have replied here. Getting advice and support from those who know what it feels like really means a lot! It took a while for me to finally get diagnosed because my biggest issue has always been constipation. Most people including some doctors think of diarrhea as being...
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    Diagnosed in 2012, but just had first huge flare

    Thanks for your reply, I appreciate you taking the time. As for drugs, I have been taking Pentasa since my diagnosis, 1000 mg 3x a day. Along with promenthazine as needed for the nausea. When I was diagnosed my GI doc said my Crohn's was mild to maybe moderate so she didn't think I needed...
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    Diagnosed in 2012, but just had first huge flare

    I was diagnosed in late 2012, although I obviously had it longer than that and just didn't know it. As soon as I got the diagnosis I was very proactive about caring for myself. I saw a nutritionist who works with Crohn's patients and set up a specialized diet plan, took my meds religiously...
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