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So apparently I have steroid dependent Crohn's disease and have been told I need to start either Imuran or Humira. I'm pretty anxious about doing either. I'm 37 and have a 5 year old and a 7 year old and honestly the side effects scare me. Does anyone have any advice for me? Is one less...

Well, the pill cam results came back and showed twelve separate areas of inflammation, ulcers and erosions scattered throughout my small bowel. They have re-diagnosed me with crohns and recommended I start humira immediately. I asked if it would be possible to do anything with less harsh side...

Thanks for the advice everyone. I'm scheduled for a pill cam next Monday now and if it doesn't show anything, I think he doesn't want to be my doctor anymore. I guess having visual ulcers in my ileum on colonoscopy, having them biopsied and come back as inflammation consistent with crohns...

Scipio- At first I didn't want the drugs, and they kept trying to push them on me. They even already got preapproval for the Humira from my insurance company. The last time they tried to taper my of the steroids was so horrible that at that point I said I wanted either Imuran or Humira, which is...

Hi everyone. Sorry in advance that this is so long but I'm feeling really frustrated and upset and could use some advice please. I"m not sure my doctor is handling things correctly and I don't know what to do. Here is my story. In November of 2016 I started to have severe stomach pain to the...