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Seems like that would be enough evidence to support some type of initial treatment. Inflammtory blood markers come and go. When I had what I considered a bad flare up my C-reactive protien was a little high but nothing spectacular same with the ESR . You might need to make more of a fuss with...

That is a common sight for inflamation for us crohns folks. Excision of intestine is only done when the wall of of the intestines are so thick that food/waste cannot pass through it. Yours just doesn't work as well....neither does mine! So you find out what supplements you can take that...

Good luck with the quick taper. I have tried that a few times and it hasn't worked for me. Best I think to hit hard until your at least 2 weeks without synptoms then do a slow taper. the side effects suck but so does pooping your pants. I was on a climbing trip with a girl and was trying to...

Prednisone definately can drain your adrenal glands through over stimulation. It was common for me to feel good with intial treatment but as you begin the taper just like you i felt lousy! No energy etc. It takes a while for your adrenal glands to sort of wake up and produce hormones again...

Hang in there Moose! Autoimmune disorders are very difficult to diagnose due to their remissions and flare ups. Basically you have to looks inflamatory markers in the blood ( CRP and ESR), histology, symptoms, and family history. I had a genetic testing done as well as everything else, but...

Chronic inflamation can damage the intestinal wall lining, symptoms or not. the reason people have small sections of intestine removed is b/c of the changes in the wall lining that take place. Essentially scarring and thickening until waste/food is unable to pass. Obviously these changes even...