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  1. J

    New to Forum - 10 yr old son with Crohn's

    Hello tannersmom and I truly appreciate your prayers. I am so sorry that your son has had to endure so much at such a young age and that neither the LDN nor the Remicade has helped. I will keep you both in my prayers, and I hope that the abscess / fistulas will completely heal and that there...
  2. J

    New to Forum - 10 yr old son with Crohn's

    Hi Dexky and thanks for the welcome. I feel scared as well about the possibility of using Remicade for my son. I am very interested in trying LDN because it does not seem to have many side effects, and if it worked we would not have to face the Remicade decision right now. Our GI has...
  3. J

    New to Forum - 10 yr old son with Crohn's

    I am so sorry to hear that your Crohn's is flaring again. Being a mom of 3 myself, I can't imagine how difficult it must be to take care of a family and deal with the fatigue, pain and other symptoms that come with the Crohn's. I will be praying that you feel better soon and that your upcoming...
  4. J

    New to Forum - 10 yr old son with Crohn's

    Thanks for the info, rottengut91. I had begun to wonder if it might be the Flagyl causing his symptoms. I plan to ask the GI about this. I hope that his doctor will agree to take him off the Flagyl because he has been on it for a couple of months now and it does not appear to the helping the...
  5. J

    New to Forum - 10 yr old son with Crohn's

    Thanks for the welcome! Thanks to everyone for the kind welcome and words of encouragement. Someone asked about prednisone, and his GI did immediately start David on prednisone and Asacol after the diagnosis. The prednisone worked extremely well - no more bloody stools and a 10 lb weight gain...
  6. J

    New to Forum - 10 yr old son with Crohn's

    I have been reading this forum for a while now and decided to join today. My son (10 yrs old) was diagnosed last year with Crohn's disease (then confined only to large intestine) and earlier this year developed perianal fistulas. Our GI has tried Flagyl, Cipro and Protopic ointment to treat...
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