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Penguin is right that the weight gain could be due to absorbing nutrients because of a healing gut. I don't know why this kind of swelling is happening. At my injection site I get a small amount of swelling. It looks like a mosquito bite and it usually goes away in a few minutes after the...

I did call my GP and he prescribed Glymperide. He did not prescribe metformin because it can trigger GI issues. The course corresponds to my 3 month course of budesonide. The blood sugar is under decent control.

I am so glad for my insurance. After reading this thread I decided to go to my insurance company's website and look up what the cost is for Humira. My last refill total cost was $4,085.59. With Humira Complete I am only paying $5.00 per refill. So I am very thankful for that. I am also thankful...

Absolutely. Budesonide is a steroid, not as powerful as prednisone. I am on Humira for my maintenance med, so I understand about using injection meds. I had 3 feet of my small intestine and 6 inches of my colon removed because they were such a mess. Before my surgery I had a sudden weight loss...

As the others have said, go and tell your doctor what you said here. That is what the doctors are for. They should be understanding, and they cannot help you if they don't know what is going on. There is no reason to be embarrassed about this. The very same thing has happened to me while...

The ER is not the place to get a diagnosis. Their priority is to take care of the immediate problem, like your pain. When I have gone to the ER I usually would end up with an IV for hydration and pain medicine. When the pain is under control they sent me home. However, in June 2010 I made a...

Thanks ChrissyY. My GI put me on another series of Budesonide and it seems to be kicking the flare into submission. I have an appointment in a couple of weeks and will see what he suggests for long term treatment. I hope we just stay on Humira every 2 weeks.

My father and all but 1 of his brothers had male pattern baldness. None of them had Crohn's. I have Crohn's, but not male pattern baldness. My hair has thinned some and that may be a result of being sick, but I don't think the Crohn's is causing male pattern baldness in my case.

You need to get on some insurance plan. I would suggest looking at the exchanges. Don't know about the exchange set up in Florida. Are you working? (I would not be surprised if you're not.) With all this going on you cannot afford to be without insurance.

I have never heard of anything like this happening before. So Sorry.

I would call your G.I. and if they say go to the ER, Do it.

I had to look at your public profile and see which IBD you had. I see that you have Ulcerative Colitis. So you disease is entirely in the colon. I have Crohn's Disease. In Crohn's there usually is involvement with the small intestine. I had a doctor explain to me once that you can live without...

Got to use her screen name. Tagging Fuzzy Butterfly.

Right now I have constant "D", very painful bowel movements, and several runs to the bathroom per day. I have some pain in the lower right quadrant of my abdomen, which is where my Crohn's lives. No fevers and, surprisingly, no sudden weight loss this time. Weight loss usually hits with my...

Crohn's can cause canker sore's. I have had my share over the years.

I am having the worst flare since my surgery in 2010. Becuase I voiced concerns over going on Budesonide because it raises my blood sugar levels, I was put on Flagyl not very long ago. It has now run its course and did nothing for my flare. So today I get to start Budesonide again. Last time...

It has worked will for 5 years for me. But the standard dosage is 1 injection every 2 weeks. Never heard of 1 a month before. In my case it put me in a long remission. Right now, though, I am fighting a flare and I have concerns about possibly needing to up the dosage.

Hi Lulu! I hope you start feeling better. Some doctors have no idea what us IBDer's go through. My thoughts and prayers are for you.

I have a friend with UC who has been on Remicade for years and is enjoying a long remission. Hopefully you will have a good result.

I will have my 30th anniversary at work this December. This will make me eligible for full retirement. However, because of medical coverage I will have to work for at least 5 more years. It makes me very stressed. And what happens if I get really sick?