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You are welcome. Sounds like you have the probiotics well covered. Hang in there and Good luck

Gauze replaced several times day. Sitz baths or hot compresses help draw out the puss. I take antibiotics as well, augmentin but Flagyl, cipro is preferred if you can tolerate them. Diet helps as can bone broths. Takes time. Have had mine for a year now and next week I will be. Seeing my GI...

You are right about western med not recognizing candida. Diet is the best way to control it. At least try to avoid sugar and alcohol Probiotics including good yogurt are extremely helpful as are garlic supplements and pau d'arco tea. If you can tolerate yogurt get an organic or Russian/Bulgarian...

You do what you have to do to have a life

Yes I have had collagenous colitis along with Crohn's. Took about 2.5 years of budesonide until it finally went way. Then the Crohns came back.

Yoga is great too. Quiets the mind and has helped me sleep. Glad you got one good nights sleep at least you know it's possible. I am also on Entyvio it can take a long time to work. Had to add MTX to get results but that helped me get down to 10 on the pred. Upped the entyvio to every four...

Lots and lots of heavy exercise and sweating will help. There is a supplement called 5htp that also may help with the anxiety. Over time your body may adjust somewhat

Sulfasalazine is the former drug similar to llialda prescribed before these expensive 5asa drugs were developed it is generic and affordable. Distinguishing between UC and CD is very difficult and any diagnosis is subject to change unless disease is found in the small intestine or you develop...

Yes pre existing covered. Biologics covered but they may want you to try other treatments first. Get the highest level plan, gold I think as it has the lowest deductible and better copays.

Abby have you tried antibiotics? Cipro/Flagyl is the standard but if you can't take those I have had good results with clindamycin and augmentin. Diet also helps as do probiotics, sitz baths or similar cleansing I am also taking Entyvio MTX and 10 mg Pred along with topical tacrolimus and...

Ok honey could you tell us a little about your Prochymal experience? I think it is the most promising drug coming in the next few years Where did you get it? How long did it last Isn't it in stage 3 trials or I have heard open label? Thanks

Big boss you are absolutely correct that you should not have to suffer Where are you? I think you need 2 things right away One a sympathetic doctor, could be a primary care or internal med to help with the scrips. Second you need a good GI to evaluate your disease, scopes, blood test etc. and...

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I have taken Norco for the crohns pain for quite a while now I have to take it for back pain. I just take 250 mg 2 x day. My doctors are pretty good about it esp as I am old. Paregoric ( tincture of opium) was a mainstay in IBD treatment as recently as 40 years ago so there is a lot of history...

Remicade would be your best go to drug. Flagyl and cipro can work as well SCD/PALEO type Diet helps. They can also put in a seton to keep it draining and prevent abscesses which is what causes all the pain.

Some nausea and fatigue from MTX at first. Diminished over time on the lower dose. No issues with ENTYVIO

Yes I am. Adding MTX was very helpful. I had a very limited response to entyvio. Added 25 mg MTX inj and within a month improvement was quite noticeable. Reduced pred from 40mg/d to 10. Inflammation in rectum cleared up. Now on 15mg/d MTX -and Entyvio every 4 weeks Definitely worth a try. Good...

If you have c diff Pred won't help. You need to rule that out first.

Hi lady O I believe the latest thinking on probiotics is species diversification. The sauerkraut is mostly lacto b. Acidophilus I think. You may want to diversify. Yogurt has 4 good ones. Kefir has 12 Kombucha has s. Boulardis sometimes very helpful The quantity of probiotics in kraut and...

Happened like that for me when first diagnosed. Massive bleeding and could barely standup after BM from pain and blood loss. Ended up in the hospital for 3weeks on massive injections of ACTH. THIS WAS 50 yrs ago. I remember it as if it was yesterday. You are most likely anemic. Look into a...