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  1. Trischolar

    Red itchy eyes, allergy or Crohn's related?

    I have been having a lot of eye issues lately, and I know Crohn's can cause some eye problems. I went to my eye doctor (optometrist) and he said it had nothing to do with Crohn's. It just seems weird to me to start having the eye issues while my disease is flaring and for them to not be related...
  2. Trischolar

    Adding MTX to Humira, worried about side effects

    I am looking for advice on adding Methotrexate to my treatment regiment. I am currently on Humira and Sulfasalazine for my Crohn's. When I first started Humira about 2 years ago it worked really well, and I felt like I had my life back for the first time in a while. Recently symptoms are...
  3. Trischolar

    To ride, or not to ride?

    I was just wondering how others make decisions about when to exercise. For me it is 70 degrees and sunny in NC today and I really, really want to go out on my road bike. But, my joint pain has been flaring severely over the last few weeks. I know going for a ride will set me back considerably...
  4. Trischolar

    Prednisone: Withdrawal or Flare?

    The last time I came off of a course of prednisone it was really hard on me. From 40 mg though 20 mg was fine, but after that every step down caused nausea and intense fatigue and some hand shaking towards the very end. I was tapering the prednisone while starting 6mp. I saw the doc today and...
  5. Trischolar

    6mp AND sulfasalazine

    Are others taking both sulfasalazine and 6mp? I start 6mp today and noticed on the leaflet from the pharmacy a possible interaction between the two meds. I googled it and saw a few articles on increased risk of leukopenia when on both. I am on 3g of the sulfasalazine (6*500mg) for Crohn's...
  6. Trischolar

    Sulfasalazine horrible nausea/fatigue

    I could use some advice about dealing with the side effects of Sulfasalazine or requesting something different. I started taking it 3 months ago and have dealt with terrible fatigue and nausea since though it has helped the diarrhea and joint pain. A few weeks ago I got sick (unrelated spell...
  7. Trischolar

    Exercise- resting vs staying active

    I love being active especially road cycling. However, I am in currently in a flare state of one of my maladies (Dx of Celiac and history of Crohn's that has been in remission). I am awaiting test results and not on any IBD meds. Given that whatever is going on is chronic and getting in to see my...
  8. Trischolar

    Can my Crohn's be the culprit even with no "active" disease? Normal tests but not feeling the least bit normal!

    I was diagnosed with Crohn's in 2005 by surgical biopsy from resection due to abscess in terminal ileum. Since then I have been in surgical remission. Over the last 1.5 years I have been getting sick again with long periods of constant D, fatigue, joint pain, and now elevated C-reactive but the...
  9. Trischolar

    Chest Pain

    Is chest pain a common symptom coming off of prednisone? I am tapering off prednisone for the first time, I started at 40mg and am now at 10 mg. I have a sharp stabbing pain on the left side, worse with a deep breath or moving. Could this be a withdrawal symptom or something I need to get...
  10. Trischolar

    It's official Crohn's AND Celiac

    I have been living in limbo for years not knowing for sure if I had both. My GI told me it was possible it was just the Celiac and the Crohn's was misdiagnosed and we wouldn't know unless I had another flare. Well, I have been having a pretty rough time and the Dr just confirmed it was a...
  11. Trischolar

    Sick and can't get in to see GI anytime soon

    I am having a bit of a tough time. The back story is a Crohn's diagnosis in 2005 from a biopsy when removing an abscessed mass from my terminal ileum. Then in 2008 I was diagnosed with Celiac, also by biopsy. In 2008 my doctor told me I probably didn't really have Crohn's it was Celiac all...
  12. Trischolar

    Crohn's AND Celiac?

    Greetings! This is my first time on the site and have enjoyed poking around. I was diagnosed with Crohn's in 2005 after a bout with an abscessed mass in the terminal ilium; biopsy indicated Crohn's. I still continued to be sickly with many problems (GI, peripheral neuropathy, chronic pain and...
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