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I has also just been prescribed it and have been on it for 3 days now. The side effects can be pretty severe I think but there's a low chance of getting the worst ones. If his crohns is very active this wont really help in the short term. It can take up to 12 weeks to start working and as far as...

Thanks for all the support everyone. My mum is a keen supporter of homeopathy and would like to explore herbal options but my specialist isn't too keen. Any good remedies that have helped you out?

I was on 40mg a day pred but this had gone done 5mg every week ad I'm now on 25mg. It did initially help but now not so much. I'm on calichew as well which is just a calcium and vitamin D supplement. Seeing the specialist again soon and only started azathioprine about 3 days ago. Hate the blood...

I was on 40mg a day pred but this had gone done 5mg every week ad I'm now on 25mg. It did initially help but now not so much. I'm on calichew as well which is just a calcium and vitamin D supplement. Seeing the specialist again soon and only started azathioprine about 3 days ago. Hate the blood...

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Hi everyone. My name is Ben and I'm 16. I was diagnosed with Crohns at the beginning of October 2012 and have been on prednisolone for the past three weeks and just started azathioprine as well. Still a bit overwhelmed by everything but I'm glad at least that's its controllable. Feeling quite...

Thanks guys. It's nice to know I'm not alone but I still would like the people around me to understand better how I feel. Do you know of any leaflet or something I could give them that doesn't give too much detail but really let's them know what I'm going through. Appreciate your help :)

I was diagnosed with crohns about a month ago and the last few weeks has been really hard with regard to the physical symptoms. Im 16 and I've been bed ridden a and almost had to stay in hospital, even when I'm on prednisolone. I've also missed school due to the pain. The thing that's really got...