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Supportive Mom-it was the pharmacy that caught it. The insurance company wouldn't let them fill it until he was off the Bactrim for 50 hours. I am fearing the methotrexate anyway. This is not helping, especially since the GI office said it was fine...

My 18-yr old son has struggled with bad acne this last year during a Crohn's flare. He was on Bactrim and Tretinoin topical and doing much better, then had to take 3 weeks of Prednisone. The cystic acne is mostly gone, but some other sort of pimples have now dominated his face, back and chest...

Thanks everyone for your replies. It helps to talk with other parents who have experience with this disease. We are leaning toward the methotrexate, but I will ask our GI about the biologics. I think my nagging question is still is it really Crohn's? Part of this is probably denial, but the...

I am relieved and saddened to have found this forum, but glad to know that many others struggle with the same issues and have found community here. The short story: Son was diagnosed with small bowel Crohn's at 11. Biggest symptom was iron deficiency anemia. Took Pentasa for a few years...