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  1. danielle.wilson411

    Remicade to Humira - Don't think its working

    I had to do the switch from Remicade to Humira since we found out I built antibodies to it and I no longer had any Remicade in my system. I only ended up finding out since I was having bad arthritic pain and my GI doc recommended we do the test to check my levels and so we did. But I was having...
  2. danielle.wilson411

    Pregnancy Pains or Crohns Flare

    I had a question for all women who have had a flare while they were pregnant. How did you know it was a flare and not just growing pains? I'm 21 weeks and don't know if my pains are associated with a growing spurt or if it could possibly be a flare. Wondering if I should give it a few days...
  3. danielle.wilson411

    Joint pain on Remicade

    Ever since I started Remicade I have had severe joint pain in my knees. When I'm up and moving I am fine but it's when I go from stationary to moving that it is super painful. I'm not sure if this is a normal side effect of the drug or if I should be worried and contact my doctor right away...
  4. danielle.wilson411

    How to Stay Positive while Pregnant

    Hi everybody, I have an interesting story regarding my pregnancy. In April 2015 I miscarried my first pregnancy which of course was a very traumatizing experience. It happened at 7 weeks so we were told it is very common. This began almost a year of constant trips to the bathroom or severe...
  5. danielle.wilson411

    Starting Remicade Soon

    Hi everyone, I had an appointment with my GI on Friday and we discussed future medications. I am currently on Pentasa and tapering off of Prednisone but he gave me either the option to give it time and see if the Pentasa works or go straight to a biologic or 6MP and the other middle tier...
  6. danielle.wilson411

    How do you know you are in remission?

    Hi everyone! I am recently diagnosed with Crohn's and currently in my first flare. I was just wondering how do you know when you are in remission? Does your doctor normally have tests done to show the inflammation is gone or does it normally go on your symptoms? I have read some people post...
  7. danielle.wilson411

    Hemorrhoids???

    Just to add more pain to injury I now think that with my recent struggles with my new Crohn's diagnosis I can add hemorrhoids to the list of things as well. I first thought I was having tons of inflammation that resulted in bloody bm's but after a talk with my doctor about where my disease is...
  8. danielle.wilson411

    What are your food triggers?

    I'm just wondering through everyone's experiences what foods they find trigger their Crohns symptoms? If you could just list what foods trigger you and maybe what symptoms you have and how long it takes for these symptoms to start. Just curious if there are common foods or if its all over the...
  9. danielle.wilson411

    How do you know when a flare is gone?

    Hi everyone. New to the group and recently diagnosed with Crohn's so lots to learn. I was just wondering if anyone can answers some questions I have about my recent flare. I don't have an appointment with my doctor for three weeks and I don't want to keep calling them every time something...
  10. danielle.wilson411

    New to the Forum

    Hi! My name is Danielle and I am new to the forum. I was recently diagnosed with Crohn's disease and I've done a lot of research online but this seems like a great place where I can go and read about how all that research has been applied to other people's situations. The diagnosis for me...
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