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  1. amor151

    Feeling down

    feeling down right......ever since christmas crohns has been fine. i was put on imuran and sent on my merry way and was fine until may. i got a pereanal abcess which was drained and had a fistula drained in july but other than that crohn's was fine. 3 weeks ago i was admitted into hospital as i...
  2. amor151

    Making changes!

    making changes! right....last tuesday after telling my doctor how bad my crohn's was he decided to keep me in hospital for a few days and give me hydrocortizone steroid injections, a liquid diet through an nasogastric tube (that i still have to have inserted even though im now at home!), and do...
  3. amor151

    Preds and getting off them!

    preds and getting off them! just wondering about prednisone and how quickly you guys were taken off it. i started off at 40mg and reduced it by 5mg on a weekly basis until i was at around 10mg and could do nothing without serious discomfort. talking to friends with crohns one told me it took...
  4. amor151

    Prednisone to Azathioprine

    prednisone to Azathioprine on the 21st of december this year i am going to the hosipital for another endoscopy. the reason for this current endoscopy is because my doctor believes that the prednisone i am currently on is having very little effect on me and thinks that azathioprine may be more...
  5. amor151

    Iron deficency

    iron deficency ive had crohns for around 6 months now and have struggled with getting iron into my body. most foods which contain alot of iron such as beef seem to cause me stomach pains a small amount of time after eating. ive been prescribed around 3 different iron supplements which have all...
  6. amor151

    Struggling with school

    struggling with school im pretty new to all this and i am only 14 but ive got a big problem. getting to school, surviving the day and getting good grades! every morning when i wake up i feel absolutely horrnedous. i know most people feel the same early doors but i just feel completely 100%...
  7. amor151

    Anything but picolax!!

    anything but picolax!! hey fellow sufferers i need sum advice and help with picolax. im sure many of you out there have had to take it and im sure you now how disgusting it is. a couple of months ago i had my first endoscopy and found it almost impossible to stomach the stuff. the taste just...
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